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What just happened? AMD has announced its Epyc 4004-series entry-level server processors for small and medium-sized businesses and dedicated hosting. The announcement comes just days after the company launched its Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F “Hawk Point” processors for budget gaming rigs.

Based on the Zen 4 architecture, the Epyc 4004 processors will offer up to 16 cores and 32 threads. Designed for single-socket operation, the new chips will have a minimum base frequency of 3.7 GHz and a maximum clock speed of 5.7 GHz. They will offer up to 128 MB of L3 cache and support up to 192 GB of 5200 MT/s dual-channel DDR5 ECC memory.

To make the new platform affordable for existing AMD users, the new processors will use the AM5 socket and support AM4 cooling solutions. They have also…

Longtime Jeopardy! fans are being treated to an embarrassment of riches with the Invitational Tournament that’s currently airing in syndication. Some of our favorite contestants of the current and past eras are returning to Sony Pictures Studios to face off against one another for the opportunity to advance to Jeopardy! Masters, and for some of them, that means they’re competing for the first time without Alex Trebek as the host. One returning champion, Celeste DiNucci, shared her opinion about how Ken Jennings is doing, and she pointed out one thing the GOAT has that his predecessor didn’t. 

Celeste DiNucci first competed on Jeopardy! in 2006, winning five games (and $83,601) to advance to the Tournament of Champions, which she won in 2007. Her recent appearance in the…