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Asus Beats Dell to Market with First Blackwell GB10 AI Workstations

The race to deliver desktop AI supercomputers intensifies as Asus begins shipping its Ascent GX10 workstation featuring Nvidia’s groundbreaking Blackwell architecture. Meanwhile, Dell’s competing Pro Max GB10 system remains unavailable with no announced release date, creating an early market advantage for Asus in the high-performance computing segment.

AI Workstation Availability Divide

Computer manufacturers are racing to deliver the first desktop workstations powered by Nvidia’s revolutionary Grace Blackwell GB10 Superchip, but availability varies dramatically between leading brands. According to reports, Asus has begun shipping its Ascent GX10 AI-focused desktop to customers, while Dell‘s competing Pro Max GB10 system remains unavailable with no confirmed shipping date.

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Apple M5 Chip Shows Record-Breaking Single-Core Performance in Leaked Benchmark

Apple’s newly announced M5 chip has reportedly achieved what may be the highest single-core performance score ever recorded in Geekbench 6 testing. The leaked benchmark shows significant performance gains over previous M-series chips and competing processors from AMD and Intel.

Record-Breaking Single-Core Performance

Apple’s recently unveiled M5 chip is demonstrating what sources indicate could be record-breaking performance capabilities, according to a leaked benchmark result from the new 14-inch MacBook Pro. The single-core score of 4,263 points in Geekbench 6 testing reportedly represents what may be the highest single-core performance ever submitted to the benchmark database from either Mac or PC platforms.