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Baode Ziqiang Loongson PC is listed in large quantities

According to loongson zhongke official micro report, recently, equipped with pure domestic chips and operating systems, the core components to achieve 100% localization of the Baode self-strengthening Loongson desktop PT620L3 large-scale listing.

According to reports, PT620L3 is a desktop product based on Loongson 3A5000 processor, which supports domestic independent security BIOS and security trust modules, protects users' private data and information, and can meet the needs of government agencies and party and government department systems, and can also easily cope with various commercial office environments.

The main machine adopts carbon black color matching, the chassis specification is 387×102×338mm, equipped with a 23.8-inch 1920×1080P hd display.

It is equipped with the domestic chip Loongson 3A5000 is a new generation of desktop CPU platform released by LoongArch in 2021, using LoongArch autonomous command system architecture, fully autonomous, the main frequency 2.3GHz-2.5GHz, including 4 LA464 processor cores.

In terms of performance, in the GCC compilation environment, the fixed-point and floating-point single-core Base scores of Loongson 3A5000 SPEC CPU2006 have reached more than 26 points, achieving rapid response to multi-task operation, and rapid start-up within 30S, which can effectively support PT620L3 application to the efficient office of various related industries and enterprises and institutions.

In addition, the desktop is equipped with discrete graphics, supports dual-channel DDR4 UDIMM memory, and provides a rich audio and video interface.

It is understood that PT620L3 effectively reduces the system and software latency, improves the overall running fluency, and can complete tasks such as tables, documents, pictures, videos, and graphic renderings very efficiently, which can meet the diversified needs of government and enterprise applications and digital transformation.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus flagship Q3 debuts

On May 7, the well-known exposed blogger revealed that in the third quarter of this year, there will be a number of manufacturers' SM8475 (Snapdragon 8 Plus) new machines on the market.

It is reported that snapdragon 8 Plus will be replaced by TSMC 4nm process, using a "1+3+4" three-cluster architecture, composed of super-large core Cortex X2, large-core Cortex A710 and small-core Cortex A510, the CPU frequency is 2.99GHz, the GPU has a slight upgrade, and the energy efficiency ratio is better than that of Snapdragon 8.

According to the previous revelations, the overall performance of the TSMC version of Snapdragon 8 (Snapdragon 8 Plus) will be increased by about 10%. At the same time, the snapdragon 8 Plus has good temperature control, stable chip operation, and the battery life performance is also better than that of the Snapdragon 8 test machine.

In addition, Samsung's 4nm factory yield is only 35%, and TSMC's is as high as 70%, which means that under all the same conditions, TSMC manufactures twice as many chips in the same period as Samsung OEM.

Multiple AMD Radeon RX 6950XT graphics cards are exposed

AMD's Radeon RX 6x50 XT series graphics card for desktop platforms will soon meet consumers, Radeon RX 6950 XT/RX 6750 XT/RX 6650 XT Among the three RDNA 2 Refresh products, the most high-end positioning belongs to the Radeon RX 6950 XT, which will also replace the original Radeon RX 6900 XT as the new flagship. As the release approaches, several Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics cards from Sapphire, ASRock and MSI have been exposed.

The first to be leaked was Sapphire, the core AIB manufacturer that prepared three Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics cards belonging to the TOXIC, NITRO+ and NITRO+ PURE series. Among them, TOXIC belongs to water-cooled heat dissipation, and NITRO+ and NITRO+ PURE are traditional air-cooled heat dissipation.

It is understood that radeon RX 6950 XT NITRO+PURE adopts a new design, rather than a simple update to the original NITRO series products, choosing a new three-slot heat dissipation solution, but still maintaining a silver and black collocation, in the fan periphery and graphics card side and back panel, are equipped with ARGB lighting effects. In addition, the graphics card continues the design of NITRO+ and is equipped with an external power supply design of dual 8Pin + single 6Pin.

ASRock's filing with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) confirms the planned Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula. Judging from the leaked pictures, the Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula continues the original design of the Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula, and there is no difference in appearance, because the latter itself has been equipped with three 8Pin external power supply, providing enough power.

MSI is about to launch the Radeon RX 6950XT GAMING X TRIO, a 2.5-slot design that also comes with three 8Pin external power supplies. MSI doesn't seem to have any intention of putting the Radeon RX 6950XT into the highest-positioned SUPRIM series.

Domestic Q1 mobile phone shipments ranked

Recently, global market research consultancy Strategy Analytics announced the shipment ranking of smartphones in China in the first quarter of 2022. According to the data, domestic Q1 smartphone shipments reached 71.9 million, down 17% year-on-year, of which OPPO (including one plus) brand mobile phones ranked first in the Chinese smartphone market with 13.6 million units of shipments, with a market share of 18.9%.

Among them, honor mobile phones ranked second with 13.5 million sales, accounting for 18.8% of the market share, compared with OPPO only 0.1% gap. Vivo mobile phones ranked third, accounting for 18.19% of the market share with 13 million units sold. OPPO, Honor and Vivo all shipped more than 18%, and the total shipments accounted for 56% of the Chinese market, reaching 40.1 million units.

Apple and Xiaomi are relatively close in sales, ranking fourth and fifth with sales of 11.2 million and 11 million respectively, with the market share of both brands exceeding 15%, and the total shipments account for 31% of the Chinese market, reaching 22.2 million units.

ASUS officially announced the new product of 2022 light and thin book

Today, ASUS released the new product poster of the 2022 young thin notebook, announcing that the asus 2022 thin and light notebook new product launch conference will be held at 19:00 on May 23. From the poster's slogan "Excellent screen" and "Meet all your expectations for a good screen", it can be seen that the ASUS 2022 thin and light notebook will focus on the screen.

Asus put forward the concept of "ASUS good screen" in 2021, and based on OLED screens, it has achieved great success in thin and light notebooks. At present, more and more manufacturers have begun to choose to use OLED screens, and more electronic depth players and users have also included OLED screens in the purchase conditions when choosing notebooks.

In March this year, ASUS launched the peerless series as the world's first notebook equipped with 120Hz OLED, and with a series of higher specifications such as 2.8K high resolution, 120Hz high brush, 0.2ms rapid response, etc., it has become the best light and thin book with the best screen quality at a price of 5,000 yuan.

The new product launch conference held by ASUS on May 23 will undoubtedly go further in the screen experience, such as high brightness, high color gamut, high refresh rate, etc., bringing more surprises to users, and also allowing users to have more choices in the thin and light notebook product series of "Asus Good Screen".

Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Everywhere program

Over the past few years, Microsoft has continued to promote cloud gaming services through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and the number of Xbox Cloud Gaming users has exceeded 10 million. Microsoft is not satisfied with this, and recently announced the Xbox Everywhere plan, which aims to allow more devices to enjoy Xbox Cloud Gaming.

It is understood that the first step in Xbox Everywhere's plan is to partner with Epic to play Fortnite without the need for a subscription service, and Microsoft promises that this is just the "beginning" of its free-to-play games. According to Microsoft insiders, the xbox everywhere plan aims to let players play their entire game library through the cloud, and in order to promote the implementation of the plan, Microsoft also plans to release streaming devices and applications to make it easier for players to access cloud games.

VentureBeat further revealed details of Microsoft's Xbox Everywhere plans, saying the Xbox team is working with Samsung to develop an Xbox streaming app for its TV. VentureBeat also confirmed Microsoft's streaming device plans, saying it can stream games and videos. It is reported that the relevant devices and applications will be launched in the next 12 months.