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December 23
- Anker 778 Thunderbolt 4 Dock Mini-Review➀ The Anker 778 Thunderbolt 4 Dock is reviewed, highlighting its features and performance; ➁ Discusses the value and use cases of the dock; ➂ Considers potential improvements and overall satisfaction with the product.
December 21
- Qualcomm Wins Big Versus Arm➀ Qualcomm has secured a significant victory in its lawsuit against Arm; ➁ The jury found in favor of Qualcomm on two of the three questions presented; ➂ The decision could impact companies like Ampere Computing.
December 20
- CXL is Finally Coming in 2025➀ Compute Express Link (CXL) technology is expected to move from a niche to mainstream use in 2025; ➁ CXL's support for memory expansion is a significant driver, with various server and memory solutions now available; ➂ CXL 2.0 and future generations of PCIe/CXL will enable more advanced use cases like switching and dynamic memory allocation.
December 19
- Christmas Came Early at xAI Colossus NVIDIA GB200 Shown➀ The xAI Colossus team has received a Dell NVIDIA GB200 system, likely a NVL72 platform. ➁ The system features dual-tray compute nodes and NVLink switch trays, indicating a significant expansion in xAI's capabilities. ➂ The deployment of this system marks a transition to liquid cooling for Dell at xAI and a move towards Arm-based computing.
December 18
- NVIDIA Jetson Nano Gets a HUGE Upgrade to Super➀ NVIDIA has significantly upgraded the Jetson Nano with a huge performance increase of 57-70% in INT8 TOPS; ➁ The new Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit offers a 50% increase in memory bandwidth to 102GB/s without hardware changes; ➂ The upgrade comes even to existing platforms with a Jetpack SDK update.
December 17
- ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 H200 NVIDIA HGX H200 AI Server Review➀ The ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 H200 is a new NVIDIA HGX H200 8-GPU platform designed for AI training and inference. It features an Intel Xeon Scalable processor, 16 DDR5 DIMMs, and 12 drive bays with PCIe Gen5 and SATA options. The server also includes a custom motherboard design for PCIe switch and GPU connectivity. ➁ The review details the server's front and rear I/O, CPU, memory, and storage configurations. ➂ The ASRock Rack 6U8X-EGS2 H200 showcases ASRock's continued innovation in GPU compute platforms.
December 16
- This CXL Memory Controller Has 16 Arm Cores Marvell Structera A➀ Marvell's Structera A memory controller with 16 ARM cores is unveiled, showcasing its capabilities for CXL Type-3 memory expansion; ➁ The device is designed to enhance system compute and memory capacity, with potential for repurposing DDR4 DIMMs; ➂ The inclusion of ARM Neoverse V2 cores suggests high-performance applications beyond low-scale-out CPU cores.
December 15
- WAVLINK 5Gbps USB-C to 5GbE Adapter Review➀ The WAVLINK 5Gbps USB-C to 5GbE adapter offers improved performance with a new Realtek chipset, making it a better choice over previous generation 5GbE USB adapters. ➁ The adapter is priced attractively, costing around $35-40, offering half the speed of 10GbE adapters at a fraction of the cost. ➂ The adapter has a single USB Type-C port and is compatible with USB 3.2 Gen2 or 10Gbps connections.
December 14
- Ayar Labs Closes a $155M Series D from AMD Intel NVIDIA and More➀ Ayar Labs has closed a $155M Series D round; ➁ AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and others participated; ➂ The company is focused on high-speed optical I/O interconnect technology.
December 13
- XikeStor SKS1200-8XGT Review A Cheap 8-port 10Gbase-T Switch➀ The XikeStor SKS1200-8XGT is a cost-effective 8-port 10Gbase-T switch priced at $199.99; ➁ It offers a range of speeds including 100M, 1GbE, 2.5GbE, 5GbE, and 10GbE; ➂ Despite some drawbacks, the switch is a good value for the price.
