OpenAI’s Jalapeño ASICs are deployed alongside AMD EPYC ‘Turin’ CPUs as hosts, not Nvidia’s Vera
OpenAI’s Jalapeño ASICs are deployed alongside AMD EPYC ‘Turin’ CPUs as hosts, not Nvidia’s Vera

OpenAI chose to pair rack-scale deployments of its Jalapeño ASIC with AMD EPYC Turin CPUs, not the wave of high-performance agentic chips like Arm’s AGI or Nvidia’s Vera.

Gears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game
Gears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game

Gears of War E-Day is a surprisingly heavy Unreal Engine 5 game on the CPU. We benchmarked the game with 25 processors, as well as investigated what the “low core mode” actually does.

Nuvacore reveals unconventional Core First CPU IP design strategy

NuvaCore says it is developing its new WarpCore CPU IP without first choosing the ISA it will implement. This unusual development strategy is meant to offer the company maximum technology and business flexibility.

Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake platforms pass compliance at USB and PCIe standards bodies as launch looms
Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake platforms pass compliance at USB and PCIe standards bodies as launch looms

Intel is prepping Core Ultra 400-series ‘Nova Lake’ platform launches as CPUs and chipsets pass interoperability and compliance tests with PCI-SIG and USB-IF.

AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast
AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast

AMD has shared the full SKU list for its 6th Generation EPYC 9006 (codenamed Venice) series, with 1Ku pricing.

Intel patent outlines embedding MicroLEDs directly into CPU package to light up wording or work as an ‘extra aesthetic component’
Intel patent outlines embedding MicroLEDs directly into CPU package to light up wording or work as an ‘extra aesthetic component’

A recently published Intel patent reveals a system for embedding MicroLEDs directly into a CPU for diagnostic or aesthetic purposes.

Meta Muse runs agents on AMD EPYC Turin hosts with two cores and 8GB of memory

Meta’s new Muse AI agent is powered by AMD EPYC Turin hosts, with each user getting a private sandbox with two vCPUs and 8GB of memory.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 show up at retail with pricing above MSRP — budget CPUs are $20 more expensive than list price, even from first-party sellers
AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 show up at retail with pricing above MSRP — budget CPUs are $20 more expensive than list price, even from first-party sellers

Nearly two weeks after they were announced, AMD’s Ryzen 5 5500F and 7500 (non-F) are available for sale, though prices are slightly above MSRP.

MediaTek next-gen Dimensity CX C10 Max will power new Googlebook initiative
MediaTek next-gen Dimensity CX C10 Max will power new Googlebook initiative

MediaTek’s next-gen Dimensity CX C10 Max will arrive inside Googlebook devices, featuring similar specs as the Kompanio Ultra 910 currently available.

Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate for surgery to replace ripped-off data pin — resurrected chip boots and hits 33% overclock
Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate for surgery to replace ripped-off data pin — resurrected chip boots and hits 33% overclock

An Intel Celeron 1200 (Tualatin) was revived from the dead after a ripped-off pin was successfully replaced.