# \#hardware

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/hardware/824.md

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## [QuartzHDL v0.2.0 – Write FPGA logic in Julia, run it in Julia, compile it to Verilog](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quartzhdl-v0-2-0-write-fpga-logic-in-julia-run-it-in-julia-compile-it-to-verilog/139233)

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**Author:** [@mchitre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mchitre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/quartzhdl-v0-2-0-write-fpga-logic-in-julia-run-it-in-julia-compile-it-to-verilog/139233 "2026-09-11T12:23:20Z")

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Algorithmic logic in an FPGA often is a port from an implementation in Julia or Python or MATLAB, rewritten as hardware. Porting and testing can be tricky, and debugging the Verilog implementation can be painful. Wouldn’…

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## [Multithreading on Apple M5 chips](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multithreading-on-apple-m5-chips/136109)

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**Author:** [@chrisnekarda](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chrisnekarda)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/multithreading-on-apple-m5-chips/136109 "2026-03-11T00:37:28Z")

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I’m considering upgrading to the new Apple M5-series hardware and have a question regarding how Julia will handle the new core tiers. Previous generations of Apple Silicon had two types of cores, “performance” (P-cores)…

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## [There is so much great stuff happening in RISC-V land](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/there-is-so-much-great-stuff-happening-in-risc-v-land/103647)

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**Author:** [@dlakelan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/dlakelan)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/there-is-so-much-great-stuff-happening-in-risc-v-land/103647 "2026-02-03T00:33:58Z")

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Like this substantial “microcontroller board” that actually has 64MB of RAM for $9 And this monster server with 64 cores for the price of a typical gaming machine. Debians next release will include RISCV as an archi…

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## [Controlling external monitor brightness using Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/controlling-external-monitor-brightness-using-julia/133031)

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**Author:** [@raman\_kumar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/raman_kumar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/controlling-external-monitor-brightness-using-julia/133031 "2025-10-09T23:09:27Z")

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I found these software packages that can control brightness, Contrast, Sharpness and temperature etc. of an external monitor. Do such packages also exist in Julia ? Package in Python. Package in C. How to make s…

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## [WSL or Linux for Julia and beyond](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wsl-or-linux-for-julia-and-beyond/131572)

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**Author:** [@NoFishLikeIan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/NoFishLikeIan)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/wsl-or-linux-for-julia-and-beyond/131572 "2025-08-16T16:06:50Z")

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Due to circumstances outside of my control, I will have to give up my Macbook pro and move to a 5 year old Lenovo thinkpad very soon. I am now considering whether to use Windows + WSL or to directly install a Linux distr…

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## [Mac mini M4 pro vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X for Linear Algebra?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mac-mini-m4-pro-vs-amd-ryzen-9-9950x-for-linear-algebra/122029)

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**Author:** [@Norman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Norman)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mac-mini-m4-pro-vs-amd-ryzen-9-9950x-for-linear-algebra/122029 "2025-04-24T11:11:32Z")

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I hope it doesn’t sound too silly to talk about a product that has just been released but has not come to the market yet. My use case is mostly for doing computation that can be boiled down to some linear problems (poss…

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## [Suggestion: abstraction for integrated GPUs?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/suggestion-abstraction-for-integrated-gpus/117061)

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**Author:** [@bremez](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/bremez)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/suggestion-abstraction-for-integrated-gpus/117061 "2024-07-16T07:06:16Z")

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I have had the following thought: many people do not have regular access to HPC or high-end GPUs (where Nvidia seems most popular), and/or prioritize the benefit of interactive sessions on their personal laptops and low …

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## [Upgrading hardware for LinearAlgebra in Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrading-hardware-for-linearalgebra-in-julia/114349)

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**Author:** [@yosuga](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yosuga)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/upgrading-hardware-for-linearalgebra-in-julia/114349 "2024-05-23T10:28:56Z")

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Hello, I typically work on solving eigenvalue problems with non-Hermitian matrices using LinearAlgebra.jl. Recently, I’ve been considering upgrading my laptop to improve the operating time for matrix diagonalization and …

