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Computer — Processors — March 20th, 2024

Alibaba claims it will launch a server-grade RISC-V processor this year
Alibaba continues to expand its RISC-V portfolio.
March 20th, 2024Source

Noctua NH-D12L chromax.black CPU cooler launches
Noctua has expanded its chromax.black series with the NH-D12L chromax.black, an all-black variant of its low-profile 120 mm CPU cooler. This model maintains the acclaimed quiet cooling performance of the original NH-D12L while offering a stealthy appearance suitable for all-black PC builds.
March 20th, 2024Source or Source

Computer — Processors — March 18th, 2024

AMD adds support for Zen 5 to Linux GCC compiler
AMD continues to enable Zen 5 support on various fronts.
March 18th, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Flagship Processor Slides Down to $565 to Greet the i9-14900KS
AMD's flagship desktop processor, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, saw an impressive retailer-level price-cut, sending its street-price down to $565 on Newegg, or nearly $135 (19%) below its launch price of $700. The processor is listed at $595, but a $30 discount coupon sends the price down to $565. It's not just Newegg, even Amazon US has the chip listed at $591, with a $26 discount coupon sending it down to $565.
March 18th, 2024Source

According to leaked Geekbench scores, the new processor is a significant improvement.
A leaked Geekbench 6 result for Zhaoxin's new KX-7000 CPU shows that it's over twice as fast as its old KX-6000 series KX-U6780A. The benchmark score indicates that not only has Zhaoxin substantially improved clock speeds, but also instructions-per-clock (or IPC) with its latest CPU architecture.
March 18th, 2024Source

Zhaoxin KX-7000 8-Core CPU Gets Geekbenched
Zhaoxin finally released its oft-delayed KX-7000 CPU series last December—the Chinese manufacturer claimed that its latest "Century Avenue Core" uArch consumer/desktop-oriented range was designed to "deliver double the performance of previous generations."
March 18th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 15th, 2024

Intel expands Application Optimisation compatibility to older CPUs and more games
Intel Application Optimisation is a tool designed to optimise the performance of specific games by using intelligent thread scheduling. While this tool has proven to significantly enhance performance in specific games, its list of supported games and CPUs has been limited. That is now changing, as Intel is adding 12 new games and a new mode that lets you enable APO on unsupported games.
March 15th, 2024Source

Intel's Core i9-14900KS breaks Super Pi record after launching on Pi Day
Intel's latest and greatest beats the previous record by calculating Pi to 32 million digits in just over 3 seconds.
March 15th, 2024Source

Overclockers set new world records with Intel Core i9-14900KS
Asus ROG recently announced that a team of expert overclockers from around the world had broken four world records using the ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard, equipped with the latest Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU.
March 15th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 14th, 2024

Alphacool Intros Core Heat Gun 2000W for Bending Hard Tubes
It's getting hot! Alphacool offers a simple but effective solution for all Hard Tube bending needs with the new Core Heat Gun. This versatile heat gun is the perfect choice for beginners, enthusiasts and professionals alike who value precision, safety and affordable quality.
March 14th, 2024Source

AMD Chipset Drivers Download 6.02.07.2300
This chipset driver is designed for AMD Ryzen CPUs and uses the AMD Socket AM4/5, a modern system that supports the quickest DDR4/5 memory, PCIe 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 as well as NVMe tech out there. It's also the first to have built-in USB 3.2 Gen2 in a chipset.
March 14th, 2024Source

AMD releases new chipset drivers for Windows 10 and 11
AMD has released a new set of Ryzen Chipset drivers under version 6.02.07.2300. The latest release delivers unnamed bug fixes and under-the-hood improvements for Windows 10 and 11 users.
March 14th, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPUs Are Out of Stock Thanks to Crypto Mining
The CPUs are now more coveted than an RTX 4090.
March 14th, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen AI CPUs Knock Out Intel Core Ultra In AI LLMs & GenAI Benchmarks, Go Low Power & Cheaper With XDNA
AMD's Ryzen AI CPUs outshine Intel's Core Ultra chips in new AI benchmarks which showcase LLMs & GenAI workloads.
March 14th, 2024Source

AMD's License Canceled While Intel Dodges "US Regulations" Bullet, Will Continue To Supply Chips To Huawei For Now
Intel has managed to secure itself from another "wave" of US regulations, as the firm won't face trouble selling its CPUs like AMD to Chinese-sanctioned firms like Huawei.
March 14th, 2024Source

Arctic Liquid Freezer III 240 -- ARGB White CPU liquid cooler review
In this article, I am evaluating the Liquid Freezer III -- 240 ARGB White whereas the next content will be on the 360mm version. This series is available in 4 options:
March 14th, 2024Source

Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 ARGB Black Review
In my last take, I tested a Liquid Freezer III 240 ARGB White edition cooler from ARCTIC, and that cooler has lived up to its name just like the Liquid Freezer II -- 240 black that we tested earlier.
March 14th, 2024Source

ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore Breaks Four World Records
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that an international group of elite overclockers has set four world records with an ROG Maximus Z790 Apex Encore motherboard featuring the new Intel Core i9-14900KS processor. Along with the ASUS overclocking team, overclocking expert Elmor pushed this processor to a dazzling 9117.75 MHz.
March 14th, 2024Source

Corsair iCUE LINK RX120 RGB 120mm Fan Review
The Corsair iCUE LINK RX120 RGB 120mm is a high-end, thus expensive, fan requiring an iCUE LINK system hub to operate, since it uses proprierty cables.
March 14th, 2024Source

DeepCool Mystique 360 AIO Watercooler Review
These displays have been rather simplistic in their design and often only showing a system temperature. Companies do this for a variety of reasons and I suspect these were done to sample the market and determine how they should proceed.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Announces 6.2GHz Core i9-14900KS 'Special Edition' CPU
Intel ups the ante once again in the clock speed wars.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Announces Core 14th Gen i9-14900KS Processor at $699
Intel has announced the launch of the 14th Gen i9-14900KS processor, setting a new standard in desktop CPU performance with a max turbo frequency of up to 6.2 GHz. Designed for desktop enthusiasts, including gamers and content creators, this processor offers significant advancements in speed and power.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Announces Core i9-14900KS: Raptor Lake-R Hits Up To 6.2 GHz
For the last several generations of desktop processors from Intel, the company has released a higher clocked, special-edition SKU under the KS moniker, which the company positions as their no-holds-barred performance part for that generation. For the 14th Generation Core family, Intel is keeping that tradition alive and well with the announcement of the Core i9-14900KS, which has been eagerly anticipated for months and finally unveiled for launch today.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel announces the 6.2 GHz Core I9-14900KS Processor
Intel has made the rumored Core i9-14900KS processor official, pushing out-of-the-box CPU frequencies to an eye-watering 6.2 GHz. Thus, Intel has bested Intel to retain the title as the world's fastest desktop processor (beating the Core i9-13900KS by 200 MHz). The increased Max Turbo frequency will undoubtedly require careful binning, but will surely push desktop CPU power draw to levels with which we are unfamiliar -- though, officially, this is still a 253-watt part.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel breaks records with insanely fast 6.2GHz processor, and you can buy it today
Intel's new 14th-Gen Core i9-14900KS touts its new enthusiast-grade desktop chip as 15% faster.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Review: The Fastest Desktop CPU Yet
Intel just released its fastest desktop processor yet, the 24-core / 32-thread Core i9-14900KS, which is capable of running at up to a blistering 6.2GHz.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Review: The Last Core i9 Hits Record 6.2 GHz at Stock Settings
6.2 GHz and a whole lotta power draw.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel finally adds more games to its game-boosting APO utility for 14th Gen Core i7 and i9 CPUs
APO's game support list has expanded from two to 14.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel launches Core i9-14900KS with 'record-breaking' speeds of 6.2GHz out of the box
Intel's 14th-generation CPU lineup has a new flagship: the Core i9-14900KS is now official with "record-breaking speeds" of 6.2GHz out of the box for "world-class gaming and creating experience for desktop enthusiasts."
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Launches Core i9-14900KS: The World's Fastest Desktop CPU, 6.2 GHz at $699, New APO Games Unveiled
Intel has finally launched what it's calling the world's fastest desktop CPU, the Core i9-14900KS, for $699 US and packing a 6.2 GHz clock.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel Launches the Core i9-14900KS Special Edition Processor for Enthusiasts
Intel today launched the Core i9-14900KS Special Edition desktop processor, which forms the company's new flagship product in the desktop segment. The Core i9-14900KS is based on the same "Raptor Lake Refresh" silicon as the i9-14900K, and offers an 8P+16E core configuration. What's new is that Intel has increased clock speeds for both the P-cores and E-cores. The P-cores now boost up to 6.20 GHz, a 200 MHz increase over those of the i9-14900K; while the E-cores boost up to 4.50 GHz, a 100 MHz increase.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel officially launches Core i9-14900KS with 6.2GHz boost speed
Intel first debuted a 'KS' version of its flagship chip with the Core i9-9900KS back in October 2019, and the tradition has carried on each generation since. Today, Intel unveils its latest 'KS' chip, the Core i9-14900KS, reaching 6.2GHz speeds out of the box.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel's $699 Core i9-14900KS turbos to 6.2GHz -- assuming you can keep it cool
If you can live with a measely 6GHz the standard i9 is a $110 cheaper
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel's 6.2 GHz Core i9-14900KS is a reminder of why the MHz wars ended
An impractical bragging-rights CPU tops Intel's 14th-gen desktop lineup.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel's latest desktop CPU hits 6.2GHz without overclocking, breaking another speed record
The i9-14900K boasts 24 cores and 32 threads of pure, unadulterated power.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel's new Core i9-14900KS arrives today for $689 with boosts up to 6.2GHz
This is likely to be one of the last LGA 1700 processors before Intel moves to a new socket and generation.
March 14th, 2024Source

