It looks like the PowerEdge R6525 of the Dell rack server is already available with the EPYC Milan chip of AMD. Dell Canada has already has listed some of Zen 3 parts as processor options for the dual-socket 1U system, also their pricing and specifications.
Milan will feature the same configuration as Rome, which means the chips will come with eight compute dies and one I/O die. With some significant upgrades, the server processors will max out at 64 cores. AMD has moved to the Zen 3 microarchitecture for Milan, and TSMC’s reported 7nm+ process node.
The compatibility will not be an issue even for the previous generation motherboards because Milan seamlessly fits into the SP3 socket. It is expected that Milan will be operated within 120W to 280W thermal limits and provide similar features as Rome, such as the eight-channel support for PCIe 4.0 and DDR4.
The EPYC 7763 is an expected 64-core EPYX Zen 3 chips from AMD. This model features a 2.45 GHz base clock, an L3 cache of 256MB, and a 280W TDP. The EPYC 7713 seems to have similar specifications to the current EPYC 7662. The EPYC 7713 could have a price tag of 16.7% higher than the EPYC 7662. The EPYC 7543 has a 100 MHz lower base clock speed than the EPYC 7542. Coming to the price, it could cost 11.7% higher than the EPYC 7542.
AMD EPYC Milan Pricing (Image Source: Dell Canada)
It seems Milan is not much costly than Rome. The performance increase could come along with the price changes.
Australia’s Test tour of South Africa has been postponed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic as South Africa is combatting the second wave of COVID-19, a new form of the virus. Cricket Australia confirmed this news on late Tuesday evening.
The Australian Cricket Team was scheduled to fly South Africa for a three-Test series later this month but CA’s interim chief executive Nick Hockley said travelling to South Africa posed an “unacceptable” risk to the visitors.
Also, this decision means that Australia’s bid to play in the World Test Championship final, a sturdy goal of the captain of the Australian Cricket Team, Tim Paine, is now out of their hands.
“Following extensive due diligence with medical experts, it has become clear that traveling from Australia to South Africa at this current time poses an unacceptable level of health and safety risk to our players, support staff and the community,” Hockley said in a statement.
“We acknowledge the significant amount of work by CSA in planning for the tour, during which we made it clear that CA was prepared to take on additional cost and effort to make the series happen.”
“This decision has not been made lightly and we are extremely disappointed, especially given the importance of continuing international cricket at this time, our valued relationship with CSA, and our aspirations to compete in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.”
This was the second major tour of South Africa, which got cancelled in recent times after England yanked out of their trip in the middle through an ODI series after a South African cricketer from the team and two team hotel staff were tested positive for COVID-19. In contrast, the Pakistan women’s team will this week finish a white-ball tour played in Durban completely over the past few weeks, after Sri Lanka’s men’s team played two Test matches against South Africa over the new-year period.
This was also the second men’s Test tour of Australia that has been postponed in the last 12 months after drawing themselves out of a trip to Bangladesh last year. New dates for the Bangladesh or South Africa tours are yet to be announced.
A planned visit from Afghanistan for their first Test against Australia, also got postponed earlier this summer, and The Afghanistan Cricket Board released a statement in December announcing the match will be played in 2021, but this news is yet to be confirmed by CA.
Unless those left out tours or other new series are again added to the schedule, the Aussie men will now face a straight second year without any overseas Test matches as their next scheduled Test series on the International Cricket Council’s Future Tour schedule is the Ashes against England at their home soil next summer.
Australia has a T20 tour of New Zealand beginning this month with an 18-man squad, with many of its stars and first choices missing, including the likes of Steve Smith, David Warner, and Pat Cummins as they had been in the squad for the overlapping tour of South Africa. But CA has already confirmed that those players would not be available for the NZ tour even if the South Africa tour went ahead.
