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iGPU Cache Setups Compared, Including M1

May 21, 2022 clamchowder Leave a comment

Like CPUs, modern GPUs have evolved to use complex, multi level cache hierarchies. Integrated GPUs are no exception. In fact,…

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Examining Centaur CHA’s Die and Implementation Goals

April 30, 2022 clamchowder

In our last article, we examined Centaur’s CNS architecture. Centaur had a long history as a third x86 CPU designer,…

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Centaur CHA’s Probably Unfinished Dual Socket Implementation

April 23, 2022 clamchowder

Centaur’s CHA chip targets the server market with a low core count. Its dual socket capability is therefore quite important,…

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GPU Hardware Video Encoders – How Good Are They?

March 30, 2022 clamchowder

Figuring out the best way to encode a video is very computationally expensive, and it might not a good idea…

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VIA Part 4 – A Deep Dive into Centaur’s Last CPU Core: CNS

March 23, 2022 Cheese, clamchowder

The x86-64 instruction set powers the vast majority of PCs, consoles, and servers. However, the number of x86 licensees has…

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Going Armchair Quarterback on Golden Cove’s Caches

February 11, 2022 clamchowder

Processor speed has rapidly outpaced advances in DRAM technology, so caching strategy is a huge part of CPU performance today.…

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Alder Lake’s Power Efficiency – A Complicated Picture

January 28, 2022 clamchowder

Reviews across the internet show Alder Lake getting very competitive performance with very high power consumption. For example, Anandtech measured…

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Intel’s Tremont: Atom Changes Course

January 2, 2022 clamchowder

Today we’ll look at Intel’s Tremont architecture to put Gracemont in perspective. It’s Gracemont’s direct ancestor, and represents a shift…

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Gracemont: Revenge of the Atom Cores

December 21, 2021 clamchowder, Cheese

This article can be considered a part 2 to our Golden Cove article because today we are looking at the…

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Alder Lake – E-Cores, Ring Clock, and Hybrid Teething Troubles

December 16, 2021 clamchowder

This will be a short post about how Alder Lake’s ring behaves when E-Cores are active. With just P-Cores active,…

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