Intel's new Core i9-14900KS shatters CPU clock speed records
Meet the Core i9-14900KS, a desktop chip that's 200MHz faster than its predecessor.
March 14th, 2024Source

Maingear does the unthinkable -- will ship PCs with delidded Intel Core I9-14900KS CPUs
It's not every day that a press release really surprises jaded, long-term hardware editors like me. But today is the exception. MAINGEAR is doing what I thought a system integrator would never do: they are going to ship systems with delidded processors. In fact, you can configure one with this option right now:
March 14th, 2024Source

Release Details and Pricing of MSI Claw A1M Portable Gaming PC with Core Ultra
The Claw A1M features a 7-inch Full HD display and is powered by Intel's Core Ultra series CPUs, with two models differing in CPU and storage configurations. The high-performance unit is designed to surpass the capabilities of entry-level gaming PCs and previous portable gaming models, featuring Intel Arc Graphics. The device is equipped with a cooling system that includes dual fans, multiple heat pipes, and large air intake and exhaust ports, named the "Hyper Flow Cooler," ensuring sustained performance and comfort during extended gaming sessions.
March 14th, 2024Source

The Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB White AIO Review: Refined Design Brings Stand-Out Cooler
ARCTIC GmbH, originally known as Arctic Cooling, first burst onto the PC cooling scene in 2001 and has since maintained its stature as a leader in cooling technologies. The company made its mark with top-notch thermal compounds and has since kept its focus on cooling solutions while also expanding into other tech accessories, including advanced monitor mounts and audio products.
March 14th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 11th, 2024

AMD's latest Ryzen APUs trounce China's best home-grown gaming cards — Ryzen 8000G easily outperforms Moore Threads MTT S80 and S30
Zen 4 and RDNA 3 pack a big punch
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS 6.2 GHz CPU Listed For $749 At Microcenter, $50 Higher Price Than 13900KS
More Retailers Add Intel's Upcoming Core i9-14900KS 6.2 GHz CPU To Their Online Listings, Microcenter Sets US Pricing at $749
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Desktop Processor Pricing Set at $749
Intel's pricing details for its newest desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS, is set at $749. This aligns with previous iterations such as the i9-13900KS and i9-12900KS. Notably, the i9-14900KS is a limited edition variant, potentially impacting its availability compared to the standard i9-14900K model. Due to its unique design, it may necessitate enhanced cooling and power configurations.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Pricing Confirmed to be $749
Pricing of Intel's upcoming enthusiast-segment desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS, has been confirmed to be $749, according to a MicroCenter listing. This price is identical to what the company asked for the previous generation i9-13900KS and i9-12900KS. As a Special Edition SKU, the i9-14900KS may not be available in all markets you'd normally find the i9-14900K in, also the chip is expected to have higher cooling- and power requirements.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS 'Special Edition' CPU Price Confirmed at $749
The outlandish pricing is consistent with previous binned CPUs from Intel.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Lunar Lake Allegedly Offers A 1.5X Multi-Threaded Performance Boost
Intel has said very little yet about its Lunar Lake processors, but they are definitely real and on the way. We know this not only because Intel has demoed it on stage, but because we've seen several early leaks of the chips. A new note today from a known leaker offers a tantalizing glimpse at the multi-threaded performance of these parts, something that was previously in question.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Lunar Lake to offer almost 50% more multi-thread performance than Meteor Lake
It seems Intel Lunar Lake won't need hyper-threading to outperform its predecessors. According to a new report, the upcoming client platform is expected to deliver a significant 50% performance increase over Meteor Lake-U, at least based on the reported Cinebench R23 and Geekbench 5.4.5 multi-core results.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Releases Continuous Profiler to Increase CPU Performance
Intel today announced the release of Continuous Profiler to open source -- serving as an example of the company's open ecosystem approach to catalyze innovation and boost productivity for developers. The optimization agent is actively used by companies including ironSource, ShareChat and Snap Inc. to identify production bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Upcoming Lunar Lake-U 17W Processors to Enhance Multithreaded Performance Significantly
Intel is working on a new series of processors called Lunar Lake, particularly focusing on ones for small, portable devices, with a starting power need of 17 watts. These new chips are expected to be about 50% better at handling multiple tasks at once compared to the current "Meteor Lake" chips. This big improvement means Intel can do away with a feature called Hyper-Threading in the main part of these new chips, making them need less power and memory space.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs could deliver 50% faster multi-threaded performance than Meteor Lake, even without hyperthreading
Lunar Lake is expected to be released in Q4 2024
March 11th, 2024Source

Qualcomm teases another flagship chipset coming out in March
Qualcomm may launch the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 later this month
March 11th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 8th, 2024

Core Temp 1.18.1
Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint, yet powerful program to monitor processor temperature and other vital information.
March 11th, 2024Source

CPU runs ray traced Quake II at 1 FPS through Mesa CPU-based Vulkan driver
Don't ask about performance" Where is Threadripper where we need it? Vulkan CPU-based ray tracing, Source: Konstantin Seurer A Mesa developer has been quietly working on incorporating ray tracing support for CPUs.
March 11th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Runs 10C Cooler After Delidding
The 'Special Edition' CPU is expected to run at 5.9GHz on all cores and be extremely expensive.
March 11th, 2024Source

Mesa CPU-based Vulkan Driver Gets Ray Tracing Support - Quake II Performance Hits 1 FPS
Konstantin Seurer, a Mesa developer, has spent the past couple of months working on CPU-based Vulkan ray tracing—naturally, some folks will express scepticism about this project's practicality. Seurer has already set expectations with a brief message: "don't ask about performance." His GitLab merge request page attracted Michael Larabel's attention—the Phoronix founder and principal author was suitably impressed with Seurer's coding wizardry. He: "managed to implement support for VK_KHR_acceleration_structure, VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations, and VK_KHR_ray_query for Lavapipe.
March 11th, 2024Source

