2.5 Admins 17: CPU change

How Intel and AMD have fought it out over the years, Apple changes the industry with their M1 SoC, and we repeat the mantra that RAID is not a backup.

 

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A history of Intel vs. AMD desktop performance, with CPU charts galore

Hands-on with the Apple M1—a seriously fast x86 competitor

Intel’s Disruption is Now Complete

 

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