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Why Do Desktop Computers Need NPU?

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Why Do Desktop Computers Need NPU?

Arrow Lake-S, which is the second generation desktop CPU (Core Ultra 200S series), has been released earlier this month, but has only recently hit the market with supporting 800 series chipset motherboards and OEM brand machines appearing one after another. For example, the machine below is said to cost six figures and is packed with … Read more

Discussing Lunar Lake’s Low Power Design: Can x86 Achieve Low Power?

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Discussing Lunar Lake's Low Power Design: Can x86 Achieve Low Power?

There has been a persistent belief that the x86 instruction set is inherently incapable of low power consumption. Is this really the case? This article focuses on how the Core Ultra 2nd generation considers low power consumption and whether it is possible to achieve it… For many years, there has been a rumor: x86 cannot … Read more