Mesa's Vulkan Driver Allows CPU Ray Tracing In Quake RTX But Don't Toss That GPU
Back in the day, before the ubiquity of discrete graphics cards with powerful programmable engines, 3D games used what we now term "software rendering." This means that the graphics renderer ran purely on the system's CPU, rather than benefiting from dedicated hardware acceleration.
March 11th, 2024Source

MSI details how to make your Intel CPU run cooler without losing performance — recommends disabling CEP
Firmware update to disable the Current Excursion Protection in beta
March 11th, 2024Source

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and Plus SKU lineup leaks out
Qualcomm preparing at least 8 variants of the Snapdragon X series Up to 12 CPU cores in X Elite. Display driver entries have revealed what Qualcomm is preparing for its Snapdragon X series launch. There are at least 8 SKUs named and at least 4 more yet undisclosed, according to this leak.
March 11th, 2024Source

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus CPU Lineup Exposed: 8 SKUs With Adreno GPU & Vulkan Support
Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus CPU lineup for Windows AI PCs has been exposed in the latest driver leak.
March 11th, 2024Source

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus SKU Lineup Leaks Out
A Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite "X1E80100" processor model was leaked in late February—it is likely that several SKUs have been distributed for evaluation purposes. Geekbench Browser is normally a good source of pre-release information—a benched Lenovo "83ED" laptop was spotted last week.
March 11th, 2024Source

Ray tracing can run without a GPU, if you like slideshows — Quake II RTX demoed at 1 FPS with CPU-based ray-tracing
GPU makers won't lose any sleep over this Vulkan driver development.
March 11th, 2024Source

Startup aims to make CPUs 100x more energy efficient with 'reconfigurable' chips - Efficient Computer reveals Monza chip
100x more efficient than MCUs, 1,000x lower power than GPUs too, Efficient Computer claims.
March 11th, 2024Source

SiPearl's Rhea-2 CPU Added to Roadmap: Second-Gen European CPU for HPC
SiPearl, a processor designer supported by the European Processor Initiative, is about to start shipments of its very first Rhea processor for high-performance computing workloads. But the company is already working on its successor currently known as Rhea-2, which is set to arrive sometimes in 2026 in Exascale supercomputers.
March 11th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 6th, 2024

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Now Available For $389, 12 Zen 4 Cores With 3D V-Cache Boost
AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU price discounts are getting more and more aggressive with the Ryzen 9 7900X3D now available for as low as $389 US.
March 6th, 2024Source

Arctic Introduces Freezer 36 CPU Cooler in Five Variants (and makes bold claims)
Arctic has launched the Freezer 36 CPU Cooler, an upgrade from its predecessor, the Freezer 35. The newly designed Freezer 36 is engineered to enhance cooling efficiency, reportedly reducing the temperature of Intel's Core i9-13900KF processor by up to seven degrees compared to the former model.
March 6th, 2024Source

Arctic Unveils Freezer 36 Budget CPU Air Coolers Starting At A Cool $25
Deviating from the stock cooler that came with your CPU (if it even came bundled with one) doesn't necessarily have to be a costly proposition. There's a thriving market of budget air coolers, and joining them is Arctic's newly unveiled Freezer 36 series offering a variety of trims.
March 6th, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop processors to ditch LP-E cores and hyper-threading, feature 4 Xe-core iGPU
Arrow Lake is coming later this year
March 6th, 2024Source

Microsoft fixes video freezes and audio device issues in Surface Laptop 4
The March 2024 firmware update for the Surface Laptop 4 is now available for download with two important fixes. It resolves freezes and stutters during video calls in Microsoft Teams and fixes bugs preventing the device from detecting audio devices when connected to the Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock.
March 6th, 2024Source

New compact chips can convert light into microwaves
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its collaborators have delivered a small but mighty advancement in timing technology: compact chips that seamlessly convert light into microwaves. This chip could improve GPS, the quality of phone and internet connections, the accuracy of radar and sensing systems, and other technologies that rely on high-precision timing and communication.
March 6th, 2024Source

Puget Systems Posts 2023 CPU Market Trend: Intel Leads In Client Desktop, AMD Dominates The Workstation Segment
Puget Systems has released its CPU market trend report for 2023 showing Intel leading the desktop mainstream space while AMD remains the workstation king.
March 6th, 2024Source

Puget Systems survey shows that 9 out of 10 workstation users opted for Threadripper CPUs
Surprisingly Intel dominated the client space, Windows 11 was the most popular OS by far
March 6th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 4th, 2024

Annoyed by bursty fans and bloated apps, engineer writes software in Python to better control his NZXT Kraken AIO
When you can't find a solution, you make your own.
March 4th, 2024Source

Micro mirage: the infrared information carrier
Credit cards embedded chips, national mints printed watermarks, and high-profile locations installed retina scanners all for the same reason—to protect information. As attackers grow smarter, so must defense.
March 4th, 2024Source

Half of tested PC watercoolers don't use the premium materials advertised, like copper: Report
Igor's Lab reckons the carelessness of AiO cooler brands is primarily to blame.
March 4th, 2024Source

Most upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs will leverage TSMC nodes for compute, Intel 20A only for Core i5 and lower: Leak
This leak raises some questions.
March 4th, 2024Source

Intel Expects to Sell 100 Million CPUs for AI PCs by 2025
An Intel executive is projecting sizable growth for this nascent category of home computers.
March 4th, 2024Source

Intel Foundry is trying to poach Samsung's South Korean customers in its bid to become world's second-biggest foundry: report
Intel wants Samsung's spot.
March 4th, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake series to feature up to 4 Xe-Cores, no hyper-threading and DDR4 support
Leaker confirms Intel Arrow Lake has no hyper threading, no DDR4 support and comes with 4 Xe-Cores Intel Arrow Lake set to launch by the end of this year, will be Intel's first top-to-bottom series for desktop, laptops and mobile devices featuring AI-acceleration cores.
March 4th, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake "Core Ultra Series 2" Desktop CPUs Cut On Hyper-Threading & LP-E Cores, Incorporate 4 Xe-Cores & NPU
New information regarding Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs has been revealed which suggests the "Core Ultra Series 2" branding.
March 4th, 2024Source

Intel's leaked Core i9-14900KS monster CPU is already in the wild
Users on the Overclock.net forum already have their hands on the Core i9-14900KS, with a maximum clock speed of 6.2GHz.
March 4th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 3rd, 2024

Intel Core i9-14900KS spotted in the wild with 6.2 GHz clocks and high voltage
It appears Intel Core i9-14900KS is already on sale Enthusiasts find the way to buy Intel's new CPU ahead of the official embargo. Core i9-14900KS ASUS Silicon Prediction score, Source: pakhtunov Supposedly, the new Intel Core i9-14900KS processor is expected to go on sale around mid-March.
March 3rd, 2024Source

Liquid CPU Cooler without pump tested: hotter but much quieter than traditional AIO design
Wieland AIO cooler based on thermosyphon heat exchange Wieland AIO Cooler, Source: Der8auer A German company called Wieland has designed a prototype cooler for a CPU. The cooler uses something called a thermosyphon principle to cool the CPU, instead of a pump like a traditional AIO (All-in-One) cooler.
March 3rd, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 2nd, 2024

AMD's Next-Gen Sound Wave APUs Spotted -- Strix, Sarlak & Kracken Possibility Utilize Chiplet Design
Details regarding AMD's next-gen APUs such as Strix, Sarlak, Kraken & Sound Wave have been exposed & give us an insight into the red team's plan for future mobility and desktop platforms.
March 2nd, 2024Source

