This month, I continue my four-part introduction to Java threads by focusing on thread scheduling, the wait/notify mechanism, and thread interruption. You’ll investigate how either a JVM or an ...

The relationship between processor and operating system is crucial. If an OS can’t properly manage the tasks set before it, it doesn’t matter how fast the CPU runs. At a private press and analyst ...

I have a Win 10 Pro 1809 machine 56 logical cores. Typically I run 48 compute threads so the machine has some reserve to stay fully responsive. These threads are substantially similar and under the ...

Researchers have detailed the SQUIP attack, which is particularly worrisome for users of AMD Zen 1, Zen 2 and Zen 3 processors. Researchers were able measure the precise degree of Scheduler Queue ...

Some sources claim that AMD’s Ryzen CPUs could perform better in Windows 10 except for the way the operating system incorrectly handles Ryzen’s simultaneous multi-threading (SMT). We’re told that ...