This week NVIDIA launched their high-end RTX Spark N1X platform. Bringing their powerful GB10 SoC to Windows for the first time, the company is seeking to remake the Windows laptop market with their powerful, AI-focused SoC The post NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X Launch Overview: NVIDIA Arms Windows appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We review the Microsoft Surface Ultra to see how the NVIDIA RTX Spark powered laptop fares and try to answer who the platform is for The post Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra 128GB Review appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At OCP 2026, we saw an AMD Helios AI rack switch tray, the HPE Juniper QFX5252. This just looks super cool The post This is the AMD Helios HPE Juniper QFX5252 Switch Tray at OCP 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We tour a secretive AWS networking lab to see innovation from management switches up to 102.4T switches, encryption, timing, optics, and more The post Inside the Secretive AWS Networking Lab appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Cisco and NVIDIA team up announcing a new USFP form factor for 400G SerDes lanes. Cisco also has a few new Silicon One offerings The post New USFP Pluggable Optics Form Factor for Higher Speeds from Cisco and NVIDIA appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Intel today has unveiled its official performance specifications and branding for its upcoming "Crescent Island" data center AI inference cards. Going under the name Intel GPU D-Series, the D270 will offer 1.3 PLFOPs of dense FP8 and 1.5TB/second of memory bandwidth The post Intel’s Crescent Island AI Server GPU Gets a Name and Specs: Meet the Intel GPU D-Series appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The new Structera X 3406 and Structera X 3506 offer six channels and up to 18 DIMMs per controller for CXL 3.2 memory expansion The post Marvell Structera X 3406 and 3506 CXL 3.2 Memory Expanders appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Following the recent launch of AMD's EPYC 8005 Sorano server CPUs, we are taking a look at the various SKU options among chips, and what configurations offer the best value for different needs The post AMD EPYC 8005 SKU List and Value Analysis: Mainstream Sorano’s Big Stride appeared first on ServeTheHome.

SPEC has released version 15.0.1 of SPECviewperf Linux Edition, bringing a slew of upgrades and official Arm support to Linux's key workstation graphics benchmark suite. We are taking a look at those changes, and what performance is like on some modern systems The post SPECviewperf 15.0.1 Linux Edition Released: Linux’s Key Graphics Benchmark Adds Arm Support appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Today we are taking a look at GMKtec's latest Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini-PC, the EVO-X3, an interesting AI workstation with the added twist of an OCuLink Port The post GMKtec EVO-X3 Mini-PC Review Looking at a 128GB AMD Local AI Box appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The new Xsight Labs E1L DPU brings lower core counts (8-22 Arm Neoverse N2 cores), plenty of PCIe Gen5 and 200Gbps networking into a lower power form factor The post Xsight Labs E1L DPU for Lower-Power 200Gbps DPUs appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The Kioxia LD4 is a higher-capacity E1.L NVMe SSD designed to cram a lot of sorage while taking a minimal amount of faceplate area The post Kioxia LD4 E1.L QLC NVMe SSD Announced appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Microsoft today launched its first two NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered systems, the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev box. Aimed at developers and other professionals, the high-end systems offer a fresh face to NVIDIA and Microsoft's Arm ecosystem efforts The post Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop Ultra, Surface RTX Spark Dev Box appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We test the Gigabyte W775-V10-L01, including getting over 2.2B tokens/ day on the Blackwell Ultra GPU, 800Gbps from the ConnectX-8 SuperNIC, and testing the NVIDIA Grace CPU with the C2C link between it and the GPU The post Gigabyte W775-V10-L01 Hands-on Bringing NVIDIA GB300 Deskside appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We test the Kioxia CM9-R at 15.36TB capacity. This is a fast drive that is a top-tier option for x86 and Arm PCIe Gen5 servers The post Kioxia CM9-R 15.36TB E3.S NVMe SSD Review appeared first on ServeTheHome.

