CPUs/GPUs

Intel is not stuck in neutral when it comes to connected cars. This list highlights five blockbuster moves the chip giant has made as it spends billions to become a leading company in autonomous vehicles.

The first half of the year saw major new releases that offer increased CPU and GPU performance, in personal computing, mobile and the Internet of Things.

The Supermicro RSD, based on the Intel Rack Scale Design architecture, allows dynamic allocation of compute, storage and networking resources using open-source technologies like Redfish scalable server management software.

The Skylake processors, officially called the Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family, will have up to 28 cores per socket and the ability to manage up to eight sockets in a server.

Users are being urged to contact system builders and vendors to ensure that new BIOS microcode updates are rolled out to address a critical hyperthreading defect in Skylake and Kaby Lake processors.

At this year's Intel Solutions Summit show in Dallas, partners showcased their coolest solutions in the IoT, data center and client compute markets.

Intel channel chief Maurits Tichelman tells CRN that products like the Compute Card and technologies like virtual reality can help partners drive sales growth.

Here are the faces you need to know behind the Intel's new strategy across data center, Internet of Things and other emerging technologies.

AMD was once the only serious Intel competitor in the x86 server processor market with its Opteron line, before exiting the market about five years ago. Now AMD is back with a new architecture, promising leading performance and lower costs.