Tag: tsx

Intel is disabling TSX in Haswell due to software failures

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Aug 12, 2014 | General Tech | 6

Transactional Synchronization Extensions, aka TSX, are a backwards compatible set of instructions which first appeared in some Haswell chips as a method to improve concurrency and multi-threadedness with as little work for…

Intel Prevents Overclocking of non-K Haswell Processors, and Strips Virtualization and TSX Features From K Parts

by Tim Verry | Jun 13, 2013 | Processors | 19

First revealed at IDF Beijing, Intel's latest generation 4th Generation Core "Haswell" processors enjoy a refined architecture, improved processor graphics, an integrated voltage regulator (FIVR), and for the enthusiast crowd, new methods…