Workstation
Over the last decade or so, advancements in CPU and GPU architectures have combined extremely well with the relentless march of Moore's Law on the silicon front. Together, these have resulted in hand-held devices that have more computing power than huge and power-hungry machines from the turn of the century. On the desktop front, small form-factor (SFF) machines are now becoming a viable option for demanding professional use-cases. CAD, modeling, and simulation capabilities that required big iron servers or massive tower workstations just a few years back are now capable of being served by compact systems. Workstation notebooks integrating top-end mobile CPUs and professional graphics solutions from AMD (FirePro) or NVIDIA (Quadro Mobile / RTX Professional) have been around since the early 2000s. The advent...
The Supermicro X11SRA Motherboard Review: C422 based Workstation for Xeon-W
For many professionals, a consumer level board may not have the features needed to satisfy their needs. Typically these boards include additional network functions and can have more and...
63 by Joe Shields on 5/30/2018
HP Spring 2018 Range: ZBook, ZBook, ZBook
To match the launch of Intel's 8th Generation Core launches this week for mobile, HP is the next partner making some noise with new launches. Almost every cylinder from...
27 by Anton Shilov & Joe Shields on 4/5/2018
GIGABYTE's ThunderXStation with Dual Cavium ThunderX2 Arm SoCs
GIGABYTE this month introduced its ThunderXStation workstation based on two Cavium ThunderX2 processors featuring Armv8 architecture. The machine is primarily aimed at software developers porting or developing various applications...
23 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2018
HP Expands DaaS Offerings: Apple Devices, HP VR Solutions, and Tech Café Market
Today, HP announced a new set of Device as a Service (DaaS) offerings for customers and channel partners. Notably, this includes the reveal of DaaS offerings for Apple devices...
5 by Joe Shields on 2/15/2018
HP Z4 Workstations Get Xeon W and Core X, 18-Core
Today, HP has released information on the update to its Z4 workstation line. The Z4 workstation is now available with both Xeon W and Core-X based processors for the...
20 by Joe Shields on 2/5/2018
ZOTAC at CES 2018: Workstation Mini-PCs with NVIDIA Quadro
LAS VEGAS, NV — ZOTAC’s new lineup of workstations consists of three systems based on Intel’s quad-core Core i5-7500T processor and one of three GPUs: the NVIDIA Quadro P1000...
10 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2018
Lenovo Announces New ThinkStation P520/P520C and ThinkPad 52s: Up to 18 Core Xeon-W, Quadro Graphics
Today, Lenovo is announcing a new line of workstations under the ThinkStation P520 banner. Dubbed the ThinkStation P520 and ThinkStation P520C, the new workstations support Intel's new Xeon-W series...
26 by Joe Shields on 11/14/2017
ASUS Releases the WS X299 Pro Motherboard
ASUS has now released the WS X299 Pro, a motherboard designed to be a workstation level platform for X299 processors. None of the features seem to stand out as...
7 by Joe Shields on 10/31/2017
Dual Xeon Scalable Overclocking: ASUS WS C621E 'Sage' Workstation Motherboard Announced
ASUS has quietly announced a new motherboard: the WS C621E SAGE (or just 'Sage' for short). This workstation class board offers users dual Intel LGA-3647 sockets with CPUs up...
48 by Joe Shields on 10/24/2017
HP Announces ZBook x2: HP's First Detachable Workstation
Today at the Adobe MAX conference in Las Vegas, HP will showcase their new HP ZBook x2. The ZBook x2 will be HP's first detachable PC workstation, and, HP...
42 by Joe Shields on 10/18/2017
Best CPUs for Workstations 2017
In our series of Best CPU guides, here’s the latest update to our recommended workstation CPUs list. All numbers in the text are updated to reflect pricing at the...
3 by Ian Cutress on 10/2/2017
HP Updates Z8 Workstations: Up to 56 Cores, 3 TB RAM, 9 PCIe Slots, 1700W
HP has updated its most powerful dual-processor Z8 workstation line with the latest components. The new systems contain up to two Intel Skylake-SP Xeon CPUs with up to 56...
12 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2017
Dell Announces Updated Precision Workstation Lineup at SIGGRAPH: Refreshed Towers, Racks, and Laptop
This year, Dell is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their Precision Workstations. The first Precision workstation, the Workstation 400, was released in 1997 and consisted of a 128MB graphics...
29 by Joe Shields on 8/1/2017
Lenovo Unveils ThinkStation P320 Tiny SFF Workstation
Lenovo has unveiled a new ThinkStation model, the P320 Tiny, based on a Kaby Lake / Q270 platform with NVIDIA's Quadro P600 GPU. The unique aspect is the dimensions...
26 by Ganesh T S on 6/20/2017
HP Z2 Mini G3 Announced: Miniature Professional Workstation with Xeon and Quadro
This week HP has announced its new Z2 Mini G3 workstation, which weds a small form-factor with workstation-grade capabilities, along with rated reliability and performance. The new system can...
26 by Anton Shilov on 11/16/2016
ASUS X99-E-10G WS Motherboard Launched: Dual 10GBase-T Ethernet via an Integrated X550-AT2
When we wrote up our list of 10GBase-T capable consumer motherboards back in July, we noted that out of the two main ways to get 10GBase-T on a motherboard...
42 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2016
HP Unveils Third-Gen All-In-One Z1 Workstation: 4K Display, Intel Xeon, Professional Graphics
HP last week introduced its third-generation HP Z1 all-in-one workstation. The new system offers higher performance than its predecessor as well as a 4K resolution display. The new Z1...
27 by Anton Shilov on 4/25/2016
Lenovo Upgrades 2-Way ThinkStation Workstations with Intel Xeon E5 v4 CPUs
Lenovo this week upgraded its range of 2-way workstations with Intel’s new Xeon E5 v4 microprocessors as well as recently announced NVIDIA’s Quadro M6000 24 GB graphics card. The...
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More Greenlow Motherboards Announced: ASRock Rack’s C230 Series
On the back of Intel’s muted launch for the Xeon E3-1200 v5 platform, the server based business units from normal motherboards consumer facing companies are announcing their C230 series...
17 by Ian Cutress on 10/20/2015
Skylake Xeon Motherboards: GIGABYTE’s C230 Series Announced
With the new E3-1200 v5 processors announced today we also get a new series of workstation/server motherboards under the C230 series. Aside from standard workstation and Xeon markets that...
13 by Ian Cutress on 10/19/2015
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