AMD's struggle with unbootable Epyc Naples and Rome prototype CPUs revealed in its new Advanced Insights series
AMD has published the first episode of a new YouTube video series dubbed Advanced Insights, with AMD CTO Mark Papermaster serving as the host. This episode centered on AMD's disruptive entry and seemingly inexorable growth in the data center.
March 2nd, 2024Source

Intel open sources its NPU Acceleration library enabling compact AI models to run on Meteor Lake NPU
Intel open sources NPU Acceleration software for developers Developers seeking to improve their software for next-gen Intel processors should consider looking into a new library released by the company. The software called NPU Acceleration Library is open source, and it is now available for download.
March 2nd, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — March 1st, 2024

Arctic P14 PWM PST 140mm Fan Review
The Arctic P14 PWM PST is a highly affordable 140mm fan, destined for users wanting decent airflow, low noise output and
March 1st, 2024Source

Snapdragon X Elite CPU Spotted In Lenovo Laptop, X1E78100 With 12 Cores
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite CPU has seen its first industry adoption, as a Geekbench listing verifies SoC's integration into a Lenovo laptop.
March 1st, 2024Source

Turning a dial can change CPU speeds on the fly - Throttle Blaster uses Raspberry Pi Pico to adjust frequency on classic chips down to the megahertz
It's a turbo knob, not a turbo button.
March 1st, 2024Source

Windows 11 gets more officially supported Intel processors, but not AMD
Microsoft has updated the list of officially supported processors in Windows 11. The latest revision adds multiple chips from Intel but not AMD. Also, bad news if you expected to see some old processors, such as seventh or sixth-generation: the new entries only include the recently launched Intel Core 14th-gen and Core Ultra processors.
March 1st, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 28th, 2024

A promising leap towards computers with light-speed capabilities
Scientists have created a reprogrammable light-based processor, a world-first, that they say could usher in a new era of quantum computing and communication.
February 28th, 2024Source

A (very) close look at the A17 Pro chip powering the iPhone 15 Pro models
The A17 Pro chip powering the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models was the first in the world to use a 3-nanometer process, and Apple is already looking ahead to a 2nm chip in 2025, and a 1.4nm one beyond that, perhaps as early as 2026.
February 28th, 2024Source

Advancements and Capabilities in Modern Mainframe Architecture
These advancements in mainframe architecture contribute to the platform's reliability, scalability, performance, and flexibility.
February 28th, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-core CPU with 3D V-Cache is now available at $401
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D at $401 The 12-core Ryzen CPU with 3D V-Cache now has the lowest per-core price. AMD moved swiftly to adjust the pricing of its Ryzen 7000 and follow-up 7000X3D CPUs.
February 28th, 2024Source

CPU Cache versus Cores: AMD Ryzen Edition
What's More Important for Gaming?
February 28th, 2024Source

EKWB takes over Intel's discontinued Cryo Cooling tech — adds 14th Gen support to EK Delta TEC waterblock
EKWB's Delta TEC waterblock will support Raptor Lake Refresh independently of Intel.
February 28th, 2024Source

EK-Quantum Delta2 TEC Now Supports 14th Gen Intel Core CPUs
EK, the leading computer cooling solutions provider, is happy to announce that the latest generation of its TEC solutions - the EK-Quantum Delta2 TEC - a CPU water block for extreme cooling made in collaboration with Intel, is now unlocked for the 14th generation of Intel Core desktop CPUs. EK is thankful to Intel for collaborating to bring this extreme cooling technology to the market.
February 28th, 2024Source

How IBM is supporting developers with AI education [Q&A]
In May of last year, IBM launched watsonx, its enterprise-ready AI and data platform, and made it generally available in July.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel 10A (1 nm-class) Node to Enter Mass Production in 2027
Last week at the Intel Foundry Services Connect event, Intel unveiled its Intel 14A foundry node (1.4 nm-class), to succeed its Intel 18A and Intel 20A nodes, with mass production on this node expected to commence in 2026. It turns out that there is an even more advanced node Intel is working on, which it didn't announce last week, but which was part of an NDA presentation that the company forgot to lift.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU Specs Confirmed By Retail Leak: 6.2 GHz, 150W Base TDP & Launching Next Week
Another retail listing of the Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU has leaked out and this time we get to see a confirmation of its official specs.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Full Spec Sheet Leaked by Canadian E-tailer
A handful of Canadian online stores were a good source of pre-release "Raptor Lake Refresh" information in 2023—that tradition continues into the new year, with DirectDial publishing Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU specifications. This premature listing was highlighted by momomo_us, everyone's favorite PC hardware sleuth—prior to this week's discovery, they tracked down two Core i9-14900KS packages in France.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Retail Listing Seemingly Confirms 6.2GHz Top Clock
There probably won't be much mystery, if at all, regarding the specifications for Intel's upcoming Core i9-14900KS. It's not an official part, mind you, but multiple retail leaks are collectively a pretty strong indication that the hyper-binned slice of 14th Gen silicon is coming. And the latest retail cameo once again shines a spotlight on the chip's blistering 6.2GHz top clock speed.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel Core Ultra vPro Platform Brings New Security Features
Intel announces new and improved security features with the latest vPro platform and Core Ultra processors.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel Lunar Lake CPUs To Be Available In Limited Supply In Late 2024, Volume Not Expected Until 2025
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs are headed to thin & light laptops later this year but it looks like their availability will be limited at the start.
February 28th, 2024Source

Intel To Deliver a Whopping "100 Million" CPUs For AI PCs By 2025
Intel sets an ambitious target of delivering 100 million CPUs for AI PCs by 2025, accelerating development in this rapidly growing segment.
February 28th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 27th, 2024

Intel expects behemoth 144-core Sierra Forest chips to boost per-rack performance by 2.7X at lower power
Intel bets big on Sierra Forest processors for 5G.
February 27th, 2024Source

Intel launches Meteor Lake chips with vPro, including new 9W Intel Core Ultra processors
Intel is expanding its Core Ultra processor family with a new line of chips featuring Intel vPro technology for business and enterprise customers.
February 27th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 26th, 2024

Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB AIO Review -- Great Performance Per Price!
The Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB is the new addition in the brand's cooling solutions, offering high performance and a highly affordable price, not exceeding the price of a high-end cooler! Compared to the previous model, it has improvements to the VRM fan and the cold plate and it comes with pre-installed fans, to make the installation process faster and easier.
February 26th, 2024Source

India continues to innovate homegrown RISC-V, launches Aries 3.0 board with an onboard Vega ET1031 CPU
RISC-V, as an open platform, gives countries like India a chance to break into semiconductors.
February 26th, 2024Source

Intel previews 288-core Sierra Forest for networks at the edge at MWC 2024, Granite Rapids-D in 2025
Sierra Forest 2.7x per rack improvement, Source: Intel/HardwareLuxx The Xeon series codenamed "Sierra Forest" will launch later this year.
February 26th, 2024Source

Intel Sierra Forest & Granite Rapids-D Xeon CPUs To Accelerate 5G Networking & Edge Computing, 2.7x Faster With 288 Cores
Intel is providing an update to its networking & edge computing platform which will see the release of Sierra Forest 288 Core CPUs this year and Granite Rapids-D Xeon CPUs for Edge in 2025.
February 26th, 2024Source

Intel Teases Next-Gen Sierra Forest Xeons With 288 E-Cores For 5G Infrastructure
Mobile World Congress started today, and at the show, Intel is offering a demo of its upcoming Xeon processors code-named Sierra Forest. Those parts are expected to launch later this year, but you won't find them in desktops or even in workstations.
February 26th, 2024Source

Intel Xeon Sierra Forest 288 E-core processor showcased at MWC 2024
Intel Corporation has recently unveiled its latest innovation in the realm of 5G technology with the introduction of the new Intel Xeon processors, dubbed Sierra Forest. These processors are equipped with up to 288 Efficient-cores (E-cores) and are poised to become the backbone of the majority of 5G core networks.
February 26th, 2024Source or Source or Source

