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Almost all parameters are unknown The Chinese company Loongson produces not only some of the most modern Chinese processors, but also GPUs. And its new development is designed to compete with Nvidia accelerators for AI, although they are far from the most productive and modern. [caption id="attachment_85288" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Loongson introduced LG200 AI accelerator[/caption] The accelerator (or its GPU) is called LG200. The characteristics of this solution, unfortunately, are unknown. The block diagram shows that the GPU consists of 16 small ALUs, four large ALUs, and one huge ALU or special purpose unit. Loongson introduced LG200 AI accelerator But the performance is known, albeit for the whole node: from 256 GFLOPS to 1 TFLOPS. Here, unfortunately, the details are again unknown, so it is unclear for which mode the performance is indicated, but even if it is FP64, the figure is quite modest, since modern monsters Nvidia and AMD offer 50-60 TFLOPS or more. At the same time, Loongson’s solution is a GPGPU, that is, it supports general-purpose computing. Unfortunately, there are no details here yet. Separately, we can recall that Loongson promised next year to release a video card that can compete with the Radeon RX 550 , whose performance (FP32) is just over 1.1 TFLOPS. It is possible that the LG200 will be a direct relative of this adapter.

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Private deployment of SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2

The information found in the official documentation is not very extensive, and this blog post hopes to extend on the information found there. I have already blogged about private deployment with SQL Server Compact 4.0, and have an overview post here.  SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 requires the following software: The OS must be Windows XP SP3 or higher: For applications targeting .NET 3.5 SP1, no additional software is required. For applications targeting .NET 4.0, either .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the VC++ 2005 SP1 redistributable (for x86 and/or x64) is required. Make sure the 3.5 SP2 runtime is properly installed, on x64 machines you must install both the x86 and x64 runtimes. Let us assume that the requirements above are fulfilled (notice that Windows 7 includes .NET 3.5 SP1). So what else is required – let’s make a Console app and find out! Our goal is to create an application, that runs without SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 already installed, on both x64 and x86 systems. Notice that the instructions below works, no matter if your application targets “x86” (the 32 bit .NET Framework on all platforms, “Any CPU” (either the 32 or 64 bit .NET Framework), or x64 (the 64 bit Framework exclusively). In Visual Studio, create a new Console project: Now we must include the unmanaged SQL Server Compact C++ runtime files, each set of files in their own folder, which are platform specific. So create 2 folders in the project, one named x86 for the 32 bit files, and one named AMD64 (not x64!) for the 64 bit files. NOTE: This convention, based on the value of the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE environment variable is a special SQL Server Compact feature. Now we must locate the required files. If you are using a 32 bit machine, only the 32 bit files are installed on your machine, and you must manually extract the 64 bit files to a folder as described here. I am using (like most these days) a x64 machine, and it has the  most recent files for both platforms already installed. Make sure that all files you include have the exact same file version, or you will fail. The 3.5 SP2 file version is 3.5.8080.0, you can view the file version in Windows Explorer. The files in the “C:Program Files” folder are all 64 bit files, and the files in the “C:Program Files (x86)” folder are all 32 bit files (on x64 systems) The files you need to add are: sqlceca35.dll sqlcecompact35.dll sqlceer35EN.dll sqlceme35.dll sqlceoledb35.dll sqlceqp35.dll sqlcese35.dll So, add the files from C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.5 to the AMD64 project folder, using Add, Existing Item (make sure to change the filter to “All files”): Make sure all files are included with Build Action = Content, and Copy to Output Directory = Copy Always: Then add files from C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.5 to the x86 project folder, in the same way: Finally, add the ADO.NET provider (System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll) to the project root, add this file form the C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server Compact Editionv3.5Private (!) folder. Also set this file as Content, Copy Always: Now add a reference to the ADO.NET provider in the root project folder: Make sure the Version (Assembly Version) is 3.5.1.50, that indicates that it is the correct file: Now build the project, and look in the bin/debug folder, to make sure all files are copied with the project output. You can now test that private deployment works either by uninstalling the 3.5 SP2 runtimes or on a PC without the runtimes installed. If you are using only ADO.NET “Classic” (no LINQ to SQL or Entity Framework), this is all you need for private deployment. If you initialize a LINQ to SQL DataContext with a SqlCeConnection object, as I describe here, no additional configuration is required. If you depend on the DbProvider API (LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework does), you must add the following to your project’s app.config:

