We recently reviewed the latest Intel Optane P5800X SSDs that can take advantage of PCIe Gen4 (outside of AMD platforms) thanks to the latest Intel CPUs. Optane SSDs in servers make a lot of sense, the incredible performance profile makes caching and tiering exceedingly useful. For professional users with hungry applications though, purposing enterprise tech
In Q1 2021, Intel launched their NUC 11 line of systems which come equipped with 11th Gen Intel Core processors and are broken into four different categories: Enthusiast (Phantom Canyon), Performance (Panther Canyon), Pro (Tiger Canyon), and Compute Element (Elk Bay). Each one of these categories is unique and built for a different type of
The HP Z family has been a stalwart line of professional-grade PCs created to meet the needs of intensive use applications like those used by design professionals and data scientists. With the new G8 series of systems (yes, HP jumped from G5 to G8) HP launches with the new Intel 11th Gen Core (Rocket Lake)
The Intel NUC 11 family is broken into several categories: Enthusiast (Phantom Canyon), Performance (Panther Canyon), Pro (Tiger Canyon), and Compute Element (Elk Bay). Each one of these is unique and built for a different purpose. For example, the Pro is designed for edge computing and office use and comes in a small square case.
Lenovo added another workstation to its ThinkStation family with the introduction of the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 last year. This isn’t just another new weapon in the arsenal of workstations the company rolls out, the P620 was the first professional workstation powered by AMD’s brand-new Ryzen Threadripper PRO processor. This AMD CPU brings 64 cores to
The MSI Cubi 5 10M is an energy-efficient, yet rather powerful mini-desktop. The MSI Cubi 5 10M supports a 10th Gen Intel U-Processor (up to i7), 2x DDR4 2666MHz SO-DIMMs (up to 64GB), WiFi 6 using the Intel Wireless AC 9462 or Intel Wireless AX201, and a maximum of 1 x M.2 SSD and 1
The HP ZCentral 4R Workstation is a 1U, rackmount system for maximum compute density. The multi-layered name implies both the use of the company’s “Z” performance as well as HP ZCentral Remote Boost, for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). The main selling point is that leveraging the company’s remote workstation solution allows power users to work
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 is the newest from the company’s popular line of mobile workstations. Lenovo built this laptop as an affordable option specifically for entry to midrange technical users and to tackle professional use cases, such as in architecture, design, healthcare, and entertainment media. It’s also specced for prosumers just looking for
The new HP Z2 Mini G5 is the company’s a super-compact workstation that can output some pretty solid performance despite its tiny form factor, as this high-end machine is built to excel in simultaneously running 3D design projects and multiple pro apps. Interestingly enough, HP also indicates that the Z2 Mini G5 can be used
The Lenovo ThinkStation P920 Workstation Tower is a beast and is highly configurable to put up big numbers and make quick work of many different types of workloads. With up to three NVIDIA Quadro GV100s, you have the most powerful GPUs NVIDIA makes for workloads that require extremely fast HBM2 memory; or if your workload
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