Altera announced its new Agilex 2X series with the higher-end Agilex 27 with features like LPDDR6 and 1.6TbE support coming in 2027#16TbE #800GbE #Agilex #Altera
At OCP Summit 2026, we saw the new Microsoft Maia 300 platform with four 288GB HBM4 950W accelerators per tray#Maia #Maia300 #microsoft
Today we are taking a look at ASRock's high-end Radeon AI inference card for workstations, the Creator Radeon AI Pro R9700. With 32GB of RAM and a $1700 price tag, the card is a highly affordable way to fill out a workstation for local AI inference#amd #ASRock #GPU #RadeonPro #RDNA4
We test the cheap ADT R27A-BK3 card to see what the U.2 SSD to PCIe card slot adapter offers, and how the cooling works#NVMe #U2
Today we are taking a look at a network-focused industrial mini-PC from Qotom, the Q51551UT. The small box goes big on networking, with 10 Ethernet ports that support data rates as high as 10Gbps#MeteorLake #MiniPC #Qotom
NVIDIA kicked off GTC 2026 with its lead keynote. Among the highlights for this year's European NVIDIA tradeshow are the DSX POD, a server-in-a-container, as well as a slew of software updates for the NVIDIA ecosystem#DSXPOD #GTC #NVIDIA #NVL72
The HPE Spaceborne Computer 4 will head to the moon on Astrolab's Flip to test HPC benchmarks and AI on the lunar surface
This week NVIDIA launched their high-end RTX Spark N1X platform. Bringing their powerful GB10 SoC to Windows for the first time, the company is seeking to remake the Windows laptop market with their powerful, AI-focused SoC#Blackwell #GB10 #NVIDIA #RTXSpark
We review the Microsoft Surface Ultra to see how the NVIDIA RTX Spark powered laptop fares and try to answer who the platform is for#GB10 #microsoft #N1X #NVIDIA
We review the Microsoft Surface Ultra to see how the NVIDIA RTX Spark powered laptop fares and try to answer who the platform is for#GB10 #microsoft #N1X #NVIDIA
We tour a secretive AWS networking lab to see innovation from management switches up to 102.4T switches, encryption, timing, optics, and more#16T #16TbE #1024T #512T #AWS #DWDM #OSFP #QSFP112

Intel’s Crescent Island AI Server GPU Gets a Name and Specs: Meet the Intel GPU D-Series

Intel today has unveiled its official performance specifications and branding for its upcoming "Crescent Island" data center AI inference cards. Going under the name Intel GPU D-Series, the D270 will offer 1.3 PLFOPs of dense FP8 and 1.#CrescentIsland #GPU #GPUD-Series #Intel #Xe3

The new Structera X 3406 and Structera X 3506 offer six channels and up to 18 DIMMs per controller for CXL 3.2 memory expansion#CXL #CXL30 #Marvell

AMD EPYC 8005 SKU List and Value Analysis: Mainstream Sorano’s Big Stride

Following the recent launch of AMD's EPYC 8005 Sorano server CPUs, we are taking a look at the various SKU options among chips, and what configurations offer the best value for different needs#amd #EPYC8005 #Sorano #Zen5

SPECviewperf 15.0.1 Linux Edition Released: Linux’s Key Graphics Benchmark Adds Arm Support

SPEC has released version 15.0.1 of SPECviewperf Linux Edition, bringing a slew of upgrades and official Arm support to Linux's key workstation graphics benchmark suite.#GPU #SPEC #SPECviewperf

Today we are taking a look at GMKtec's latest Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini-PC, the EVO-X3, an interesting AI workstation with the added twist of an OCuLink Port#GMKtec #RyzenAI #RyzenAIMax #StrixHalo
The new Xsight Labs E1L DPU brings lower core counts (8-22 Arm Neoverse N2 cores), plenty of PCIe Gen5 and 200Gbps networking into a lower power form factor#ARM #NeoverseN2 #Xsight
The Kioxia LD4 is a higher-capacity E1.L NVMe SSD designed to cram a lot of sorage while taking a minimal amount of faceplate area#E1L #EDSFF #Kioxia
We test the Gigabyte W775-V10-L01, including getting over 2.2B tokens/ day on the Blackwell Ultra GPU, 800Gbps from the ConnectX-8 SuperNIC, and testing the NVIDIA Grace CPU with the C2C link between it and the GPU#DGXStation #GB300 #Gigabyte #NVIDIA
We test the Kioxia CM9-R at 15.36TB capacity. This is a fast drive that is a top-tier option for x86 and Arm PCIe Gen5 servers#E3S #EDSFF #Kioxia #NVMeSSD #PCIeGen5
With Intel's Xeon 6+ "Clearwater Forest" CPUs now shipping in volume, we are taking a look at the various SKU options among chips, and what configurations offer the best value for different needs#18A #ClearwaterForest #Intel #IntelXeon6 #Xeon6
We saw BiCS NAND under the microscope at FMS 2026, and thought our readers might like to see close-ups of the packages#BiCS #Kioxia #SanDisk
Today we are taking a look at Gigabyte's TRX50 AERO D motherboard. Aimed at the high-end desktop market, Gigabyte has designed the AERO D to be a basic but effective pairing for AMD's Threadripper 9000 processors#10GbE #Gigabyte #motherboard #Threadripper #TRX50
At the ASUS AI Tech 2026 day in Seoul, South Korea, the company brought together its partners, customers, and suppliers and I hosted a panel#AI #ASUS #NVIDIA
The launch of AMD’s next-gen EPYC 9006 processors is quickly approaching. Today we are looking at AMD’s complete 6th gen EPYC lineup, and what to expect from the company between now and late 2027#amd #EPYC #EPYC9006 #Ferrara #Fidenza #Florence #Ravenna #Venice #Verano #zen6