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The trouble with Any CPU–Prefer 32 bit–BadImageFormatException

In my previous 2 blog posts here and here, I have briefly mentioned the new default Target Platform for new .NET 4.5/4.5.1 projects in Visual Studio 2012/2013. To be perfectly honest, it was not exactly clear why this was an issue with the SQL Server Compact ADO.NET provider, so I decided to dig a little deeper. To read more about the new default Platform target option introduced in .NET 4.5, see the MSDN documentation here, and the blog post here. Why is this Target platform an issue for the SQL Server Compact provider? Let’s find out how the provider detects if it is running on a x86 or x64 (AMD64) system. In .NET 4.0, two new properties were introduced, System.Environment.Is64BitProcess and System.Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem (for a nice overview of their implementation see this blog post. But the provider code is old, and uses a different method: It looks at the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE environment variable, and assumes that it reflects the value of the current process bitness (possible values are x86 and AMD64 on a Intel x64 system). In fact, it first looks in the .exe folder for a valid version of sqlceme40.dll, and if not found, then in a subfolder named after the processor architecture (ie x86 or AMD64). In order to test how an app responds, I then made a small .NET 4.5 console app to test the values of the new Environment properties and the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE value. I added the SQL Server Compact NuGet package (Microsoft.SqlServer.Compact) to test how the engine responds using Private Deployment under the four different Target Platform options. And I uninstalled the SQL Server Compact 4.0 runtime from Add/Remove Programs, so it is no longer in the GAC. string path = @"c:temptest.sdf"; Console.WriteLine("Is64BitOS: " + System.Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem); Console.WriteLine("Is64BitProc: " + System.Environment.Is64BitProcess); Console.WriteLine("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: " + System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE")); Console.ReadKey(); if (System.IO.File.Exists(path)) System.IO.File.Delete(path); using (SqlCeEngine engine = new SqlCeEngine(string.Format("Data Source={0}", path))) { engine.CreateDatabase(); } 1: Output with Any CPU, Prefer 32 bit: Is64BitOS: True Is64BitProc: False PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: AMD64 And getting error: Unable to load the native components of SQL Server Compact corresponding to the ADO.NET provider of version 8876. As you can see even if it is a 32 bit process, the PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE variable has the “wrong” value, causing the SQL Server Compact ADO.NET provider System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll to try to load the dll files from the AMD64 folder in a 32 bit process. 2: Output with Any CPU, Prefer 32 bit unchecked: Is64BitOS: True Is64BitProc: True PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: AMD64 - and no errors 3: Output with x64: Is64BitOS: True Is64BitProc: True PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: AMD64 - and no errors 4: Output with x86: Is64BitOS: True Is64BitProc: False PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: x86 - and no errors Hopefully this blog post will prevent some form getting bitten by this “issue”, which also affects the SQLite ADO.NET provider.

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True, only server ones Samsung, it seems, can finally compete more seriously with TSMC in the semiconductor market. It is reported that the Korean giant will even receive orders for AMD processors. [caption id="attachment_82935" align="aligncenter" width="780"] AMD processors[/caption] More precisely, Samsung will allegedly produce Prometheus server processors based on Zen 5c cores. True, only low-end models, while the top ones will still be produced by TSMC, and using a 3 nm process technology, that is, apparently, they will be much more energy efficient. New AMD processors will be produced by Samsung Samsung's achievement is that it was able to achieve a die yield rate of 70%, which matches TSMC's figure, which means that there can be more production and it can be cheaper. For AMD, this is an opportunity to diversify risks, which is important given how heavily TSMC’s capacity has been loaded lately. This is also important from the point of view that the current year has shown how critical AI will be for the market in the near future, and this in turn creates a huge demand for corresponding accelerators. And it may turn out that manufacturers will opt to produce more of the corresponding chips, sacrificing consumer CPUs and/or GPUs. In this scenario, an additional manufacturer with a modern technological process will definitely not be superfluous.

