As memory capacity has outstripped TLB coverage, large data applications suffer from frequent page table walks. We investigate two complementary techniques for addressing this cost: reducing the ...

Going through the BIOS menu afterward I noticed that the default for Advanced Options > Drive Write Cache is "Disabled". Does this mean that all the drivex in the box (which are attached to the ...

Gamers waiting for new Zen 5 CPUs with AMD’s vaunted X3D cache will want to look at two chips that landed on Geekbench: the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the 9900X3D. Although AMD announced the processors at ...

Have you ever found yourself waiting impatiently for your Synology NAS to catch up with your demands—whether it’s loading files, running backups, or managing virtual machines? Many of us rely on NAS ...

Some design teams creating system-on-chip (SoC) devices are fortunate to work with the latest and greatest technology nodes coupled with a largely unconstrained budget for acquiring intellectual ...

Google Chrome is one of the widely used web browsers worldwide. However, much like other browsers, it too can be subject to loading or formatting issues on sites, among several other problems. Image: ...

Understand the caching mechanisms for the popular distributed SQL engine and how to use them to improve query speed and efficiency. Presto is a popular, open source, distributed SQL engine that ...