There are different types of memory in your PC, with each type meant to store different kinds of data and information. These have distinct sizes and speeds, which makes them effective at how much data ...

A cache is a special storage space for temporary files that makes a device, browser, or app run faster and more efficiently.

In the early days of computing, everything ran quite a bit slower than what we see today. This was not only because the computers' central processing units – CPUs – were slow, but also because ...

Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have designed a system where programs can have access to ad hoc optimally allocated cache memory. In a simulation test system with ...

A CPU relies on various kinds of storage to optimally run programs and power a computer. These include components like hard disks and SSDs for long-term storage, RAM and GPU memory for fast, temporary ...

The year so far has been filled with news of Spectre and Meltdown. These exploits take advantage of features like speculative execution, and memory access timing. What they have in common is the fact ...

Note: The following post is a guest blog submitted to Microsoft Subnet by a security expert who wished to remain anonymous. Joanna Rutkowska recently released her new security whitepaper and exploit ...

Description:** Today Luke gives us his thoughts on the new amd Ryzen 5 5600X cpu after spending last week testing it. It's ...