The new Linux 6.6 kernel is now available, integrating an array of updated capabilities that will impact workstation, server and cloud deployments. Among the improvements that are part of Linux 6.6 ...

The ability in Linux to bind one or more processes to one or more processors, called CPU affinity, is a long-requested feature. The idea is to say “always run this process on processor one” or “run ...

Microsoft has detailed a long-term effort to improve gaming performance on Windows 11 by reworking several of the operating system’s internal subsystems. The company is focusing on how Windows manages ...

At the beginning of the year HEXUS reported upon the release of the utility called CorePrio. As a brief reminder, CorePrio is a collaboration between LevelOneTechs and BitSum, which allows users to ...

AMD just published what appears to be the first official technical documentation for its upcoming Zen 6 CPU architecture.

The majority of AMD’s CPU lineup – essentially any processor using Zen 1, Zen 2, or Zen 3 cores with simultaneous multithreading (SMT) enabled – is vulnerable to a newly disclosed side channel attack.

Some sources claim that AMD’s Ryzen CPUs could perform better in Windows 10 except for the way the operating system incorrectly handles Ryzen’s simultaneous multi-threading (SMT). We’re told that ...