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Micron Unveils 24GB and 48GB DDR5 Memory Modules

Micron has introduced its new DDR5 memory modules featuring 24GB and 48GB capacity, reports News.Mynavi.jp (via @momomo_us). The modules are compatible with both AMD EXPO and Intel XMP 3.0 profiles for quickly setting them up and are designed for desktop PCs running AMD’s Ryzen 7000-series as well as Intel’s 12th and 13th Generations Core processors.

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SK Hynix, Intel Develop MCR DIMM: DDR5-8000+ for High-Capacity Modules

When it comes to memory modules, there is usually a tradeoff between performance and capacity. But the novel MCR DIMM concept introduced by SK hynix and Intel on Thursday promises to wed extreme performance and capacity. The memory maker promises that its MCR DIMMs will enable data transfer rates of over 8000 MT/s, while offering unprecedented capacities.

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Low-Power Intel i7-1370P Raptor Lake CPU Gains Two Performance Cores

A newly undisclosed Raptor Lake mobile part has made its way to the Geekbench browser, in a new listing shared by @BenchLeaks on Twitter involving a Dynabook portable PC. The Core i7-1370P is the successor to the Alder Lake i7-1270P. The most noteworthy upgrade is the addition of two more performance cores, bringing the chip’s core count up to 14 cores and 20 threads in total.

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AMD Now Powers 101 of the World’s Fastest Supercomputers

The Top 500 list of the fastest supercomputers in the world was released today. While there aren’t any unexpected changes to the leadership spot — the AMD-powered exascale-class Frontier still ranks as the fastest system in the world while Intel grapples with delays for the Aurora system — the list does reveal that AMD continues to take over more of the top spots. AMD also comprised 84% of the new systems added to the list.

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Intel Confirms Alder Lake BIOS Source Code Leak, New Details Emerge

We recently broke the news that Intel’s Alder Lake BIOS source code had been leaked to 4chan and Github, with the 6GB file containing tools and code for building and optimizing BIOS/UEFI images. We reported the leak within hours of the initial occurrence, so we didn’t yet have confirmation from Intel that the leak was genuine.

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CPUs and Memory Sales Drop Dramatically As PC Market Slows

According to AMD, Intel, and the South Korean trade ministry, sales of processors and memory for client PCs are dropping faster and more significantly than expected. Media reports say that shipments of memory were down nearly 25 percent last month because of softening demand in Europe and the U.S., as well as lockdowns in China.

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