With Intel's Xeon 6+ "Clearwater Forest" CPUs now shipping in volume, we are taking a look at the various SKU options among chips, and what configurations offer the best value for different needs The post Intel Xeon 6+ SKU List and Value Analysis: Clearwater Forest Runs Wide appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The NVIDIA DGX Spark 64GB is launching with a $4999 price as the 128GB model jumps to $6950 pushed by memory pricing The post NVIDIA DGX Spark 64GB Launched and Big 128GB GB10 Price Increases appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We saw BiCS NAND under the microscope at FMS 2026, and thought our readers might like to see close-ups of the packages The post This is BiCS NAND Close Up from Kioxia and Sandisk appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We checked out the F5 lab getting over 3x the performance from the same GPU cluster using F5 BIG-IP NEXT for Kubernetes The post Touring the F5 BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes Lab to Make AI Clusters More Efficient appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Today we are taking a look at Gigabyte's TRX50 AERO D motherboard. Aimed at the high-end desktop market, Gigabyte has designed the AERO D to be a basic but effective pairing for AMD's Threadripper 9000 processors The post Gigabyte TRX50 AERO D Motherboard Review appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We go into the AMD EPYC 9006 series and how the line-up aligns to the demand seens in the era of agentic AI The post Where We Expect AMD EPYC 9006 CPUs in the era of Agentic AI appeared first on ServeTheHome.

NVIDIA is taking on agentic AI security with the new Open Agent Safety Platform and OpenShell 0.1.0 frameworks The post NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform Launched appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At the ASUS AI Tech 2026 day in Seoul, South Korea, the company brought together its partners, customers, and suppliers and I hosted a panel The post ASUS AI Tech 2026 Seoul South Korea appeared first on ServeTheHome.

This week Qualcomm unveiled its next generation of high-end mobile SoCs: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, and Elite Extreme Gen 6. The flagship chips bring a slew of new features to the table, including new Oryon CPU cores, GPU matrix cores, and LPDDR6 support The post Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Elite Extreme Gen 6: Next Gen Flagship Mobile Chips appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The launch of AMD’s next-gen EPYC 9006 processors is quickly approaching. Today we are looking at AMD’s complete 6th gen EPYC lineup, and what to expect from the company between now and late 2027 The post AMD Takes the Lid off of Next-Gen EPYC 9006 Venice As Zen 6 Comes to Servers appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We review the ASRock Rack SORANOD8-2L2T which is a new motherboard providing lots of connectivity for the AMD EPYC 8005 Sorano series The post ASRock Rack SORANOD8-2L2T Review A New AMD EPYC 8005 Sorano Motherboard appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At Qualcomm Summit 2026, the company announced that Qualcomm will start to support Snapdragon X2 on Debian and Ubuntu The post Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X2 Debian and Ubuntu Support in 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

NVIDIA this week has launched DSX Ready, a new qualification program for data center cooling and power hardware, for use with constructing AI data centers based on NVIDIA's DSX AI factory blueprint The post NVIDIA Announces DSX Ready Qualification Program for Data Center Power and Cooling Hardware appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We test the Qotom Q30952UE that delivers two SFP+ 10G ports and six 2.5GbE ports in a little black box with many surprises The post Qotom Q30952UE Review the New Black Box for 10G Networking appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We take a look at the NVIDIA MMS1X00-N5400 which are 500m QSFP112 modules desgined to link devices at up to 500m distances The post NVIDIA MMS1X00-N5400 QSFP112 1310NM 400Gbps Optic Quick Look appeared first on ServeTheHome.

In our STH Q3 2026 Letter from the Editor we go into all that has happend in Q3 from the changing industry, to the behind-the-scenes The post STH Q3 2026 Letter from the Editor A Moving Target appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The Kioxia XL1 is an XL-FLASH Generation 2 NAND device that is attached to a system as a 512GB memory expansion device via CXL The post Kioxia XL1 CXL XL-FLASH NAND Device Shown appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We travel to the Arm ATE lab to see what goes into bringing up a new Arm server processor, the Arm AGI CPU. It is lab tour time! The post Inside the lab where the Arm AGI CPU is brought to life appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At its investor day, onsemi announced its new Embedded Power Platform for AI racks, automotive, and industrial applications The post onsemi Embedded Power Platform Announced appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Astera Labs is launching a new generation of Leo smart memory controllers. The Leo 2 series adds support for CXL 3.2 and PCIe Gen6, while the ambitious Leo X brings the ability to attach memory expanders directly to the fabric networks of AI accelerators The post Astera Labs Releases Leo 2 CXL Memory Controllers and Leo X Controller for Rackscale Fabric-Attached Memory appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Today we are taking a look at Dell's 16-inch laptop for mainstream business segment, the AMD-based Dell Pro 5 16. The pro laptop hits all the high notes, pairing an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 470 processor with great modularity and a good balance between size, weight, and performance The post Dell Pro 5 16 (AMD) Laptop Review appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At Hot Chips 2026, Infineon presented a case for using RISC-V in various automotive processors in next-generation cars The post Infineon RISC-V for Automotive at Hot Chips 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

