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Chip startup Efficient Computer Corp. exited stealth mode in 2024 with a $16 million seed funding round with the announcement of its first computer processor, the E0 system-on-chip (SoC) for ...

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation has released SPEC CPU 2026, its first major update in nearly a decade to the industry-standard CPU benchmarking suite. The overhaul more than doubles ...

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A PC builder avoided replacing hardware after a CPU swap left their system unable to boot, thanks to the BIOS flashback feature on their X570 motherboard. The tool allowed a firmware update without a ...

The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) is updating its most important benchmark after nine years: Following ...