Is there a crashing problem with 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core CPUs?
A small number of Intel system owners are reporting seeing frequent crashes when gaming and benchmarking their Core i9 13900K or 14900K. The crashes are repeatable, especially in specific games developed by RAD on Unreal Engine but extend to tests like RealBench, CineBench, Prime95, Handbrake, and Visual Studio.
February 26th, 2024Source

Qualcomm flexes generative AI muscles in Snapdragon X Elite vs Intel Core Ultra test, and it now has an AI Hub to help developers
Your next smartphone or PC with a Qualcomm chip may be able to run AI locally, no cloud required.
February 26th, 2024Source

Samsung Collaborates on vRAN 3.0 with Intel
Samsung Electronics today announced the company has successfully completed the industry's first end-to-end call in a lab environment with a future Intel Xeon processor (codenamed Granite Rapids-D), on a virtualized Open RAN network powered by Samsung's vRAN 3.0. This achievement between Samsung and Intel is another milestone in the companies' multi-year collaboration and represents the companies' mutual dedication to advance virtualized Open RAN for enhanced performance and capacity.
February 26th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 25th, 2024

Early Snapdragon X Elite benchmark shows Arm CPU is faster than AMD's top-end mobile APU
The Snapdragon X Elite is fast.
February 25th, 2024Source

Huawei's new CPU matches Zen 3 in single-core performance - HiSilicon Taishan V120 server CPU benchmark
Sadly only the single-core tests were run.
February 25th, 2024Source

Montech AX120/140 PWM White ARGB Fans Review
There's no shortage of great-looking fans on the market, with every major cooling brand having a range of fans to choose from, from budget models to high-performance, to fans that are built to do little more than look cool. Montech has been making a lot of great moves in the market in the last year, with some truly amazing-looking and performing cases, coolers, and even peripherals!
February 25th, 2024Source

Snapdragon X Elite 12-Core CPU Benchmarks Leak Out: On Par With Current-Gen AMD & Intel Chips
Latest benchmarks of Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Elite CPU have leaked out in its 12-core variation which is on par with modern AMD & Intel chips.
February 25th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 24th, 2024

AMD X3D CPU Versus: 5800X3D versus 5700X3D versus 5600X3D
Gaming CPU Benchmark
February 24th, 2024Source

Multi-threaded computing across multiple processors demoed — promises big gains in AI performance and efficiency
It's a proof-of-concept so far.
February 24th, 2024Source

Overclocker Sets OC World Record By Making Intel Core i9-14900K CPU The First To Finish SuperPi Under 3 Minutes
Overclocking is an art and this art is mastered by none other than extreme overclockers who are always pushing the envelope with their testing sprees. Now, legendary overclocker, SAFEDISK, is breaking into new grounds by achieving the world's first and record run of SuperPI which was finished in under 3 minutes using an Intel Core i9-14900K CPU.
February 24th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 23rd, 2024

Arm and Samsung are customizing Cortex CPU cores for 2nm GAA chip production
Arm and Samsung are working together to develop custom versions of Arm's Cortex-X and Cortex-A CPU cores to be used with the next-gen 2nm chips that Samsung Foundry will be producing next year using Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistors. Unlike the currently used FinFET transistors, GAA uses horizontal nanosheets that are placed vertically to cover the channels with gates on all four sides.
February 23rd, 2024Source

AMD Fixed the STAPM Throttling Issue, So We Retested The Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G
This posed an issue for a couple of reasons, the first being it compromised our data to reflect the true capabilities of the processors, and the second, it highlighted an issue that AMD forgot to disable from their mobile series of Pheonix chips (Ryzen 7040) when implementing it over to the desktop.
February 23rd, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE Engineering Sample Compared to Standard 8700G APU
Last week, AMD's Ryzen 8000GE desktop APU lineup appeared online—four lower power (TDP of 35 W) SKUs are set to join the already released 65 W TDP AM5 "Hawk Point" family. GucksTV has acquired a flagship 8000GE model, albeit in engineering sample form—a Hong Kong-based Ebay Store lists "AMD Ryzen 7 8700GE ES Tray" processors.
February 23rd, 2024Source

Intel CEO Confirms TSMC's Process Nodes To Power Next-Gen CPUs: N3 For Arrow Lake & N3B For Lunar Lake
In a press and analyst session following the IFS Direct 2024 event, Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed that Chipzilla is leveraging TSMC's advanced process node technology to power its upcoming CPUs codenamed Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake.
February 23rd, 2024Source

Intel's Desktop and Mobile "Arrow Lake" Chips Feature Different Versions of Xe-LPG
Toward the end of 2024, Intel will update its client processor product stack with the introduction of the new "Arrow Lake" microarchitecture targeting both the desktop and mobile segments. On the desktop side of things, this will herald the new Socket LGA1851 with more SoC connectivity being shifted to the processor; and on the mobile side of things, there will be a much-needed increase in CPU core counts form the current 6P+8E+2LP.
February 23rd, 2024Source

Is your Intel Core i9-13900K crashing in games? Your motherboard BIOS settings may be to blame — other high-end Intel CPUs also affected
Apparently a 4096W power limit might be a bad idea.
February 23rd, 2024Source

Kingston Intros DataTraveler SE9 G3 - a Premium High-performance USB Flash Drive
Introducing the DataTraveler SE9 Gen 3 USB drive. Featuring a premium metal casing for durability and style paired with large capacity options, you can have form AND function. Experience the combination of elegance and functionality with the DataTraveler SE9 G3 USB 3.2 Gen 3 flash drive, ideal for storing and sharing your data.
February 23rd, 2024Source

MediaTek announces Dimensity 9300 and 8300 chips are now optimized for Google Gemini Nano
Leading chipmaker, MediaTek, has officially announced that its Dimensity 9300 and 8300 chipsets are now optimized for Google's Gemini Nano LLM. This is effectively marks a breakthrough in making AI accessible on more smartphones.
February 23rd, 2024Source

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Put Through CPU-Z Bench
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 is a high performance Arm SoC designed to compete with Apple M3, with Windows 11 thin and light notebooks and Chromebooks being its main target devices. Microsoft pins a lot of hope in chips such as the Snapdragon 8cx series as they offer comparable performance and battery life to the current crop of M3 MacBooks.
February 23rd, 2024Source or Source

US won't restrict exports of 'mature chips' to China — processors using 28nm or older tech will be free from sanctions
28nm and older is okay for China.
February 23rd, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 21st, 2024

ARM Announces Neoverse V3 and N3 CPU Cores: Building Bigger and Moving Faster with CSS
A bit over 5 years ago, Arm announced their Neoverse initiative for server, cloud, and infrastructure CPU cores. Doubling-down on their efforts to break into the infrastructure CPU market in a big way, the company set about an ambitious multi-year plan to develop what would become a trio of CPU core lineups to address different segments of the market -- ranging from the powerful V series to the petite E series core.
February 21st, 2024Source or Source

AMD gets not everyone can afford 16 cores as it drops Ryzen 8-core 5700X to lowest price
Ever since the launch of the Nvidia RTX 4000 Super cards, prices of mid to high-end GPUs have shown signs of dropping to more affordable levels. Over the last few days, we have had price cuts on the Radeon RX 7900 series, and 7800 series, as well as on Nvidia's 4070 Ti and 4070 as well.
February 21st, 2024Source

AMD's Zen 5 Architecture Is Starting Volume Production in Q3
AMD is rumored to be using 3nm for its low-power Zen 5c and 4nm for standard Zen 5 CPUs.
February 21st, 2024Source

