MSI Defies Intel By Enabling AVX-512 On MEG Z690 Motherboard But There's A Catch

As contentious as the topic is among certain enthusiasts, for the most part, the presence or absence of 512-bit-wide vectors in Intel's desktop CPUs is a largely academic consideration. Very little software makes use of AVX-512. Certainly there's not much that Intel expects purchasers of its mainline desktop and laptop CPUs to be running…