➀ This article discusses the continued prevalence of two threads per core in server CPUs;
➁ It highlights the performance benefits of simultaneous multi-threading (SMT);
➂ The author uses AMD EPYC 9005 platforms to demonstrate the concept.
Recent #Virtualization news in the semiconductor industry
➀ The article discusses the importance of virtualization licensing in server hardware costs.
➁ It focuses on AMD's EPYC processors and their optimization for virtualization applications.
➂ The author explores how newer processors offer performance improvements, which can lead to significant cost savings in licensing.
1. Intel discusses the necessity of silicon-enforced virtualization features for the auto industry. 2. SR-IOV and VirtIO are virtualization technologies. 3. SR-IOV allows a single PCIe device to appear as multiple separate devices, enhancing performance. 4. VirtIO is a virtualization standard for network and disk I/O that aims to provide good performance with minimal configuration.