Intel's workstation lineup is getting a much-needed refresh with the launch of its Xeon 600-series processors, boasting up to 86 cores and clocks topping 4.9 GHz. Chipzilla's timing couldn't be worse.

TL;DR: Intel's new Xeon 600 "Granite Rapids" workstation CPUs deliver up to 86 cores and 172 threads, 128 PCIe Gen5 lanes, and support for 8000 MT/s DDR5 memory. Designed for professionals and AI ...

Abstract: Microcode enables programmability of (micro) architectural structures to enhance functionality and to apply patches to an existing design. As more features get added to a CPU core, the area ...

Continuing his reverse-engineering of the Intel 8087, [Ken Shirriff] covers the conditional tests that are implemented in the microcode of this floating point processing unit (FPU). This microcode ...

A hot potato: Users with 13th- and 14th-generation Intel desktop processors should begin checking for BIOS updates from their motherboard providers. A new microcode update fixes edge cases that can ...

Intel Xeon 6700/6500 Series Processors Introduced In a newsroom post, the chipmaker detailed the new processors in the Intel Xeon 6 family. Alongside the 6700 and 6500 series, the company also ...

It is no secret that chip maker Intel is having a tough time these days on a number of fronts, but it is important to remember that nearly two out of every three processors sold into the datacenter ...

AMD on Monday announced patches for a microprocessor vulnerability that could lead to loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) protection, allowing attackers to load malicious microcode. Tracked ...

When AMD finally issued patches for its critical microcode security hole on Monday, it said that the glitch 'could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization protection.' AMD on Monday issued ...

Intel took an axe to Xeon 6 CPU prices, cutting some MSRPs by as much as 30%. That’s a startling change for processors that launched late last year, but if you take AMD’s booming data center sales ...

What just happened? AMD has confirmed a security vulnerability in some of its processors, which was inadvertently revealed through a beta BIOS update from Asus. The flaw, described as a "microcode ...