Cooler Master Sues SilverStone, Enermax, and their OEM for AIO CLC Patent Infringement
Cooler Master alleges that the three companies violate U.S. Patent numbers 10,509,446; 11,061,450; and D856,941 held by it. The infringing products referenced in the Lawsuit are SilverStone IceMyst 240, PF240, PF240W, IceGem 360, VIDA 240 Slim, and RGB Controller, and the Enermax Aquafusion ADV, Liqmax III ARGB, Liqtech 360 TR4 II Slim, and RGB Controller. Apaltek doesn't have any products in the retail channel under its own brand, but is being sued as the original technology supplier for SilverStone and Enermax.
February 21st, 2024Source

IFS Reborn as Intel Foundry: Expanded Foundry Business Adds 14A Process To Roadmap
After losing Intel's long-held spot as the top fab in the world thanks to compounding delays in the 2010s, the then-new Intel CEO bucked calls from investors to sell off Intel's fabs, and instead go all-in on fabs like Intel has never done before, to become a top-to-bottom foundry service for the entire world to use.
February 21st, 2024Source or Source

Intel lands foundry deal for custom Microsoft processor — 18A process tech to be used for 'very exciting platform shift'
Intel Foundry wins big with Microsoft.
February 21st, 2024Source

Is your Intel Core i9-13900K crashing in games? Your motherboard BIOS settings may be to blame — other high-end Intel CPUs also affected
Apparently a 4096W power limit might be a bad idea.
February 21st, 2024Source

Samsung and Arm are collaborating on next-gen Cortex-X CPU cores
The partnership will see the two companies work together to optimize Cortex-X cores for gate-all-around transistors
February 21st, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 19th, 2024

AMD Zen 5 CPUs Reportedly Made On TSMC's 3nm Process In Q2, Mass Production In Q3
A report by Chinese technology outlet, UDN, suggests that AMD's Zen 5 CPUs will be entering TSMC fabs in Q2 followed by mass production in Q3 2024.
February 19th, 2024Source

AMD Zen 5 CPUs tipped to enter mass production in Q3 2024
Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" CPUs with Zen 5 cores are coming later this year
February 19th, 2024Source

AMD "Zen 5c" CCDs Made On More Advanced 3 nm Node Than "Zen 5"
AMD is reportedly building its upcoming "Zen 5" and "Zen 5c" CPU Core Dies (CCDs) on two different foundry nodes, a report by Chinese publication UDN, claims. The Zen 5 CCD powering the upcoming Ryzen "Granite Ridge" desktop processors, "Fire Range" mobile processors, and EPYC "Turin" server processors, will be reportedly built on the 4 nm EUV foundry node, a slightly more advanced node than the current 5 nm EUV the company is building "Zen 4" CCDs on.
February 19th, 2024Source

Graphcore reportedly explores sale: Arm, OpenAI, and Softbank named as rumored potential buyers
Bleeding AI processor designer reportedly considers strategic options.
February 19th, 2024Source

Samsung & Vodafone "Open RAN Ecosystem" Bolstered by AMD EPYC 8004 Series
Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, in collaboration with AMD, today announced that the three companies have successfully demonstrated an end-to-end call with the latest AMD processors enabling Open RAN technology, a first for the industry. This joint achievement represents the companies' technical leadership in enriching the Open RAN ecosystem throughout the industry.
February 19th, 2024Source

Samsung Electronics Continues Its Reign as Global TV Market Leader for 18 Consecutive Years
Samsung Electronics has once again demonstrated its dominance in the global TV market, marking an unprecedented 18-year streak at the forefront of the industry.
February 19th, 2024Source

The five best AMD CPUs of all time: From old-school Athlon to brand-new Ryzen
Though AMD and its CPUs were frequently in underdog status in the Intel vs AMD war, today it looks less and less true, and it's definitely thanks to a string of great CPUs the company has made recently, getting AMD back to where it was on its legendary streak in the 2000s and helping it score top ranks in our list of the Best CPUs for gaming.
February 19th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 16th, 2024

Industry group invalidates 2,600 official Intel CPU benchmarks — SPEC says the company's compiler used unfair optimizations to boost performance
It mostly affects Sapphire Rapids benchmarks.
February 16th, 2024Source

Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results
SPEC says Intel's Xeon processors were using a compiler that artificially inflated the results of its industrial benchmark by as much as 9%.
February 16th, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS Release Expected in Mid-March 2024
Approximately a month from now, Intel's highly anticipated 14th Generation Core processor, the Core i9-14900KS, is set to debut, as indicated by sources from Benchlife. Given the pattern of previous releases, the speculated timeframe aligns with expectations.
February 16th, 2024Source

Loongson LS3C6000 Server Processor Nearing Completion
A MyDrivers news report suggests that Loongson's LS3C6000 server processor has reached the tape-out phase of development—the article's author appears to be quite excited about this chip's prospects; a performance uptick could position it closer to past generation Intel and AMD parts.
February 16th, 2024Source

Two Fans Help Make The Scythe Fuma 3 Cool
It is a fact that over the years processors have become hotter, which means CPU coolers have gotten larger. Not every case can handle a kilo of metal standing almost 170mm tall. The Scythe Fuma 3 still weighs over a kilogram but stands a more modest 154mm tall.
February 16th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 14th, 2024

AMD discloses slew of high severity security vulnerabilities that attacks BIOS chips on Zen systems — updates aren't available for all chips, finally a fix Zenbleed
AMD has disclosed four vulnerabilities found in its Zen-based CPUs, ranging from the original Zen chips to the latest Zen 4 processors, and not all impacted chips have a readily available BIOS version to correct the issue. The vulnerabilities, which compromise the security of the SPI interface that connects to the flash chip that stores your BIOS, affect different generations of different Zen CPUs — not all processors are vulnerable to all four bugs.
February 14th, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen Master Tuning Utility Adds Ryzen 8000G APU Support In Latest Update
AMD's Ryzen Master, designed to control the firm's CPU speeds, has received a new update, supporting the latest Ryzen 8000G "Hawk Point" APUs.
February 14th, 2024Source

Chinese chipmaker tapes out 16-core DragonChain-powered CPU, 64-core coming — Loongson LS3C6000 server processor will rival Zen 3 CPUs
Loongson's next-generation data center CPU is ready.
February 14th, 2024Source

Intel discloses 34 security holes in firmware and software — Thunderbolt, XTU, chipset drivers, and more
All but one have been patched.
February 14th, 2024Source

The Enermax LiqMaxFlo 360mm AIO Cooler Review: A Bit Bigger, A Bit Better
For established PC peripheral vendors, the biggest challenge in participating in the highly commoditized market is setting themselves apart from their numerous competitors. As designs for coolers and other peripherals have converged over the years into a handful of basic, highly-optimized designs, developing novel hardware for what is essentially a "solved" physics problem becomes harder and harder.
February 14th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 12th, 2024

AMD Develops ROCm-based Solution to Run Unmodified NVIDIA's CUDA Binaries on AMD Graphics
AMD has quietly funded an effort over the past two years to enable binary compatibility for NVIDIA CUDA applications on their ROCm stack. This allows CUDA software to run on AMD Radeon GPUs without adapting the source code. The project responsible is ZLUDA, which was initially developed to provide CUDA support on Intel graphics.
February 12th, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G APU Review: Performance, Thermals & Power Analysis
The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G is an affordable APU that will offer you gaming capabilities, without the need of a dedicated GPU, given that your demands are not high. It has six cores and 12 threads, so it won't have a problem handling everyday tasks, and it also comes with an unlocked multiplier, which offers some interesting results.
February 12th, 2024Source

China's Loongson CPU seems to have IPC equivalent to Zen 4 and Raptor Lake -- but slow speeds and limited core count keeps 3A6000 well behind modern competition
Gotta get that clock speed up.
February 12th, 2024Source

China's secretive Tianhe 3 supercomputer uses homegrown hybrid CPU — rivals US systems with 1.57 Exaflops of performance: Report
Tianhe 3 could achieve peak performance of 1.57 ExaFLOPS.
February 12th, 2024Source