It could mean the back-end for the Sheffield Shield and Marsh One-Day Cup seasons could be administered with the country’s best long-form cricketers. That would also be a rare moment given the regularity of Australian overseas tours in February and March, albeit the Indian Premier League 2021, scheduled for the usual window of April-May, which materializes large for several Australia’s best cricketers ahead of the men’s T20 World Cup scheduled for India later this year.
“As difficult and disappointing a decision as this is, especially for Justin (Langer), Tim and the team, we have a duty of care to our people and their health and safety can’t be compromised,” Hockley said.
“We look forward to playing the series against CSA at a date to be confirmed in due course and we send CSA and the people of South Africa our very best wishes for a successful rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and a return to normality soon.”
Australia’s visit would have been their first Test tour since the heated and infamous series back in 2018 but the Australian Cricketers Association backed the decision.
“The Australian players were ready for the contest with South Africa, especially to support South African cricket at this time with the added challenge of making the final of the ICC Test Championship,” said the ACA’s interim chief executive, Joe Connellan.
“But this is the right call given the COVID data coming out of South Africa. It’s a decision based on the advice of the medical and health experts and that’s why the ACA supports it,” he further added.
OnePlus started exploring the budget segment the last year by launching the Nord 5G at a market-disrupting price segment. After this, you can say OnePlus gained some power in the budget segment and thus within few months launched two more budget-friendly smartphones than the OnePlus Nord 5G. Yes, we are talking about the Nord 10 5G and the Nord N100. Both these smartphones were launched globally and are available in select markets but not in India. Despite this, all the Nord series smartphones have gained quite a popularity.
According to Max Jambor, OnePlus will be dropping the prices of the Nord N10 5G and N100 on 8th February and he has also mentioned that the Nord N10 5G will be 299€ while the latter will be priced at 149€. Originally the starting prices of Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 were €349 and €199, respectively. The company will drop the prices by €50 on each of the two models.
OnePlus is dropping the price of the N10 5G and N100 on February 8th👀
The tipster shares this news and expecting if it any sign. Well if you are thinking about what sign it could be, then you can simply think that the company is willing to introduce another Nord device soon or another budget segment smartphone within this price segment. Usually, companies drop the prices of the predecessors to launch a new successor in the near future so that the prices o not clash and to keep the customers from confusing price ranges and tough decisions.
A few days ago, this tipster had shared that OnePlus will launch the successor of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G with the name OnePlus Nord N1 5G. So in order to fit the successor within the budget segment, the predecessor’s prices are usually dropped by the company to justify the pricing of the new device.
MediaTek has launched its first-ever 5G modem today. The company has named it as Helio M80. This 5G modem works with mmWave 5G networks. It is much faster than the previously offered Dimensity-branded mobile processors. This new modem includes Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), eight component carriers (8CC), Sub-6 GHz, and mmWave dual connectivity and carrier aggregation.
With this, MediaTek has joined the elite list of Samsung and Qualcomm who have the capabilities to offer ultrafast 5G connectivity. The Taiwanese chipmaker says that this new chipset, Helio M80, won’t be available this year. But it might be launched with the new smartphones next year, that is, by 2022.
The 5G modem can achieve a download speed and upload speed up to 7.67 Gbps and 3.76 Gbps. The company plans to expand its 5G-enabled portfolio to smartphones, PCs, Mi-Fi hotspots, broadband customer premise equipment (CPE), industrial IoT applications, and more. It is highly suggested that MediaTek might venture into the always-connected PC domain as well with its MediaTek T700 modem. To save battery consumption, MediaTek has introduced two technologies: UltraSave Network Environment Detection and UltraSave OTA Content Awareness.
Based on the kind of network you are in, it helps in adjusting power configuration and operating frequency. mmWave 5G Networks are accessed by only a small set of smartphones. Almost all of these devices are powered by various Samsung and Qualcomm mobile processors.
The new modem, Helio M80, will be different from both of them. Rather than just top-of-the-line smartphones, it will cater to relatively affordable smartphones with this technology. Thus, expanding the reach of 5G, one of the driving forces of the future.
