Samsung and SK hynix warn punters the DRAM drought will drag on
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The memory giants say profit comes first 

Samsung and SK hynix, which churn out more than 70 per cent of the world’s DRAM, have decided that the current memory boom is an opportunity to squeeze long-term profits.

Raspberry Pi introduces new Raspberry Pi 5 1GB at $45
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Rising memory cost raises pricing on other models

Raspberry Pi has launched the new budget-oriented Raspberry Pi 5 1GB model, pricing it at $45. It has also raised the prices of other models due to the rising memory costs.

AMD hints at coming Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU
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Faster 8-core with 3D V-Cache

AMD has surprisingly listed the rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D SKU on its driver website, confirming one of the two Zen 5 SKUs that were spotted earlier. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is an 8-core/16-thread SKU with a 4.7GHz clock and 120W TDP.

Samsung boffins flip old assumptions to slash NAND power
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A 96 per cent power cut in flash.

Boffins working from Samsung Electronics have emerged from their smoke-filled labs claiming to have slashed NAND flash power consumption by as much as 96 per cent.

Intel Granite Rapids-WS Xeon 696X spotted in SiSoftware Sandra
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64-core SKU with 336ML of L3 cache and 350W TDP

Intel is preparing its new W890 platform for next-gen Xeon 6 workstation system and a 64-core Xeon 696X SKU has been spotted in SiSoftware Sandra database, running at 4.4GHz base clock and 4.51GHz Boost.