Workstations
With AMD's recent launch of their Zen 4 architecture-based Threadripper 7000 series CPUs, the company and its OEM partners have unleashed a new wave of high-end PCs and workstations based on the considerable-core-count processors. Though not a massive market in and of itself, the workstation market is by most respects the pinnacle of the PC market, with systems employing the biggest and fastest hardware available, and often a whole lot of it. As a result, the workstation market is still a very important one to PC OEMs and chip vendors who are looking to move big silicon for big prices – but it's also a fun one for consumers to watch, if only for a glimpse of what all of this PC hardware is...
Intel Expands ProViz Offerings with Arc Pro A60, Arc Pro A60M Graphics Cards
Intel this week introduced its highest performing products aimed at professional visualization market: the Arc Pro A60 12 GB graphics card for desktops as well as the Arc Pro...
8 by Anton Shilov on 6/7/2023Lenovo Teams Up with Aston Martin for New ThinkStations: Up to 120 Cores, 4 Graphics Cards
Lenovo has introduced its all-new ThinkStation machines designed for performance-hungry professionals. The new ThinkStation P-series lineup consists of four machines based on up to two Intel Sapphire Rapids processors...
25 by Anton Shilov on 3/9/2023Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: A Vehicle for Threadripper Pro
The workstation line of machines from Lenovo have been extremely successful for the company. While ThinkStation might not have as much brand identity as the more recognizable ThinkPad, for...
48 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/16/2021Highpoint Updates NVMe RAID Cards For PCIe 4.0, Up To 8 M.2 SSDs
HighPoint Technologies has updated their NVMe RAID solutions with PCIe 4.0 support and adapter cards supporting up to eight NVMe drives. The new HighPoint SSD7500 series adapter cards are...
31 by Billy Tallis on 11/12/2020MAINGEAR Pro WS: Pre-Configured Systems for Creatives, Up to 64 cores and 72 TB Storage
System integrators are there to offer users who don’t want to build their own system a way of getting a machine they can use for work or play. One...
5 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/6/2020CES 2020: Acer ConceptD 700 Workstation For Creators, With Xeon E
Through 2019, all the major hardware providers and OEMs in the spaces we cover have been pushing the idea of the ‘Creator’ – someone who needs a high powered...
11 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/5/2020HP Launches Z6 G4 Workstation with Intel Xeon Scalable & Quadro RTX 6000
HP has started sales of its fourth-generation Z6 workstation, which pack one or two of Intel’s Xeon Scalable processor, NVIDIA’s Quadro RTX graphics cards, as well as up to...
14 by Anton Shilov on 7/17/2019A Super Fanless Chassis from TureMetal: For DIY & 0 db Workstations
High-performance and DIY desktop computers use either sophisticated air or liquid cooling systems. While there are passively cooled PCs, they typically are either proprietary or work with a limited...
51 by Anton Shilov on 6/20/2019Chinese Zen-Based CPU on Sale: Sugon Workstation with 8-Core Hugon Dhyana Processor
Sugon, an OEM of servers and workstations in China, has started selling of machines equipped with the Hugon Dhyana processors. These are processors based on AMD’s 1st Generation Zen...
47 by Anton Shilov on 5/23/2019Lenovo ThinkStation P720 & P920 now with Cascade Lake & Quadro RTX 8000
Lenovo on Tuesday introduced upgraded versions of its ThinkStation P720 and ThinkStation P920 workstations. The new machines are based on Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake and...
4 by Anton Shilov on 5/7/2019Cincoze DX-1100 Ultra Compact Rugged System: Xeon-E with Custom I/O Expansion
Cincoze has introduced its new ultra-compact rugged embedded workstation for use in space-constrained environments. The Diamond Extreme Series DX-1000 system supports Intel’s 8th Gen Core as well as Xeon...
18 by Anton Shilov on 3/8/2019Lenovo Unveils ThinkStation P520 & P920 ‘AI Workstations’: Xeon Plus Quadro RTX 6000
Lenovo this week has introduced its new single and dual-processor “AI Workstations”, which the company is pitching at the artificial intelligence and deep learning markets. The new machines are...
16 by Anton Shilov on 3/7/2019CES 2019: ASUS Reveals StudioBook S W700 Workstation with Xeon & Quadro
At CES this year, ASUS introduced its first mobile workstation aimed at professionals who work with graphics applications. The new system can be equipped with six-core Intel Core or...
20 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2019ASUS Launches Mini PC ProArt PA90: A Tiny Workstation w/ Core i9 & Quadro
ASUS has introduced its first miniature workstation, the Mini PC ProArt PA90. The new system has Intel’s eight-core CPU, NVIDIA’s Quadro graphics, a high-performance storage subsystem, and has four...
17 by Anton Shilov on 1/4/2019Eurocom Launches Tornado F7W DTR Laptop: Desktop Core i9-9900K with 128 GB of RAM
Eurocom this week introduced its newest high-end desktop replacement mobile workstation, the Tornado F7W. Aimed at those who need desktop-class performance in a clamshell form-factor – with little heed...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/9/2018AMD EPYC for ATX Workstations: GIGABYTE MZ01-CE0 & MZ01-CE1 Motherboards
AMD’s EPYC processor has made it into servers and supercomputers, yet it still has to find its place inside workstations. To a large degree that is because up until...
29 by Anton Shilov on 11/7/2018HP Announces Z Club Device-as-a-Service Program: Hardware Bundles at $108+ per Month
In addition to launching “Boosted” versions of its ZBook notebooks, HP has also introduced its Z Club device-as-a-service (DaaS) program. Under the terms of the program, select HP customers...
19 by Anton Shilov on 10/18/2018Origin PC Announces NT-15 Quadro Workstation: Core i7 and Max-Q
Origin PC on Wednesday introduced its first mobile workstation featuring a professional NVIDIA Quadro P5000 GPU. The NT-15 Quadro uses Intel’s 7th Generation Core i7 CPU and comes with...
6 by Anton Shilov on 8/2/2018HP Unveils Z2 Mini G4 SFF Workstations: Up to Six-Core Xeons, Pro GPUs
HP this week upgraded its miniature Z2 Mini workstation with the latest Intel’s Core and Xeon E processors with up to six cores as well as professional-grade graphics cards...
11 by Anton Shilov on 7/20/2018