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A thread about AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 series. Update: It appears bifurcation is most likely not on a thing with these new X670E motherboards. Boards that feature Dual CPU-linked "x16 slots" can only be set to x8/x8 or forced x8/x4 (Certain Motherboards that feature a 3rd PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot)...

So what is DMI and why is it important? DMI is the bandwidth tunnel between your Motherboard's Chipset's PCH/Southbridge and your CPU. DMI is important because the bandwidth is divided between your USB ports, Non-CPU linked PCIe slots, SATA ports and others. Knowing this information will help...

This is an article I wrote back in 2012. I thought is still a useful read/primer on one of the key aspects of chip design at the hear of just about every piece of electronics we use today. It is updated for this post. ---- Understanding Chip/Processor Technology A recent technical article on...