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Anthropic unveils Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 1M-token context and stronger coding
technology8 days ago

Anthropic unveils Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 1M-token context and stronger coding

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, its most capable Sonnet model yet, featuring a 1 million-token context window, improved safety with fewer hallucinations, and enhanced coding abilities. It’s accessible via claude.ai, Claude Cowork, and API across major cloud platforms, with free usage limits and a Pro plan at $20/month (or $17/month if billed annually). API pricing starts at $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens. In benchmarks, Sonnet 4.6 outperforms Gemini 3 Pro and GPT 5.2 on agentic financial analysis and office tasks and generally beats Opus 4.6 on many tasks, though Opus 4.6 scores higher on Humanity’s Last Exam; it’s also advertised as cheaper than Opus 4.6.

Core Ultra 7 355 trails the X7 in early benchmarks
technology9 days ago

Core Ultra 7 355 trails the X7 in early benchmarks

Early Notebookcheck benchmarks show the Dell XPS 14 with Core Ultra 7 355 is noticeably slower and less power-efficient than the Core Ultra X7 358H, by roughly 30–50% in multi-threaded workloads. The Panther Lake-U variant also lags behind Panther Lake-H, narrowing the architectural edge of the X7. Overall, the 355’s performance is more comparable to Lunar Lake 258V than to the X7, with similar power draw under heavy load; more benchmark data is available in the XPS 14 review.

Panther Lake's Core Ultra 5 338H + Arc B370 Close the Gap to Arc B390 in Early Benchmarks
technology11 days ago

Panther Lake's Core Ultra 5 338H + Arc B370 Close the Gap to Arc B390 in Early Benchmarks

Notebookcheck’s early tests of Intel’s Panther Lake Core Ultra 5 338H with Arc B370 (10 Xe cores) show solid CPU performance comparable to Ryzen AI 9 465 at similar TDP, while the Arc B370 GPU delivers a notable uplift but trails the Arc B390 by a small margin. At 20W the B370 is virtually identical to the B390, and at 35W the gap grows to about 6%. The unit tested was an engineering sample running at 35W, with retail units expected in the coming weeks.

technology22 days ago

Loongson 3B6000 Benchmark Debut: LoongArch Tries to Compete with Zen 5 and Arrow Lake

Phoronix tests the Loongson 3B6000 (12-core/24-thread LoongArch, DDR4 ECC) on Linux, comparing it with AMD Zen 5 and Intel Arrow Lake desktop CPUs and using the Raspberry Pi 5 as an ARM reference; the sample came on a Loongson EVB motherboard and this article previews more benchmarks to better gauge performance against current-gen CPUs.

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H Delivers Strong Panther Lake Benchmarks in Pre‑Release Laptop
technology29 days ago

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H Delivers Strong Panther Lake Benchmarks in Pre‑Release Laptop

HotHardware tests a pre‑production Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 powered by Intel's 16‑core Core Ultra X9 388H Panther Lake, highlighting an 18A‑process, disaggregated tile design with CPU, GPU, and NPU. In early benchmarks on the premium notebook (16” OLED, 32GB RAM, 1TB), Panther Lake shows strong CPU/GPU/AI performance, improved efficiency, and robust I/O (up to 20 PCIe lanes, Wi‑Fi 7, Thunderbolt 4), though the top 16‑core/12‑Xe3 config remains not retail‑ready. Memory scales up to 128GB with high speeds across DDR5/LPDDR5X variants, and the device delivers solid battery life for a high‑end portable system.

Early Ryzen 7 9850X3D Benchmarks Hint at Parity with 9800X3D, BIOS May Boost Gains
technology1 month ago

Early Ryzen 7 9850X3D Benchmarks Hint at Parity with 9800X3D, BIOS May Boost Gains

Early Reddit benchmarks suggest the Ryzen 7 9850X3D achieves similar Cinebench 2026 single-core performance to the 9800X3D on stock BIOS with PBO, implying comparable overall performance; some users report 900+ FPS in Counter-Strike 2 with a high-end GPU, though results vary and newer BIOS updates are expected to improve boosts and compatibility ahead of the Jan 29 launch at $499.

Age 50 and Strong: Realistic Fitness Benchmarks for Men
fitness1 month ago

Age 50 and Strong: Realistic Fitness Benchmarks for Men

These are practical 50s benchmarks across strength, endurance, power, cardio, and balance: 1RM back squat ~1.4× bodyweight, 1RM bench ~0.9×, 1RM deadlift ~1.6× (with safer 5RM estimates ~1.2×, 0.75–0.8×, 1.3–1.4×), 60-second active hang, ~50 strict push-ups in 2 minutes, ~2-minute wall sit, 100 ft farmer’s carry with bodyweight, broad jump at least your height, and a one-mile run under ~8:30 (adjust +30s per decade); single-leg balance ~15–20 seconds per leg. These are targets to guide training, not hard hurdles, and should be adjusted for safety and progression.

technology1 month ago

Linux 6.19 Kernel Benchmarks Showcasing X86_NATIVE_CPU Optimization

The article reports on benchmarks of the Linux 6.19 kernel with the X86_NATIVE_CPU optimization enabled on an AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX system. While some slight performance improvements were observed in I/O and micro-benchmark tests, overall real-world workload benefits were minimal, indicating limited impact of this optimization on practical performance.