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Based on RISC-V cores The Chinese company SophGo is developing a processor based on the RISC-V architecture, using solutions from the American company SiFive. [caption id="attachment_82463" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 64-core processor[/caption] The processor, called the SG2380, has 16 SiFive P670 cores, each roughly equivalent in performance to a Cortex-A77, a SiFive X280 AI/ML accelerator, and an AXT-16-512 GPU from Imagination Technologies. The Chinese company SophGo is creating a 64-core processor based on American SiFive technologies In addition, SophGo has already announced the SG2044 SoC, which will be released next year. It will already offer 64 processor cores, support for PCIe 5.0 and LPDDR5x. Both solutions will be produced using the 12 nm process technology, apparently at the facilities of the Chinese SMIC, since initially the SiFive cores, which SophGo uses, are focused on much more modern technology processes. Thus, SophGo is not subject to the latest US sanctions, since they do not apply to the RISC-V architecture. The popularity of this architecture has been growing recently, and American sanctions may make RISC-V an even more popular solution specifically in China.

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The regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 appears to have a GPU clock of 770 MHz Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphones, as you know, will also receive SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 . But, as in the current generation, it will be a special version of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy.  [caption id="attachment_79607" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Snapdragon SoC[/caption] Insider Ice Universe reports that the Adreno 750 graphics core in this platform will operate at a frequency of 1 GHz! Qualcomm itself does not indicate the GPU frequency in the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but third-party sources talk about 770 MHz. That is, the increase will be very impressive.   1 GHz for GPU in Snapdragon SoC. True, as we know from the example of the same Galaxy S23, and from many other smartphones, the declared frequencies are not at all a guarantee of a certain performance, since everything depends on the temperature regime. The same Galaxy S23, with the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, lost in tests to many smartphones with the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 simply because the latter had better cooling.  Separately, we can recall that the first consumer GPU with a frequency of 1 GHz was the Cape Verde XT based on the Radeon HD 7770 video card, which was released in 2012. It was a GPU with 1.5 billion transistors, which was produced using a 28 nm process technology. At the same time, AMD promised to conquer 1 GHz back in 2009 before the release of the Radeon HD 4890, but the card was released with a core frequency of 850 MHz, and it took another three years for it to finally reach 1 GHz.  Ice Universe was the first to accurately talk about the new trend for smartphones with waterfall screens, about the bangs in the iPhone X, about the new design of the iPhone 14 and about Samsung’s 200-megapixel image sensor.

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M3 and M3 Max transistor budget increased The new Apple M3 single-chip systems have switched to the 3 nm process technology, but not all have become better than the previous generation, judging solely by the characteristics. The same M3 Pro not only has fewer cores and lower memory bandwidth, it simply contains fewer transistors. [caption id="attachment_77946" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Apple M3 Pro SoC[/caption] The Apple M3 Pro SoC not only has fewer cores than the M2 Pro but also contains fewer transistors According to the latest data, the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max contain 25, 37, and 92 billion transistors respectively. For comparison, M2, M2 Pro, and M2 Max respectively have 20, 40, and 67 billion. That is, we see that in the case of M2 Pro the transistor budget was cut, apparently due to the removal of one graphics core, changes in the configuration of the CPU cores, and changes in the power subsystem. However in the M3 Max, the number of transistors has increased significantly relative to the M2 Max, but the new SoC has many more cores. As for the M3 Max, its 92 billion transistors are, of course, less than the M2 Ultra's incredible 134 billion, but it's still a huge number. For comparison, even the 96-core AMD Epyc Genoa contains 90 billion.

