I'm looking for a relatively objective comparison of SSE/SSE2 and Altivec. Similarities, differences, strengths and weaknesses. You know, the sort of thing a geek who uses both platforms would like to ...

I was stress testing my new system to make sure the cooling is OK, and when using the SSE instruction set, I noticed that powerMAX drove my temperature values to (what I believe is) the 90 degrees ...

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update is expected to arrive with yet another hardware requirement. Centered around SSE4.2 or Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2, a crucial component for modern ...

Remember how I said that Moore's Law is "the full-employment act for computer pundits"? In the smaller niche of microprocessor journalism, there used to be another topic that was always good for a ...