A new proposal could boost cache efficiency and performance significantly, at the very time we need it most. Will CPU designers bite? Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...

If you're a budding young tech enthusiast or simply a casual PC purchaser, you may have seen "cache" listed in the specifications for this or that processor and wondered what exactly that is. It's ...

Linux is a powerful and flexible operating system, widely used in servers, embedded systems, and even personal computers. However, even the best-configured systems can face performance bottlenecks ...

Intel has something interesting going on with its new Binary Optimization Tool. Otherwise known as iBOT, it’s a translation layer along the lines of Microsoft Prism or Apple Rosetta. However, instead ...

Multi-core processors theoretically can run many threads of code in parallel, but some categories of operation currently bog down attempts to raise overall performance by parallelizing computing. Is ...

Even decade-old PCs from 2015 can still run modern games at 1080p 30–60 FPS after proper optimization, showing that software tweaks often overcome hardware limits. Gaming performance tips targeting ...