NUDT MT-3000 Hybrid CPU Reportedly Utilized by Tianhe-3 Supercomputer
China's National Supercomputer Center (NUDT) introduced their Tianhe-3 system as a prototype back in early 2019—at the time it had been tested by thirty local organizations. Notable assessors included the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center. The (previous generation) Tianhe-2 system currently sits in a number seven position of world-ranked Supercomputers—offering a measured performance of 33.86 petaFLOPS/s.
February 12th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 9th, 2024

AMD To Release BIOS Update to Fix Performance Throttling in Ryzen 8000G Series CPUs
AMD is issuing BIOS updates for its Ryzen 8000G series CPUs to address a significant performance throttling issue caused by the Skin Temperature-Aware Power Management (STAPM) feature. This feature, designed to regulate the processor's frequency and temperature by considering both the chip and the device's overall thermal environment, inadvertently caused performance reductions in the 8700G and 8600G models.
February 9th, 2024Source

Over 2000 SPEC CPU 2017 Results Flagged for Compiler Optimization
This week, SPEC, purveyors of some of the world's top non-AI benchmarks has gone into well over 2000 records and added a note. It seems as though the Intel compiler has optimizations for SPEC CPU 2017 integer code, and the benchmarking organization has ruled that it is not acceptable anymore.
February 9th, 2024Source

Some Intel CPUs are banned in Germany following patent dispute
The latest Raptor Lake and Meteor Lake chips are unaffected by the ban
February 9th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 7th, 2024

AMD Embedded+ architecture combines AMD Embedded with Versal Adaptive chips
AMD is launching a new platform called Ryzen Embedded+ that combines two of the chip maker's existing technologies into a "single integrated board" for products that leverage AI features for on-device processing from sensors, cameras, and other hardware.
February 7th, 2024Source

AMD hid a fun Easter egg on its Athlon K7 CPU that went undiscovered until now
Easter eggs are more fun when they aren't immediately discovered
February 7th, 2024Source

AMD introduces Embedded+ a new integrated compute platform
AMD has introduced Embedded+, a new integrated compute platform that merges AMD Ryzen Embedded processors with Versal adaptive SoCs. This architecture is designed to provide power-efficient, scalable solutions that enhance the development process for ODM partners. Embedded+ aims to facilitate faster product development and market delivery by simplifying the qualification and build processes.
February 7th, 2024Source

AMD takes market share from Intel in server, desktop, and notebooks — new Mercury Research data shows Q4 2023 data
4th Gen EPYC and Ryzen 7000 series processors have been a winning combo.
February 7th, 2024Source

Samsung Lands Significant 2 nm AI Chip Order from Unnamed Hyperscaler
This week in its earnings call, Samsung announced that its foundry business has received a significant order for a two nanometer AI chips, marking a major win for its advanced fabrication technology. The unnamed customer has contracted Samsung to produce AI accelerators using its upcoming 2 nm process node, which promises significant gains in performance and efficiency over today's leading-edge chips.
February 7th, 2024Source

SilverStone Intros Hydrogon D140 ARGB CPU Cooler
SilverStone today introduced its premium air based CPU cooler, the Hydrogon D140 ARGB (model: SST-HYD140-ARGB). As its name might suggest, this is a D-type (dual fin-stack) cooler that uses fans as large as 140 mm for ventilation, and hence fits into the large+heavyweight category of air coolers, targeting the segment of the market that really wants to avoid AIO coolers.
February 7th, 2024Source

Your current PC probably doesn't have an AI processor, but your next one might
Microsoft AI API expands from GPUs to NPUs as they begin to appear in more PCs.
February 7th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 5th, 2024

AMD Chipset Drivers Download 6.01.25.342
Ready for AMD Ryzen processors - AMD Socket AM4 represents the company's new future-proof platform targeting the fastest DDR4 memory, PCIe 3.0, and NVMe technologies available, as well as the first native USB 3.1 Gen2 support on a chipset.
February 5th, 2024Source

AMD To Release X870E Chipset and Ryzen 9000 Granite Ridge CPUs
AMD is set to release the X870E chipset as part of its 800-series, designed to work with the future to be released Ryzen 9000 aka codenam Granite Ridge desktop processors featuring up and coming Zen 5 microarchitecture. The X870E, leading the 800-series, is the successor to the X670E chipset will remain compatible with the existing Socket AM5.
February 5th, 2024Source

Faraday plots a 64-core Arm chip with Intel inside
The melding of Neoverse cores and x86 giant's latest process tech was bound to happen eventually
February 5th, 2024Source

GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER SG review
The GALAX GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER SG represents a notable entry in NVIDIA's Series 4000 SUPER range of graphics cards. This model is distinguished by an increased number of shader processors, contributing to its enhanced performance capabilities. Priced at an MSRP of $999, this graphics card offers a bit more value and performance, it runs nearly reference aside from a 60 Mhz increase (2610 MHz) on the boost frequency.
February 5th, 2024Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.5252 WHQL
This download installs the Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Graphics and Xe Graphics processors and IGP support for 11th and newer processors.
February 5th, 2024Source

Intel Foundry Services gets an 1.8nm Arm Neoverse chip order — Faraday to develop 64-core Intel 18A processor with Arm Neoverse design for SoC evaluation platform
Faraday announces 1.8nm 64-core processor.
February 5th, 2024Source

Intel Releases New Patches For Thread Director Virtualization, Offers an Impressive 14% Performance Uplift
Intel's Thread Director Virtualization, responsible for "hybrid" core handling, has debuted on Linux, boasting an impressive performance bump.
February 5th, 2024Source

Silverstone IceMyst 280 Review: Chart topping cooling performance for your CPU -- and your RAM, VRMs, and SSD!
Today's review will cover a rather innovative AIO from Silverstone. For those unfamililar with them, Silverstone produces a variety of products for the PC market and especially the SFF market - cases, power supplies, CPU coolers, fans, storage related components, and more!
February 5th, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — February 2nd, 2024

AMD CPUs and Windows 11 reach their highest user share ever in latest Steam survey
Almost half of all participants now use Windows 11
February 2nd, 2024Source

AMD just made the awesome 5800X3D almost redundant with new $249 5700X3D
Back when AMD released the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, its first ever processor with 3D V-cache, the company impressed almost everyone with how capable a gaming chip this CPU was. And it was mostly due to the 3D stacked vertical L3 or Last level cache (LLC) that AMD managed to add on its 8-cored Zen 3 part.
February 2nd, 2024Source

AMD Set to Fix Ryzen 8000G APU STAPM Throttling Issue, Sustained Loads Affected
Earlier this week, we published our review of AMD's latest Zen 4 based APUs, the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G. While we saw much better gaming performance using the integrated graphics compared to the previous Ryzen 5000G series of APUs, including the Ryzen 7 5700G, the team over at Gamers Nexus has since highlighted an issue with Skin Temperature-Aware Power Management, or STAPM, for short.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Banana Pi BPI-F3 is a single-board PC with an 8-core RISC-V processor, dual Ethernet and PCIe 2.1
Most of Banana Pi's single-board computers are powered by ARM-based processors. But the upcoming Banana Pi BPI-F3 has a RISC-V processor instead.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Best CPUs for Gaming: February 2024
As the first quarter of 2024 is already well underway, there's not been much in the way of launches since last year. Of particular note is AMD's launch of their Ryzen 8000G series APUs, which are based on their mobile silicon using the Zen 4 architecture. This release adds a different dynamic to the CPU market, with AMD building on their still popular Ryzen 5000G series of APUs, which still regularly feature as some of the best-selling CPUs on the market despite their age.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.5252 WHQL
This download installs the Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Graphics and Xe Graphics processors and IGP support for 11th and newer processors.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake CPU Spotted With 24 Threads
AVX-512 functionality is once again MIA.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU spotted with 24 threads, no Hyper Threading and AVX512 support
Intel Arrow Lake-S with no hyper threading More evidence surfaces claiming that Intel's next-generation client CPU series will not support hyper threading. Hyper Threading, is a simultaneous multithreading technology that allows physical cores in Intel CPUs to perform two tasks at the same time, effectively acting as two logical cores.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Intel may be working on new "Bartlett Lake-S" budget CPUs for the LGA 1700 platform
Bartlett Lake-S could be a lucrative upgrade option for Alder Lake users on a budget
February 2nd, 2024Source

