AMD EPYC “Venice” Enters 2nm Production at TSMC, Extends CPU Roadmap for AI Infrastructure by Harold Fritts on May 22, 2026 AI ◇ Enterprise AMD announced that its next-generation EPYC processor, codenamed “Venice,” has entered production on TSMC’s 2nm process in Taiwan. …
… AMD EPYC 8635P Server CPU Intel Xeon 6 6776P-B Granite Rapids-D, P-core NVIDIA Grace CPU Superchip Neoverse N2 Performance Performance per watt 24,408 overall ssj ops/watt 21,433 overall ssj ops/watt 13,218 overall ssj ops/watt Compute Max core count 84 “Zen 5” cores – 168 threads 72 performance co… …
… For the SSD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/ Drive Compatibility 2.5-inch bays: 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 solid state drives Hot-swappable Yes SSD Cache Acceleration Support Yes GPU and Virtualization GPU pass-through Yes SR-… …
… Dell PowerStore Gen3 9500 Front Interconnect Card Importantly, the new interconnect layer is CPU-agnostic and decoupled from processor generations and vendors, positioning the chassis to accept upgrades to future CPU platforms across the unit’s lifecycle without disturbing the drives or re-engineer… …
… Metric/Field ThinkPad L14 Gen 7 AMD ThinkPad L14 Gen 7 Intel ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 AMD ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 Intel Performance Processor Up to AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series processors Up to Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 3 processor Up to AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series processors Up to Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 3 … …
… Intel also provided an update on its next data center GPU, code-named Crescent Island. Collectively, the announcements reflect Intel’s positioning around agentic AI, in which the CPU increasingly serves as the control plane for orchestration, concurrency, and data movement across clusters. …
AMD Expands Local AI PC Portfolio with Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform and Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series by Harold Fritts on May 21, 2026 AI ◇ Enterprise AMD has introduced the Ryzen AI Halo developer platform and previewed the next-generation Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series, extending its push into loc… …
… ASUSTOR Lockerstor 24R Pro Gen2 AS7224RDX CPU AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 7745, x64, 8 cores / 16 threads, 3.8GHz base, up to 5.3GHz Memory 16GB ECC DDR5-4800 UDIMM, expandable to 192GB 4 slots, mixed capacity supported Flash Memory 32GB SATA DOM Drive Bays 24 M.2 1 x M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 5.0 x4 Supported Drive… …
… It uses over 30 workloads to test CPU, graphics, I/O, and memory bandwidth. The workloads fall into broader categories, including Media and Entertainment, Financial Services, Product Development, Energy, Life Sciences, and General Operations. …
… Dell is also expanding its PCIe-based AI server options with the PowerEdge XE5845 and XE7845, both air-cooled platforms designed for next-generation GPU deployments. …