Your computer's central processing unit is the "brain" that controls all operations inside the machine. The computer's random access memory helps the CPU keep things moving smoothly and quickly. A ...

The performance of a business computer at everyday tasks largely depends on two factors: its processor speed and the amount of memory it has. The processor's speed comes from its clock, a timing ...

QUESTION: I’m in the market for a new computer. Which processor I should be considering? ANSWER: The processor plays an important role in any computer, but the deciding factor is what you plan to do ...

While most of the focus on this blog tends to be on the memory cell structures, the memory interface to the rest of the system is also a critical element in the system architecture. The interface ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it has built the world's largest single-memory computing system in the world consisting of 160 terabytes (1 terabyte equals 1,000 gigabytes). For a point of (albeit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about new technologies and usage models transforming business. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) ended up owning a chunk of ...

Transactions between processors and memory can consume 95 percent of the energy needed to do machine learning and AI, which severely limits battery life. A team of engineers has designed a system that ...

Sometimes you’ll be using your PC and suddenly notice it feels sluggish, for no apparent reason. It’s the type of situation where you’re clicking on things and doing your normal “Windowsing,” but for ...