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224 new Intel cores can’t handle 128 old AMD cores. The first tests of CPU Xeon generation Sapphire Rapids-SP appeared
The first tests of Intel Xeon processors of the Sapphire Rapids-SP generation appeared on the Web. These are still engineering samples, but it is still interesting to look at the results.
We tested systems with four Xeon Platinum 8480+ and four Xeon Platinum 8450H. The first contains 56 cores, while the second has only 28 cores.
The tests were done in Sisoft Sandra, so they may not match real-world results, but it’s still better than nothing. Also for comparison, the source took the results of a system with four 28-core Xeon Platinum 8280L of the current generation and two 64-core AMD Epyc 7742.
In the arithmetic test, for which single-threaded performance is important, the results of the new Intel CPUs are not yet impressive. Yes, Xeon Platinum 8480+ is slightly faster than Epyc 7742, but, firstly, only a little, secondly, the result of Xeon Platinum 8280L is almost the same, and thirdly, new Intel CPUs will already compete with the next generation of Epyc Genoa processors on Zen 4 architecture, which will also offer up to 96 cores.
As far as multimedia tests are concerned, both Intel’s new products are significantly behind the current Epyc processors, despite the huge difference in the number of cores in the case of the Xeon Platinum 8480+. That is, in tasks where all cores are involved, Intel’s new products look weak against the background of current AMD CPUs.

Components
Some motherboards will turn the Core i9-13900K into a power consumption monster. The power limit will increase to 350W

Intel can make the Core i9-13900K even more attractive with a new auto-overclocking mode.
The source reports that some motherboards based on 700-series chipsets will allow you to activate an increased power limit. In this case, we are talking about a value of 350 watts. For comparison, Alder Lake has a maximum of 241 watts.
The values of PL1 and PL2 for the new CPUs will hardly change and will amount to 125 and 253 W, respectively. But there will also be an opportunity to remove the limit, thanks to which the Core i9-13900K will be able to consume up to 350 watts. In this case, of course, the motherboard will need a powerful power supply subsystem, and the processor will need a productive CO.
CPU performance in this mode can increase by 15%, although this will depend on the tasks. Whether the Core i9-13900KS, which was previously assigned a frequency of up to 6 GHz, will be released under such conditions is now unclear.
News
In 10 years, there will be about 70,000 satellites in Earth orbit.

About 70,000 spacecraft could be in Earth orbit by 2032. Sergey Boev, chief designer of the missile attack warning system, general director of Vympel IAC, spoke about this within the framework of the Army-2022 forum.
“The population density of space objects is increasing, which creates a significant threat of collisions. Now the United States, the EU countries, China and India are announcing the creation of their own megagroups of hundreds and even thousands of devices. According to our forecasts, within 10 years, the constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit can increase to 70,000 operating spacecraft“, – he said.
Boev noted that such a number of functioning satellites will be accompanied by an abundance of space debris, which will greatly complicate the situation.
“All this needs to be controlled. It is necessary to improve the capabilities of the domestic space control system, increase the domestic space constellation, create small-sized spacecraft and space control tools, and need the ability to exchange information with other systems“, – said Sergey Boev.
Phones
Android 13 fixes over 150 bugs on Pixel smartphones

Recently, Google unexpectedly released the final version of the Android 13 OS, which became available for Pixel smartphones. And, it seems, the owners of such devices should install it now.
It turned out that in Android 13, the search giant fixed a huge number of bugs that existed in Pixel smartphones. More specifically, the list includes 151 issues that Google has fixed in the update.
In particular, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro have a much better in-display fingerprint scanner, the slowness of which many have complained about. We also fixed the issue with double-tap to wake up the screen, Always-On Display, auto-brightness, auto-rotate the screen, and more. Users of the new Pixels say that smartphones have simply become faster and more stable.
As a reminder, Android 13 is available for Google models starting with the Pixel 4 line.
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