d-Matrix and NVIDIA announced that d-Matrix will use NVLink Fusion to scale up and out with its next-gen Raptor AI accelerators The post d-Matrix Joins the NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Platform appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Today we are taking a look at ASUS's premium motherboard for the new Xeon 600 workstation platform, the Pro WS W890E-SAGE SE. A showcase for the platform, the SAGE SE supports Xeon 600's full capabilities, while looking to appeal to both businesses and enthusiasts alike The post ASUS Pro WS W890E-SAGE SE Motherboard Review appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Qualcomm disclosed more on its next-gen Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU that will power next-gen devices The post Qualcomm Talks Next-Gen Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU appeared first on ServeTheHome.

The new Arm Neoverse CSS N4 IP is out so companies can quickly build next-generation power-efficient PCIe Gen7 CPUs The post Arm Neoverse CSS N4 Launched for Next-Gen CPUs and DPUs appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Next in our Ubiquiti switch series is the Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Pro-XG-10-PoE. This is an upgrade to the Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Pro-XG-8-PoE we reviewed, adding more ports, more PoE power budget, and a few more neat features. At the time of this review, this is a $699 device, a notable increase over the $499 lower-end model. As a […] The post Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Pro-XG-10-PoE Review A Sweet 10GbE Switch appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Canonical gave a talk about the state of enterprise open source with RISC-V at Hot Chips 2026 as we move toward broader adoption The post Canonical Evolution of Enterprise Open Source RISC-V at Hot Chips 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At Computex 2026 QNAP was showing off a pair of new managed enterprise switches. The QSW-M2130 and 2130P offer 24x 2.5GbE ports and 6x 10GbE ports with both RJ45 and SFP+ backhaul connectivity The post QNAP QSW-M2130 2.5GbE and 10GbE Switches Shown appeared first on ServeTheHome.

Subscribe to our newsletters to stay up to date on the latest reviews and coverage from STH and more delivered to your inbox The post STH Weekly Newsletters You Want to Subscribe in Q3 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At IFA 2026, AMD announced their Threadripper Halo Station, a high-end workstation for AI developers that combines AMD's Threadripper Pro CPU and Instinct MI350P accelerators The post AMD Announces Threadripper Halo Station: A High-End AI-Centric Developer Workstation appeared first on ServeTheHome.

We test the MikroTik CRS804-4DDQ-hRM a 4-port 400GbE network switch that we have been using for local AI clusters The post Cheap Desktop 400GbE Switch MikroTik CRS804-4DDQ-hRM Review appeared first on ServeTheHome.

At Hot Chips 2026, we got an update on RISC-V standards and adoption as RVA23 has become the new standard The post Update on RISC-V Standards and Adoption at Hot Chips 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

NVIDIA discussed CUDA for RISC-V and RISC-V in the context of NVLink Fusion systems at Hot Chips 2026 in a neat presentation The post NVIDIA RISC-V for NVIDIA GPUs at Hot Chips 2026 appeared first on ServeTheHome.

NVIDIA and MediaTek have inked a new deal this week that more closely ties together the two companies financially and technologically. With NVIDIA investing $3.5B into the Taiwanese fabless chip designer, MediaTek will now offer the NVLink Fusion platform to customers designing custom XPUs at MediaTek The post NVIDIA and Mediatek Ink $3.5B Investment Deal, Accelerate NVLink Fusion Adoption appeared first on ServeTheHome.