Processor scheduling is the allocation of a computer's processor power to specific tasks. The practice uses the term "scheduling" because it assigns a specific percentage of time the processor is ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. For context, CPPC, short for Collaborative Processor Performance Control, already helps operating systems figure out which CPU cores are fastest for a ...

AMD is working on a new extension for its Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) framework designed to improve operating system scheduling accuracy on modern processors. The technology, ...

Uber has introduced Normalized Compute Units (NCUs) to make CPU allocation more consistent across its highly heterogeneous ...

For developers, threading is an important issue that impacts game performance. Here's how task scheduling works in Apple Silicon games. Demands on GPU and CPUs are some of the most compute-intensive ...

Traditionally, OS like Windows and Linux do not have the capability to read the CPU boost frequencies directly from the firmware, but the AMD CPPC HighestFreq could change this forever. The new ...

Back in the 2.6.0-test days, there was a lot of concern that the 2.6 CPU scheduler wasn't up to the task. In particular, performance on higher-end systems - those with hyperthreaded processors, NUMA ...

Vineeth Pillai started off by noting that, while mitigations have been developed for the known Spectre vulnerabilities, they do not provide complete protection on systems where simultaneous ...

Tathagata serves as a tech journalist at XDA, where he delves into the intricacies of hardcore computer hardware. Leveraging his past experience in hardware inventory management, he offers a distinct ...