You've likely noticed notes about cores and threads when shopping for a new processor, but you may not realize they're two ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Computer microprocessor makers debated the merits of multithreading and hardware security at the Microprocessor Forum here Tuesday (Oct 14). Server CPU makers Fujitsu, IBM and Sun ...
San Jose, Calif. – Microprocessor makers debated the merits of multithreading and hardware security at the Microprocessor Forum here last week. Server-CPU makers Fujitsu Ltd., IBM Microelectronics and ...
LOS GATOS, Calif., May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CacheQ Systems, Inc., a leader in compiler tools for heterogeneous compute systems, today announced support for multi-threading acceleration for ...
A new side-channel vulnerability has been discovered called PortSmash that uses a timing attack that to steal information from other processes running in the same CPU core with SMT/hyper-threading ...
You might call it the brains of the operation.
Simultaneous multi-threading is a useful performance tool for processor designers, but it doesn't have the same benefit that adding a full core does. I’ve been getting a fair number of questions about ...
Ever since it became clear that AMD's Carrizo would be a mobile update with a focus on energy efficiency as opposed to raw performance, enthusiasts and investors have been hungry for details about the ...
ZombieLoad is similar to previous “side channel” attacks, which trick Intel processors into coughing up potentially sensitive information that otherwise would be kept private by the CPU. The exploit ...
Another word of warning: don't make eye contact with the following performance bottlenecks. Fail to do so and they'll find your game. And you won't be happy to meet them. When we talk about ...