Summary of the week of May 6, 2024

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N95 vs N97 vs N100 vs Core i3-N305

In this comparison, 4 low-cost, low-power processors have been analyzed. These are the N95, N97, N100, and the Core i3-N305. The benchmarks have been run on both Windows and Linux, and the results are quite disparate, although consistent with the TDP of each option.

LibreElec 12 available

LibreElec is a distro for Raspberry Pi aimed at turning the SBC into a multimedia center with Kodi. It has reached version 12, which comes with Kodi 21 and support for the 64-bit Raspberry Pi 4 and 5.

Apple presents the M4

Apple has presented its fourth ARM processor. The M4 comes with AV1, H.264, and HEVC acceleration, as well as, of course, AI capabilities that can be leveraged in programs like Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro. The first devices to feature it will be the 11 and 13-inch iPad Pros.

The first laptops with LPCAMM2

In recent days, the first laptops with memory in the new LPCAMM2 format have started to appear. The advantages over the veteran SODIMM are space savings, the possibility of incorporating higher capacities per module, or the fact that only one module is needed to have dual channel.

The AI fever takes hold of AMD marketing

AMD has decided to change the name of its high-end processors, using the term AI where Intel uses the term Ultra. A model with a name and surname is already known: the Ryzen AI 9 HX 170, which will come with hardware neural network acceleration through XDNA.

AMD eats into Intel's CPU market share

AMD has increased its market share in desktops and servers while Intel has eaten into AMD's sales in laptops.

Sharing USB devices over the network

USB/IP is a project aimed at sharing USB devices with all their functionality over an IP network.

Ryzen 3 3300U

Someone has brought us a Zen+ with 4 cores and a TDP of 15W. The Ryzen 3 3300U is far from being able to enter the top 100 and scores similar to several models in Intel's U series.