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HP Chromebook 14 Would Be The First To Mix AMD Chipset With Chrome OS

Back in 2011 when the first Chromebooks rolled out, these devices were low-priced and focused on the low- and mid-range laptops market. However, in 2013, when Google launched its Pixel laptop, the giant Internet company proved that Chromebooks could also target the premium segment. In consequence, many other computer manufacturers joined this niche and developed more advanced and expensive Chromebooks. Now, another premiere is about to come in this market, as HP Chromebook 14, which would be presented at CES 2019, will be the first to mix Chrome OS with an AMD chipset.

As the name suggests, HP Chromebook 14 would feature a 14-inch display with a 1366×768 resolution. The laptop’s design would also be good-looking, boasting a textured finish. Most likely, the device would not be made with expensive materials so that it might come out with a classic, polycarbonate chassis.

Even though HP Chromebook 14 would target mid-high-end of the Chromebooks market, under the hood, it won’t pack some high-performance components.

HP Chromebook 14 Mixes AMD Chipset With Chrome OS

Under the hood, HP Chromebook 14 would boast an AMD A4-9120C processor, a not so popular chipset, which is featuring two Excavator cores running at 1.8 GHz. Besides, this Chromebook would also pack a GCN 1.2-based Radeon R4 iGPU with 128 SPs operating at 720 MHz. In short, HP Chromebook 14 would allow users to run some productivity apps, play some low-demanding games, and navigate the Internet, but that’s all.

In addition to all that, the HP Chromebook 14 would come out with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM and 32 GB of local eMMC storage, which is similar to the majority of the other Chromebooks. As regarding the connectivity, the upcoming HP Chromebook 14 would come with a Qualcomm 802.11ac Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 4.2 controller, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C ports, two USB 2.0 Type-A ports, and a microSD card reader.

As we’ve already mentioned, HP Chromebook 14 will run Chrome OS. Also, the new Chromebook will boast a 47.36 Wh battery which would last for about nine hours and 15 minutes at normal use.

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AMD Launched Three Applications On Windows 10 Store

The leading brands of PC components are sure that Windows 10 is here to stay for a long time and that they must adapt to it. Although AMD still offers its applications as a traditional download, it is not convenient for the renowned brand to leave aside the potential provided by the Windows 10 Store. Now AMD made available three applications on the Microsoft Store.

AMD is one of the most popular chipset and graphics card manufacturers. It directly competes with Intel in the CPU market and with NVidia in the graphics card market.

AMD Display Optimizations

AMD Display Optimizations app offers an easy-to-use toggle option that allows you to turn Radeon’s display quality functions on or off. It includes the following:

  • AMD Screen Optimizations ON: With Radeon FreeSync2 and Enhanced Sync technology, AMD’s Screen Optimizations option eliminates breakage through ultra-low latency, improving the viewing experience;
  • AMD Screen Optimizations OFF: All screen optimizations from Radeon Software are disabled;
  • Available profiles and features may vary depending on the configuration of the Radeon graphics card;
  • A monitor and an AMD Radeon graphics card, both of which are FreeSync compatible, are required. For full details, visit www.amd.com/freesync. Before making a purchase, confirm the capability of the system with the manufacturer;

AMD Graphics Profile

The AMD Graphics Profile application provides one-click energy savings and performance enhancement profiles for Radeon graphics cards. Supported profiles include the following:

  • Game: Allows you to optimize the AMD Radeon graphics card and get the best gaming performance;
  • Balanced: Allows you to adjust the Radeon graphics card to balance gaming performance and power consumption;
  • Energy Saving: With Radeon Chill technology, this profile optimizes the Radeon graphics card to save energy or extend battery life;

AMD Radeon Settings Lite

AMD Radeon Settings Lite is an application for AMD Radeon graphics card users to control their GPU through a user-friendly interface.