The 2021 WNBA free agency has started off with a bang. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Candace Parker will be leaving the Los Angeles Sparks after 13 seasons to play for the Chicago Sky.
On Monday, the Sky officially announced that Parker will play in Chicago next season in a news release calling the deal “one of the biggest free-agent moves in the history of the WNBA.”
The Sky have been moving in the right direction the last few seasons under new coach James Wade, but they were eliminated in heartbreaking fashion in the 2019 playoffs.
“We have great players, we have great young players, we have great veterans. But Candace Parker is a once-in-a-generation-type player,” said Wade. “The fact that she’s a leader, Finals MVP, (league) MVP, all these things, the fact that she’s won on every level consistently. Every team doesn’t have that. Really nobody has ever signed a free agent like this. For us to be the team that has the biggest free-agency signing in league history is special. It means that our players are doing something right, our organization is doing something right,” he added.
The reigning Defensive Player of the Year became the No. 1 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft. She played her first 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, winning the MVP award twice and Finals MVP in 2016.
“Chicago is where my family raised me; where I first learned the game of basketball; and where I first fell in love with this orange ball,” said Parker in a statement. “I am excited to continue the next chapter of my career where it all began. To my new teammates, my new organization, and my new fans: I’m home.”
In her 13th season, Parker averaged 14.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists while shooting 51% from the field to finish third in MVP voting.
Manchester United outcast Marcos Rojo sealed a move back to Argentina through a free transfer recording to Fabrizio Romano on his Twitter account.
The Argentinian has barely featured in the last few years for Manchester United and was entering the last six months of his contract at Old Trafford. United had the option to either terminate his contract immediately or could have him on their books for another six months and then still lose for free to Boca juniors.
Marcos Rojo is leaving Manchester United for free – there’s no fee but salary saved. He’s joined Boca Juniors on a permanent deal, official and confirmed. 🇦🇷🔴 #mufc#boca
“Marcos Rojo has completed his transfer to Boca Juniors,” United said in a statement.
“The 30-year-old will return to his homeland on a permanent basis, after agreeing terms with the reigning Argentinian champions.”
Rojo spent the latter half of the 19/20 season with Estudiantes and is now back in Argentina with a legendary club, with tons of history behind them. Boca Juniors were the only club in the race for the player, and have now got their man.
At 30, Rojo brings a decent amount of experience at the top level of the sport, having competed in Europe’s top leagues with the best clubs. The defender has been contracted to the English club since 2014, having joined from Sporting Lisbon and has made 122 appearances for United.
It will be a while before Rojo can get back to action, though, since he is currently out with a calf injury.
JioPages 2.0.3 version is now released via Google Play Store. As usual, this update brings some notable changes. Here are all the additions and improvements you can notice.
Browse & read news in 3 more languages: Assamese, Odia & Punjabi
With this new addition, JioPages users can choose to browse & read the news in 12 languages (11 regional languages + English).
To change the language, you need to follow the mentioned path – Bottom Menu> Settings> Preference> Select App Language.
Play engaging quizzes
Play quizzes from 16+ categories like History, Politics, GK, Math, IPL & more.
To get access, there are two ways – JioPages Home screen> Quiz Shortcut> Play Quiz or JioPages Bottom menu> Quiz Shortcut> Play Quiz.
Reader Mode
It will make the view simplified, fonts will be bigger, distractions would be removed from the web page, the user will get settings options to change the color of the text, the font size for comfortable reading.
To enable it, follow Bottom Menu> Settings>Appearance>Switch on Reader Mode.
Save webpages as PDF or print
Save the webpage of your choice as a PDF. Users can also print any webpage from JioPages by connecting their printer.
Steps to follow – Got to webpage of your choice> Bottom Menu> Click on ‘PDF/Print’ option.
