Even with today’s powerful multicore processors, system designers must make sure that processes share resources correctly. Time partitioning is a key technique for ensuring that an OS correctly shares ...

Researchers at MIT have created a new implementation for how the CPU cache interacts with the processor and data, by replacing the archaic fixed cache found in all modern processors. In every modern ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. &#151 Hoping to solve a major problem in systems design, Intel Corp. on Monday (Feb. 7) disclosed more details about its dynamic low-power technology for high-end microprocessors. The ...

Thanks to its impressive hardware and software synergy, Microsoft's new Project Scorpio console is able to hit amazing performance like native 4K 60FPS Ultra PC settings in games like Forza 6: Apex.

Adjusting the clock speed of the CPU. Also called "dynamic frequency scaling," CPU throttling is commonly used to automatically slow down the computer when possible to use less energy and conserve ...

I'm a second year engineer, and the noise of my computer starts to annoy me, day in and day out in my little dorm room. I researched some sound deadening technologies, but they're all damned expensive ...