Dossier
Zen 5
Coverage of Zen 5 in the Nexus archive.
- Cache Aware Scheduling Shows Nice Wins for AMD Zen 5 on PostgreSQL, Valkey
AMD's Zen 5 architecture demonstrates performance improvements through Cache Aware Scheduling in PostgreSQL and Valkey benchmarks. The article highlights specific gains in database and in-memory computing workloads.
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition review: Tons of cache for tons of dollars
AMD releases the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition with 208MB of L3 cache, priced at $899. It offers slightly better performance than the regular 9950X3D while maintaining similar power consumption, showcasing improvements in 3D V-Cache technology.