Looking at the role of compilers in SPEC CPU 2026 performance, we have tested the benchmark suite on LLVM 22. The newest compiler provides a meaningful improvement to benchmark scores for multiple architectures
Anthropic signed a deal this week for the SpaceX Colossus 1 data center compute capacity which hit home at STH since we took you on a tour
We review the Sabrent NT-P10G a USB4 and Thunderbolt 10Gbase-T adapter that uses the Marvell AQC113 to bring 10GbE to more systems
AMD has released a PCIe version of its flagship MI350 accelerators, the MI350P. Half of a MI350X, the card is aimed at customers who need to fit an modern AI accelerator into a traditional PCIe server
The PCI-SIG PCIe 8.0 specification draft 0.5 is now out, getting us another step closer to 1TB/s PCIe Gen8 x16 links in servers
NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet MRC is the Custom RDMA Transport Protocol for Gigascale AI
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NVIDIA is talking about is Spectrum-X MRC, a custom RDMA transport protocol already powering frontier gigascale AI deployments
SPEC Consortium Releases SPEC CPU 2026 Benchmark Suite: The Next Decade of CPU Benchmarking
Ryan Smith - 4
After nearly a decade, SPEC has released a new version of its industry-defining CPU benchmark, SPEC CPU 2026. We take a look at what's new, as well as the new benchmark's performance on a modern AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA CPU trio
Astera Labs has a Scorpio switch update with its 320 lane PCIe switch designed for large-scale scale-up systems
Micron has a new capacity point for its 6600 ION NVMe SSD family, and this one is the eye-catcher. The company now has a 245.76TB version of the Micron 6600 ION, giving data center platforms a way to put almost a quarter petabyte of flash i
Looking at the state of the NVIDIA GB10 ecosystem several months down the line, there are a couple of things that have continued to...







