XDA Developers on MSN

I enabled memory context restore, and my Ryzen boot times stopped being a joke

The only bad thing is I don't have time to make coffee while I wait ...

SOCAMM2 Is The Memory Standard AI Is Looking For

AI infrastructure can't evolve as fast as model innovation. Memory architecture is one of the few levers capable of accelerating deployment cycles. Enter SOCAMM2 ...
TweakTown

Micron ships world's first 256GB LPDRAM SOCAMM2 memory module

Micron has unveiled the world's first high-capacity 256GB LPDRAM SOCAMM2 module, a design custom-built for data centers and ...
TweakTown

Apple details its M4, M4 Pro, M4 Max chips: M4 Max has up to 16 CPU cores, 128GB unified memory

TL;DR: Apple's new M4 Max processor features up to 16 CPU cores, 40 GPU cores, and supports up to 128GB of unified memory, offering 546GB/sec of memory bandwidth. It is claimed to be 400% faster than ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Pooling CPU Memory for LLM Inference With Lower Latency and Higher Throughput (UC Berkeley)

“The rapid growth of LLMs has revolutionized natural language processing and AI analysis, but their increasing size and memory demands present significant challenges. A common solution is to spill ...

Intel: The CPU Comeback Is An Execution Reality Check

Near-term execution risks are rising as memory cost inflation limits CCG visibility, while acute Xeon supply constraints also limit Intel's ability to capitalize on renewed server CPU demand. This is ...
Windows Report

Laptop prices could increase nearly 40% as memory and CPU costs spike, TrendForce warns

TrendForce's latest report hints that rising DRAM, NAND, and CPU prices could push mainstream laptop prices up to 40% higher in 2026.

Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores

M5 Pro and M5 Max both use the same 18-core CPU die, but Pro uses a 20-core GPU die, and Max gets a 40-core GPU die. (Because the memory controller is also part of the GPU die, the Max chip still ...
Macworld

The M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros are a bigger upgrade than we thought

Apple on Tuesday announced new MacBook Pro models that feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max, high-end chips that replace the M4 Pro ...
Hosted on MSN

This hidden Windows 11 setting might be quietly hogging your RAM — here's a quick fix

Microsoft has had a shaky year with its Windows operating system, ending support for Windows 10 and releasing Windows 11 25H2 with minimal updates. Now, one of its features has been spotted gradually ...
ExtremeTech

Clever DIYer Turns Old Memory Chips Into a CPU

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Digi Times

Memory, CPU shortages hit Wintel notebooks, benefiting Apple

Notebook makers are under growing pressure as memory shortages and price increases persist, while a widening shortage of CPUs adds a second constraint. What began as a supply gap at Intel has now ...