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AMD Launched Eight New Crypto Mining Rigs In Collaboration With Seven Manufacturers

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) entered the business of cryptocurrency mining, and now the company offers eight models of mining rigs online. The AMD crypto mining equipment incorporates Radeon graphics cards, already accessible in the field of mining cryptocurrencies. The company had also pointed out that sales of this type of machine had slowed down, but they have reached an agreement with other manufacturers such as Asus, Saphire or Asrock to design the rigs and integrate the AMD graphics cards.

According to the company, this business area can help make the use of blockchains safer and more efficient by providing the necessary hardware to perform the mathematical and cryptographic calculations required for the mining operation.

“Blockchain algorithms require computing platforms, PCs and servers, more specifically CPUs and GPUs to run. AMD is uniquely positioned to offer the best combination of CPU and GPU technologies to make blockchain transactions faster and more secure,” AMD stated.

AMD ventures into the cryptocurrency mining business with eight new crypto mining rigs

Saphire, Asus, Asrock, MSI, Biostar, Tul, and Rajintek are the companies AMD has partnered with to offer complete crypto mining rigs along with their hardware, the AMD Radeon graphics cards. This new line of business is contrasting with the low level of sales reported by the company just a week ago.

According to the recently released AMD report, the company’s revenues for Q4 2017 were $1.34 billion, adjusted for revenue accounting standard ASC 606, and included GPU sales related to blockchain and crypto mining. According to AMD, this year’s crypto mining rigs’ sales were negligible, in comparison with the company’s other products.

The irruption of ASIC miners, with chips specialized in a specific algorithm and with more capacity and computing power, have caused the decline of this business. The popularity of ASIC miners, together with the many drops of the cryptocurrency market, could have had an impact on the fall of the AMD’s profits from crypto mining rigs. However, new AMD cryptocurrency mining computers are now available to revive this sector for AMD.

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990 WX 32 Core is 53% faster than Intel’s Core i9-7980XE 18 Core

The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990 WX 32 Core’s performance has been mistakenly listed by Cinebench. The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper from its 2000 series is forecasted to go on sale in a week. Sale prices and specifications have been released, but not performance numbers.

On AMD France’s webpage it’s listed, of course, as the most powerful desktop processor in the world. There’s no doubt that this is the most solid CPU to hit HEDT market. Following are the performance numbers which are now removed from their webpage:

“Tests performed by AMD Performance laboratories on 26/06/2018 on the following system. The configurations may vary by PC manufacturer, and give different results. The results may vary depending on the driver versions used. Test setup: TR4 motherboard with AMD “Whitehaven” socket X399 + AMD Ryzen ™ Threadripper ™ 2990WX + Gigabyte X299 AORUS Gaming 9 + Intel Core i9-7980XE.

Both systems feature a GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card (driver 24.21.13.9793), 4 x 8 GB DDR4-3200, Windows 10 x64 Pro (RS3), Samsung 850 Pro SSD. “Power” is defined as computing power as represented by the Cinebench R15 processor benchmark.

The Intel Core i9-7980XE earned 3,335.2 points on average in the benchmark, while the AMD Ryzen ™ Threadripper ™ 2990WX achieved 5,099.3 on average, or 5,099.3 / 3,335.2 = 153%) 53% faster than the Intel Core i9-7980XE. RP2-1.”

Test results from June show that AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990 WX 32 Core scored 5009.3 points while it’s direct competitor Intel’s Core i9-7980XE 18 Core scored 3335.2. This is a very early test, we can now only wait to go on sale and expect that the final retail chips to perform even better.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990 WX 32 will have 32 cores and 64 threads in comparison to Intel’s only 28 cores and 56 threads. It is expected to feature a 3.0 GHz with a maximum boost clock of 4.0 GHz.

Other details show 16MB of L2 and 64MB of L3 cache, which is a total of 80MB of available cache on only one chip.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990 WX 32 will sell at $1799 US compared to a $2000 US the final cost for the Intel’s chip, which in terms of specification is weaker than the AMD. Given these results and prices we have another great product for high-end market, in the same time putting Intel’s HEDT through a lot of trouble.

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