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## [Help wanted: benchmarking multi-threaded CPU performance](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-wanted-benchmarking-multi-threaded-cpu-performance/113952)

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**Author:** [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-wanted-benchmarking-multi-threaded-cpu-performance/113952 "2024-05-13T14:53:24Z")

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Putting this in Offtopic as it’s not directly a Julia question: I recently asked on here about a fairly straightforward number crunching problem and - invariably - got some great solutions to it, the fastest of which bea…

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## [Hardware upgrade for Julia programming](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hardware-upgrade-for-julia-programming/112036)

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**Author:** [@Jakub\_Mitura](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jakub_Mitura)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hardware-upgrade-for-julia-programming/112036 "2024-04-06T20:33:34Z")

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Hello I want to improve the compilation time of Julia, working of vs code itself - autocompletion github copilot. Secondary goal is to improve multithreaded runtime of programs. I would like to spend on the PC upgrade ar…

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## [CHERI-RISC-V and CHERI-x86-64, CHERI-extended ISAs for capability](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cheri-risc-v-and-cheri-x86-64-cheri-extended-isas-for-capability/108861)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cheri-risc-v-and-cheri-x86-64-cheri-extended-isas-for-capability/108861 "2024-03-03T13:25:20Z")

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CHERI is over decade old research project, but it seems like hardware is already available for RISC-V. I find this intriguing, and Julia may want to support eventually. Note the ISA extension(s) has changed recently, not…

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## [Taking advantage of Apple M1?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/taking-advantage-of-apple-m1/93310)

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**Author:** [@marianoarnaiz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/marianoarnaiz)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/taking-advantage-of-apple-m1/93310 "2023-11-10T20:45:31Z")

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Hi all. So, I got my new laptop with a Apple M1 chip. I have heard is great. I wonder how are you guys taking advange of it and its cores/GPU. How do you start Julia, use Metal.jl, and other tips to speed up processes. …

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## [Does Julia support any hardware developement?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-julia-support-any-hardware-developement/105024)

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**Author:** [@WuSiren](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WuSiren)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-julia-support-any-hardware-developement/105024 "2023-10-17T00:54:58Z")

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I mean, is Julia available as a programming language for some hardware development, such as microcontroller unit or single chip microcomputer?

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## [A Roadmap for Beginners: Embedded Systems and Control Theory](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-roadmap-for-beginners-embedded-systems-and-control-theory/95150)

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**Author:** [@MMehdi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MMehdi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-roadmap-for-beginners-embedded-systems-and-control-theory/95150 "2023-02-25T12:38:53Z")

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hi everyone, hope you’re dong well. As far as I could catch, I suppose Julia is quiet fitted for embedded applications and implementing algorithms with high computational burden and limited available memory space . I’m …

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## [Have I bought a fake i9-11900K?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/have-i-bought-a-fake-i9-11900k/77109)

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**Author:** [@photor](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/photor)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/have-i-bought-a-fake-i9-11900k/77109 "2022-02-28T13:59:58Z")

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Intel i9-11900K is supposed to be the top one in the 11th Gen CPU family. Recently I bought a desktop computer with this CPU, but its performance is not satisfactory. Shortly after that, I bought a laptop with an i7-1180…

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## [Mathematical calculations accelerated by GPU](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mathematical-calculations-accelerated-by-gpu/74607)

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**Author:** [@Minumsand](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Minumsand)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mathematical-calculations-accelerated-by-gpu/74607 "2022-01-29T16:28:47Z")

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Hello dear GPU-interested Julia members Although I am still far away from being familiar enough with Julia, I am making plans to utilise a GPU for future number crunching. I want to underline: mining with graphic cards …

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## [\[ANN\] LabVIEW0 - Calling Julia from LabVIEW using ZeroMQ](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-labview0-calling-julia-from-labview-using-zeromq/75033)

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**Author:** [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2022, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-labview0-calling-julia-from-labview-using-zeromq/75033 "2022-01-23T11:32:02Z")