As per reports, Samsung is going to launch its two A-series smartphones in February 2021: Samsung Galaxy A52 5G (4G option will be also available) and Samsung Galaxy A32 4G. Samsung has already unveiled the Galaxy A32 5G a few days ago, the most affordable 5G handset to date. Now, some tipsters have revealed the color variants of both the upcoming phones of Samsung. Let’s quickly check them out.
As per reports, the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G will be available in four different color variants: Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, and Awesome Blue (source).
On the other hand, as per the tipsters, the Samsung Galaxy A32 4G will be available in four different color options: Black, Blue, White, and Lavender (source).
Now, let’s quickly check out the expected specifications of both the devices:
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G:
As of now, we don’t have any confirmed specifications of the Galaxy A52 5G. However, some leaks are suggesting that this phone will feature a 6.5-inch Infinity-O display and a thickness of 8.4mm. The 5G variant of this phone is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 750G chipset whereas the 4G variant could be powered by the Snapdragon 720G chipset. The Galaxy A52 is expected to run on Android 11 OS and probably feature a quad rear camera setup having a 64MP primary sensor. In terms of availability, the Galaxy A52 is expected to arrive in the market before H1 2021 ends at a price tag of under $500.
This device has recently appeared on the TENAA certification website with model number SM-A5260, showing that it will run on Android 11 OS, powered by a 4,500mAH battery, and will flaunt a 6.46-inch FHD+ AMOLED display (source).
As per reports, the Galaxy A32 4G will be powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage (expected). Regarding the display, this phone will have a 6.5-inch HD+ (720 x 1600 pixels) IPS LCD dewdrop panel.
Coming to its camera section, this phone will offer a quad rear camera setup that includes a 48MP f/1.8 primary sensor along with an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide sensor, a 5MP f/2.4 macro, and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor. For selfies, this phone will have a 13MP selfie snapper at the front. The Galaxy A32 4G will be fueled up by a big 5,000mAH battery with 15W of fast charging. In terms of connectivity, there will be everything except 5G.
In 2020, both AMD and NVIDIA introduced their flagship GPUs that were absolutely game-changing because of the insane performance bump compared to last-gen. It is the first time AMD has rightfully challenged NVIDIA with its GPUs and both their flagship Radeon RX 6800XT and GeForce RTX 3080 are insanely powerful.
We have tested both of these GPUs in various games and productivity tasks and honestly, the competition is so fierce the ultimate choice can be a real tough choice for you as well. AMD has delivered significant performance against its sole rival, which has its own advantage of DLSS and a matured ray tracing performance.
In terms of raw horsepower, AMD and NVIDIA are toe-to-toe with each other and you cannot deny that each has its lead in optimized gaming titles. However, NVIDIA enjoys some exclusive features like DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, NVIDIA Broadcast, while AMD has features like Rage Mode, Smart Access Memory, Radeon Anti-lag.
NVIDIA has a bit mature gaming software while AMD has sweet for a creator with its extra VRAM. So, here’s a quick look at the benchmarks and comparisons of both the GPUs:
AMD has always been the number one choice for creators and professionals; that’s why Apple still prefers it. So, with 16GB VRAM across all the new GPUs, we knew AMD would have a slight advantage over NVIDIA, and that’s the case in all of the productivity benchmarks:
You can clearly see in almost all the productivity benchmarks AMD has a lead over NVIDIA’s flagship RTX 3080, showing how these new RX 6000 series GPUs are good for content creation. However, in one area AMD still lacks by some margin is in ray tracing, as you see in the Port Royal test, which is a ray tracing test, NVIDIA is ahead of AMD.
Overall, if you are a creator and gamer, buying a Radeon RX 6800XT would definitely make sense as an extra amount of VRAM can be used by a lot of productivity applications.
Gaming
In gaming, this is the first AMD has almost matched as well as beaten NVIDIA when it comes to raw gaming performance. However, NVIDIA enjoys its own creation i.e. DLSS, that gives them a slight advantage as well as a wide number of games with NVIDIA RTX support.