December 12
- This Chart is Key to Understanding the Growth of AI➀ This article highlights the significant growth in server CPU core counts from 2010 to 2025, showing the increasing competition and architectural choices in the market. ➁ The growth rate of server CPU core counts is accelerating, and the number of vendors participating is proliferating. ➂ The article discusses the challenges of selling general-purpose compute servers versus AI servers, and the impact of AI on the industry.
December 10
- Aivres KR6288 NVIDIA HGX H200 Server Review➀ The Aivres KR6288 server review focuses on its NVIDIA HGX H200 8 GPU configuration; ➁ It highlights the server's design, including its cooling system and GPU accessibility; ➂ The review explores the server's capabilities for AI workloads and its performance with NVIDIA's new Hopper GPU architecture.
December 9
- The SanDisk 1.5TB Ultra microSDXC Card is Too Small➀ The SanDisk 1.5TB Ultra microSDXC Card is introduced as a compact storage solution with a massive 1.5TB capacity; ➁ The reviewer expresses surprise at the card's size given its storage capacity; ➂ The article highlights the evolution of storage technology over the years, noting how far we've come from devices like the IBM Microdrive.
December 8
- Iceotope Immersion Cooling and Valvoline Fluid at SC24➀ Iceotope showcased its innovative immersion cooling solution at SC24, using Valvoline DE1 fluid. The system features a horizontal chassis design, allowing for a smaller amount of fluid while still providing efficient cooling. ➁ Iceotope's approach involves directing the fluid to the hottest components, resulting in a thinner fluid layer on top of the components. ➂ The cooler fluid is then collected at the bottom of the chassis, where a heat exchanger removes the heat, and the fluid is recirculated back to cool other components.
December 7
- AI Servers Robot Dogs and Liquid Cooling at the ASUS SC24 Booth➀ At the ASUS SC24 booth, the author explores various innovative server solutions, including AI servers, liquid cooling systems, and a robot dog powered by NVIDIA technology. ➁ The article highlights the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform and the liquid cooling system by Cooler Master. ➂ It also discusses the Ubitus robot dog trained on ASUS AI servers, showcasing the potential of AI in robotics.
December 5
- Supermicro SYS-222H-TN Review 2U Intel Xeon 6 Server➀ The Supermicro SYS-222H-TN server is reviewed, highlighting its features with Intel Xeon 6700E 'Sierra Forest' processors and 30.72TB SSD storage. ➁ The server's design and expansion capabilities are discussed, including its high-airflow design and tool-less drive trays. ➂ The review mentions the server's modern rear design, redundant power supplies, and configurable risers.
December 4
- Tenstorrent Closes a Big Series D Round➀ Tenstorrent, Jim Keller's AI chip startup, has closed a significant Series D round worth approximately $693 million. The startup is valued at $2 billion. ➁ The company's AI platform is built on RISC-V cores and uses Ethernet for scaling. ➂ Tenstorrent has around $150 million in closed deals and has received investments from Samsung, LG Technology Ventures, and Hyundai Motor Group, among others.
December 2
- Pat Gelsinger Out as Intel CEO➀ Pat Gelsinger has announced his retirement from his position as CEO of Intel; ➁ The retirement is effective December 1, 2024; ➂ Intel's board named interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus while searching for a replacement.
- Marvell Nabs a Big Multi-Year Multi-Product Win at AWS➀ Marvell has announced a significant multi-year and multi-product win at AWS; ➁ The win includes custom AI products, optical digital signal processors (DSPs), active electrical cable (AEC) DSPs, PCIe retimers, data center interconnect (DCI) optical modules, and Ethernet switching silicon solutions; ➂ The deal is a competitive win against Broadcom and Astera Labs in various parts of the business.
- Beelink EX GPU Dock Quick Look➀ The Beelink EX GPU Dock is a high-performance external GPU solution designed for mini PCs. It features an internal power supply and multiple card slots. ➁ It is compatible with Beelink GTi Ultra series and offers a PCIe x8 electrical connectivity solution. ➂ The dock has a unique design with a power button, goldfinger connector, and USB 2.0 port.