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I’m happy to announce this package. The package is alreary registered. For documentation see on GitHub https://github.com/Eben60/LabVIEW0.jl/blob/main/README.md and links therein (I still have to learn Documenter). A num…

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## [Apple silicon full power](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/apple-silicon-full-power/70662)

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**Author:** [@tomtom](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tomtom)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/apple-silicon-full-power/70662 "2021-11-18T09:13:59Z")

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First of all, I would like to thank for the efforts put in v1.7 that supports Apple silicon CPU :100: :bowing\_man: Just two years or so earlier, no body understands why Apple going away from standard GPU libraries like …

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## [How to choose a workstation for optimal performance](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-workstation-for-optimal-performance/58035)

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**Author:** [@drarnau](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/drarnau)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-workstation-for-optimal-performance/58035 "2021-11-13T13:07:17Z")

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Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to choose a workstation. My budget is around $5000. I simulate structural economic models using Julia. My codes typically use big arrays (through which I iterate using for loo…

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## [Which laptop to choose?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-laptop-to-choose/69830)

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**Author:** [@Seif\_Shebl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Seif_Shebl)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/which-laptop-to-choose/69830 "2021-10-17T10:48:18Z")

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I’m just about to buy a new laptop for coding and work, and I have the following two options: Lenovo Legion 5 Pro (Intel i7-11800H) Lenovo Legion 5 (AMD R7-5800H) I can summarize the main differences as below: CPU …

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## [\[ANN\] Announcing PAPI.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-announcing-papi-jl/69357)

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**Author:** [@tomhaber](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tomhaber)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-announcing-papi-jl/69357 "2021-10-09T07:12:01Z")

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I would like to introduce PAPI.jl, Julia bindings for the PAPI hardware performance counters library. Performance Application Programming Interface (PAPI) is a portable and efficient API to access the performance count…

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## [New laptop for Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-laptop-for-julia/55687)

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**Author:** [@Aitotelic](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Aitotelic)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-laptop-for-julia/55687 "2021-03-15T20:45:29Z")

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I’m just about to embark on learning Julia for Deep Learning. And, my old Windows laptop just died. I want to buy a moderately priced laptop specifically for Julia that should last me several years. I gather that I shou…

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## [eGPU or Compute Box](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/egpu-or-compute-box/50208)

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**Author:** [@anon92994695](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon92994695)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/egpu-or-compute-box/50208 "2020-11-19T06:47:20Z")

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Hi everyone, so I’m thinking of upgrading my compute situation a bit. I have a ratty old desktop, a laptop, and a decent GPU laying around. What I want is for my main driver, my laptop, to offload on prem. compute to a …

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## [Sysimage incompatible between Intel and AMD x86\_64?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sysimage-incompatible-between-intel-and-amd-x86-64/42716)

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**Author:** [@alkoedl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/alkoedl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/sysimage-incompatible-between-intel-and-amd-x86-64/42716 "2020-07-08T16:44:23Z")

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I’m using PackageCompiler to provide colleagues with a batteries included package (Julia + pre-compiled Julia code) that they just unzip and run. This process worked perfectly so far for Intel based computers. Trying to …

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## [What does your (private) computing setup look like?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-your-private-computing-setup-look-like/38230)

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**Author:** [@helgee](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/helgee)\
**Replies:** 51\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-your-private-computing-setup-look-like/38230 "2020-05-03T03:42:03Z")

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Hi folks, due to the current suboptimal state of the universe I am spending a lot of time in front of my computer(s) at home and looking for ways to streamline my setup. Since I am also struggling with severe analysis p…

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## [How to start programing microcontroller in Julia ? is any package?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-start-programing-microcontroller-in-julia-is-any-package/3688)

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**Author:** [@programista](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/programista)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-start-programing-microcontroller-in-julia-is-any-package/3688 "2018-12-11T12:04:51Z")

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How to start programing microcontroller in Julia ? is any package ? Paul