But considering AMD’s first huge effort to challenge NVIDIA, I am surprised how the Red team’s GPUs have performed toe-to-toe against team Green.
Now here’s testing the RX 6800XT with the Ryzen 7 5800X and putting it against the RTX 3080:
FIFA 21
NFS Heat
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Control
Minecraft Dungeons
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
As you see in the benchmarks, the Radeon RX 6800XT gives the RTX 3080 in many games, especially in 1440p, the performance of the AMD GPU is similar or even better in most titles. In titles like Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Cyberpunk 2077 and NFS Heat, while you see in 1440p AMD gives better performance than NVIDIA.
A few years ago, this kind of performance from AMD was unimaginable, but this time AMD has nailed it with a flagship RX 6800XT and crushes or touch the RTX 3080 level performance coming in at lower price points. But, NVIDIA with its years of experience in the gaming area has its own advantage and still, ray tracing performance is better on NVIDIA GPUs.
Here are some more benchmarks comparing the RX 6800 GPU series GPUs with RTX 3080 paired with aRyzen 7 5800X:
Watch Dogs Legion
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Far Cry New Dawn
CS:GO
In these last few games, you will see AMD is leading ahead of NVIDIA, and this is surprising that even the RX 6800 is challenging the RTX 3080. If it’s an AMD optimized title, AMD enjoys a huge lead over NVIDIA but strangely even though the 4K performance is quite similar to both of RTX 3080 and RX 6800XT, but in 1440p, AMD leads in almost all games.
If you cast aside NVIDIA’s DLSS advantage, both GPUs are very similar to each other, and most of the times the Radeon RX 6800XT is more powerful in terms of raw performance. However, AMD’s Radeon software is not up to the mark in front of NVIDIA’s mature GeForce Experience, and you cannot forget DLSS 2.0 is magical in a lot of titles which support it.
Note: This performance of the AMD GPUs are on the reference models, not even the better performing OEM customized GPUs. However, the RTX 3080 is a custom ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo, so the reference NVIDIA GPU will have somewhat lower performance than this.
Verdict
If you want a gaming GPU, you cannot be fooled as both GPU are very powerful and very competitive with each other but if you end up deciding which GPU to go for then it will be a close call. In 1440p, the performance is kind of inclined to AMD if DLSS is turned off for NVIDIA but if it’s on then you the almost same performance.
In 4K, the performance is similar to when DLSS is off, but the games which support it has a prior advantage as with RTX and DLSS ON you get almost to a little performance dip, further enhancing the gaming experience. So, if you are a gamer and want those NVIDIA advantages, then RTX 3080 would still make sense.
Whereas AMD needs to bring a DLSS alternative to cut NVIDIA’s advantages, but this doesn’t mean the Radeon RX 6800XT is bad, because its raw performance is giving NVIDIA shivers. If you are a creator or professional who needs those extra 16GB VRAM, then AMD is your rightful choice productivity and gaming.
Now, talking about availability, it is sad to say both AMD and NVIDIA face huge availability issues while AMD is on the worse side as you cannot get a single RX 6000 series GPUs right now. NVIDIA’s situation is still better but overpriced, and RTX 3080 is to be found nowhere, putting both of these GPUs on the same page.
If you do end up getting both at right prices, then it depends on you to choose whether you want a matured ray tracing performance with DLSS and some more NVIDIA advantages or enjoy AMD’s raw graphics horsepower while even utilizing it for productivity.
Samsung is back with the extension of its custom skin UI, One UI 3.0. This Thursday, the company officially introduces it and preserves its commitment towards its huge fan base. Here are all the features and improvement details of the new One UI 3.0.
Here is the list of the Samsung Smartphones that will receive the update, in the beginning, starting today. (Across Korea, the US, and most markets in Europe)
Samsung Galaxy S20
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
In the queue, there is more smartphone which will receive the same update in the coming weeks.