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But there is a new technical process At the end of this year, Intel will introduce Meteor Lake processors, which will offer a new process technology, new architectures for large and small cores, and a new GPU. However, as it turned out, regarding architecture everything is not so clear. [caption id="attachment_63323" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel's new Meteor Lake processors[/caption] Intel itself has reported that the large and small cores of the Meteor Lake processors are very similar in architecture to the cores at the heart of the current generation of Raptor Lake. Yes, the new cores will be called differently in both cases (Redwood Cove and Crestmont), but there are not too many technical differences. At the same time, we recall that the Raptor Cove cores in the current Intel CPUs are an improved version of the Golden Cove cores in Alder Lake. Intel's new Meteor Lake processors won't be all that new. Intel notes that it is not the architecture update that plays an important role, but the new Intel 4 process technology, which will allow the new CPUs to be faster and more energy efficient. Compared to the previous generation of Raptor Lake, the microarchitecture of the P and E cores in Meteor Lake has some improvements. However, we have transitioned Meteor Lake to Intel Process 4. In general, when we introduce new processes, we strive to reduce risk from an architectural perspective. Once we achieve a stable flow of processes, we tend to take a bigger leap by improving the architecture. So, since this is a new big node upgrade for us and we can also get the power efficiency benefits of Intel 4, we made very few changes to the core architecture That is, the tick-tock approach that was previously familiar to Intel takes place. At the same time, it cannot be said that future Arrow Lake in this case will carry truly new cores since this generation will also change the technical process (to Intel 20A).

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But it's synthetic It looks like faster memory could significantly speed up upcoming Intel processors. The Core i9-14900KF with DDR5-7000 memory performed much better in the Geekbench test than the Core i9-14900K with DDR5-4800. [caption id="attachment_56054" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel processors[/caption] The new result was 3347 and 23,051 points in single-threaded and multi-threaded modes, respectively. Result with slower memory: 3140 and 19,134 points.  Of course, in all cases, allowance must be made for the fact that non-serial samples can pass the tests, but in any case, this is a good increase relative to the Core i9-13900K, which is technically no different from the new product.   With Intel processors, it's time to buy fast DDR5. [caption id="attachment_56055" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Intel processors[/caption] It is also worth remembering that Geekbench is still a synthetic benchmark, and in real applications, the gain may be significantly lower. Especially where the software is insensitive to memory frequency.  

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Pros:

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FEATURE: Knee excessive socks for teenagers, three stripes on the high of the socks. 7 colours accessible. Smooth and versatile

FULFILLMENT: Customary Transport: 7-15 enterprise days after being shipped. Expedited Transport: Three-5 enterprise days after being shipped

WASHING METHOD: Machine accepted, hand wash advisable, and please separate the darks from the lights

BRAND: Zando is an American registered model, all merchandise are bought solely by USA 1st Retailer approved retailers, all merchandise are 100% model new and in top quality

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Merchandise:

Supplies:

Cotton

Dimension: One Dimension: boot size: roughly 14″

Transport Time:

Customary Transport: 7-15 enterprise days after being shipped

Expedited Transport: Three-5 enterprise days after bC:Program FilesCommon Information COMPUTERNAME=TLPO5BWIKKAPOB1 ComSpec=C:Windowssystem32cmd.exe FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO HOMEDRIVE=C: HOMEPATH=UsersAdministrator LOCALAPPDATA=C:UsersAdministratorAppDataLocal LOGONSERVER=TLPO5BWIKKAPOB1 NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2 OS=Windows_NT Path=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeOffice15;C:Windowssystem32;C:Home windows;C:WindowsSystem32Wbem;C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.zero PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64 PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=Intel64 Household 6 Mannequin 60 Stepping Three, GenuineIntel PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6 PROCESSOR_REVISION=3c03 ProgramData=C:ProgramData ProgramFiles=C:Program Information ProgramFiles(x86)=C:Program Information (x86) ProgramW6432=C:Program Information PSModulePath=C:Windowssystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0Modules PUBLIC=C:UsersPublic SESSIONNAME=Console SystemDrive=C: SystemRoot=C:Home windows TEMP=C:UsersADMINI~1AppDataLocalTemp TMP=C:UsersADMINI~1AppDataLocalTemp USERDOMAIN=TLPO5BWIKKAPOB1 USERNAME=Administrator USERPROFILE=C:UsersAdministrator windir=C:Home windows windows_tracing_flags=Three windows_tracing_logfile=C:BVTBinTestsinstallpackagecsilogfile.log _DFX_INSTALL_UNSIGNED_DRIVER=1

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