December 1
- Blackmagic Cloud Pod 10GbE USB SSD Sharing Device➀ The Blackmagic Cloud Pod is a compact and simple network-attached storage (NAS) device designed for easy 10GbE USB SSD sharing; ➁ It offers connectivity options for 10GbE networks and USB 3 Type-C SSDs; ➂ Despite its lack of advanced features, it is a convenient solution for network storage needs.
November 30
- Google Cloud TPU v6e Trillium Shown at SC24➀ The new Google Cloud TPU v6e Trillium was showcased at SC24 without its heatsinks, highlighting Google's custom AI accelerator with improved performance, interconnect, and memory. ➁ The v6e chip offers double the HBM memory from 16GB to 32GB, doubling the bandwidth, and improves INT8 and bfloat16 performance by around 4.6-4.7x compared to the v5e version. ➂ The new generation quadruples the interconnect bandwidth from two 100Gbps links to four 200Gbps links, and the inter-chip interconnect bandwidth more than doubles.
November 29
- RaidenDigit LightONE 25GbE Thunderbolt Adapter➀ The RaidenDigit LightONE 25GbE Thunderbolt Adapter is reviewed, showcasing its features and performance. The adapter is compatible with the new Mac Mini M4, Macbook Pro M1 and M4, and ASUS ROG NUC. It provides 25GbE connectivity over Thunderbolt and includes various ports. ➁ Performance tests indicate the adapter can achieve close to 21-22Gbps speeds. ➂ However, the adapter is not without its challenges, such as potential power and noise issues, and the uncertainty surrounding the availability of future units due to its Kickstarter nature.
November 28
- NVIDIA BlueField-3 Self-Hosted Version➀ NVIDIA has introduced a self-hosted version of the BlueField-3 DPU, designed for storage applications; ➁ The self-hosted version, known as B3220SH, features a PCIe switch and supports NVMe SSDs and GPUs; ➂ The BlueField-3 generation offers improved memory bandwidth and a 16-core Arm A78 infrastructure for lower-power network-attached CPU solutions.
November 27
- The Apple Mac Mini M4 Sets the Mini Computer Standard➀ The Apple Mac Mini M4 is reviewed as a significant milestone in mini computers; ➁ It outperforms previous generations and AMD/Intel mini PCs; ➂ The M4 chip and its features are highlighted, including the M4 Pro variant and its higher cost.
November 25
- This is the Next-Gen NVIDIA ConnectX-8 SuperNIC for 800Gbps Networking➀ NVIDIA's new ConnectX-8 SuperNIC is designed for 800Gbps networking, showcasing a GPU-like design; ➁ The card is a single port 800Gbps model, with a unique connector for airflow and potential multi-host cable connections; ➂ The design and performance of the ConnectX-8 SuperNIC are highlighted as a significant advancement in NVIDIA's networking offerings.
November 24
- Kaytus KR2190V3 is a Cool 2U 2 Node Server at SC24➀ The Kaytus KR2190V3 server was showcased at SC24 and featured a unique design, different from initial impressions; ➁ The server consists of two single-socket motherboards with tight tolerances, resembling a single motherboard; ➂ The server design is innovative and stands out among standard 2U dual-socket servers.
November 23
- Eviden Shows the Quad NVIDIA ConnectX-7 Cedar Module➀ Eviden showcased a module with four NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NICs at SC24; ➁ The module is found in NVIDIA DGX H100 systems and offers significant space savings; ➂ However, it limits users to NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NICs only.
November 20
- This is the Microsoft Azure HBv5 and AMD MI300C➀ Microsoft showcased the Azure HBv5 at SC24, featuring the AMD MI300C chip; ➁ The MI300C combines Zen 4 cores with HBM3 memory, offering significant performance gains over Intel's Xeon MAX 9480; ➂ The system is designed for HPC workloads and utilizes a 4-socket design.
- HPE Slingshot 400 Brings a Liquid Cooled 51.2T Switch and 400Gbps Networking➀ HPE introduces the Slingshot 400 switch with liquid cooling and 51.2Tbps speed; ➁ The switch is designed for HPE's liquid-cooled supercomputing platforms; ➂ The new switch aims to provide faster HPC interconnect speeds to keep pace with AI cluster solutions like NVIDIA Spectrum-X.