Pentagon now considers China's 3D NAND maker YMTC a 'military company' — designation bars company from using US-designed chipmaking equipment
YMTC can no longer supply products to the U.S. military.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Qualcomm & Samsung Sign Extended Multi-year Snapdragon Deal
Cristiano Renno Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm, discussed the successful launch of his company's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform during a January 31 Earnings Call—expectations have been set high for the flagship smartphone chipset: "(bringing) a new standard for on-device gen AI experiences for premium smartphones and powers all through flagship Android devices launched and launching this fiscal year."
February 2nd, 2024Source

Samsung Signs A Multi-Year Deal With Qualcomm For The Use Of Snapdragon Chipsets
Samsung has been proudly using the Snapdragon chipsets in some of the highest-end phones out on the market and for all the right reasons. Despite its own Exynos 2400, the Galaxy S24 Ultra is equipped exclusively with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and the same is the case with its foldable phones that are slated for later this year.
February 2nd, 2024Source

This Massive CPU Air Cooler Has Its Own Display That's As Big As The iPhone 15
The aesthetic of gaming PCs has been remarkably consistent over the years—transparent side panels, glowing lights, and increasingly pretty components to take advantage of it. Your gaming PC can be even more ostentatious, though. All you need is a heatsink with an LCD on it, like the Lamptron ST060. This newly announced CPU cooler 6-inch 1080p display that can show you system stats (or anything else) at a glance.
February 2nd, 2024Source

ZALMAN Intros CNPS13X DS Black CPU Cooler
ZALMAN today introduced the CNPS13X DS Black tower-type air CPU cooler. This is essentially a variant of the CNPS13X Black that the company had launched in November 2023, but comes with two key changes. To begin with, its glossy top plate not just has an ARGB-illuminated logo and diffusers to the sides, but a 2-digit 7-segment LED display, which displays CPU temperature in real-time, in degrees-Celsius.
February 2nd, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 31st, 2024

AMD launches brand new processors with premium integrated graphics: Ryzen 8000G Series desktop CPUs are available now
Radeon 700M series iGPUs run your AAA games at 1080p.
January 31, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G versus Ryzen 7 8700G: Which should you buy?
PC gaming on integrated graphics is finally a legitimate option.
January 31, 2024Source or Source

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Review — 1080p-Capable Gaming Comes to Integrated Graphics
Zen 4, RDNA 3, and AM5 excite.
January 31, 2024Source

AMD Sets Next-Gen Zen 5 CPUs For 2H 2024 Launch: Granite Ridge For Desktops, Strix For Laptops, Turin For Servers
During its Q4 2023 earnings call, AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, confirmed that they have positioned next-gen Zen 5 products throughout the second half of 2024 which includes Granite Ridge for desktops, Strix Point for laptops, and Turin CPUs for EPYC servers.
January 31, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 29th, 2024

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Desktop APU Review
We recently covered the news of the 8000G series AMD APUs that were announced at CES 2024, and not long after, a mysterious brown box showed up in the Edge Lab. With a pair of AMD APUs, a ASUS ROG Strix motherboard, and some GSKILL RGB DDR5, we began testing the latest and greatest entry-level consumer platform with our standard workstation testing plan.
January 29, 2024Source

Intel Core i9-14900HX tested: Ferocious, familiar laptop power
Consider buying a 13th-gen Core HX gaming laptop on discount.
January 29, 2024Source

Intel Nova Lake CPUs to Use TSMC 2nm: Report
The mobile chips are not due until 2026 and will be the second CPU tiles designed by TSMC for Intel.
January 29, 2024Source

Intel Reportedly Selects TSMC's 2 Nanometer Process for "Nova Lake" CPU Generation
A Taiwan Economic Daily news article proposes that a couple of high profile clients are considering TSMC's 2 nanometer process—Apple is widely believed to be the first customer to join the foundry's queue for cutting edge services. The report posits that Intel is also signed up on the Taiwanese firm's 2 nm reservation list—TSMC is expected to start production in 2025—insiders reckon that Team Blue's "Nova Lake" CPU family is the prime candidate here.
January 29, 2024Source or Source

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's High Performance Core Allegedly Hitting 4.0 GHz
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January 29, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 26th, 2024

Alleged Zhaoxin KX-6000G benchmarks surface — Chinese-made chips perform like CPUs from the late 2000s but uses less power
Comparable to desktop CPUs from 20 years ago, laptop CPUs from 10.
January 26, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 CPU specs and launch timeframe revealed in latest leak
AMD's next-gen CPUs will compete with Intel's Arrow Lake-S lineup
January 26, 2024Source

AMD Kraken Point Processors To Allegedly Feature Four Zen 5 And Four Zen 5c Cores
Right now, AMD's mobile processors range from the lowly Ryzen 7020 series, codenamed Mendocino, all the way up to the powerful (and power-thirsty) Ryzen 7045 series, known as Dragon Range. Nestled in between, you have the Ryzen 7035 series, Rembrandt, serving mainstream customers, and then the Ryzen 7040 and 8040 series, Phoenix and Hawk Point, serving the premium mobile segment.
January 26, 2024Source

Coal could be in your next CPU — researchers eye coal as a metal oxide insulator replacement in next-gen 2D transistors
Coal of all materials, has been found to be a highly material that can effectively insulate skinnier 2D transistors.
January 26, 2024Source

Dirty tricks or small wins: developers are skeptical of Apple's App Store rules
While Apple's new rules will let users sideload apps and download alternative app stores, they come at a cost for developers.
January 26, 2024Source

Intel next-gen Lunar Lake processors may leverage Samsung's LPDDR5X RAM with 3D packaging
Whether Samsung will be the sole provider is unclear
January 26, 2024Source

Intel Panther Lake CPUs To Double The AI Performance Over Lunar Lake, Clearwater Already In Fabs
Intel is bringing in some major AI performance improvements with its next-gen
January 26, 2024Source or Source

Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs to use on-package Samsung LPDDR5X memory
Samsung is rumored to supply LPDDR5X for Intel's Lunar Lake.
January 26, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 24th, 2024

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX APU Benchmarked in ASUS Tianxuan 5 Pro Laptop
ASUS China has distributed Tianxuan 5 Pro laptop review samples to media outlets in the region—a video evaluation was uploaded to Bilibili yesterday, as discovered and shared by 9550pro.
January 24, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX "Dragon Range" mobile CPU tested, 7% slower than 7945HX in gaming tests
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX already on the market Chinese reviewer "Mitsu" puts AMD's newest mobile CPU through the test. Mitsu tests Ryzen 9 7940HX equipped ASUS Tianxuan 5 Pro laptop, which just came out in China. Tianxuan is a Chinese version of the TUF Gaming series, basically featuring a different new color scheme.
January 24, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 22nd, 2024

Corsair A115 CPU Cooler review
Corsair released a rather technologically sophisticated air cooling solution under the A115, meticulously crafted for handling intensive CPU operations. This system is characterized by its integration of a high-conductivity copper cold plate and six robust 6mm heat pipes, strategically designed to enhance heat dissipation.
January 22, 2024Source

HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments"
"When we identify cartridges that are violating our IP, we stop the printers from working"
January 22, 2024Source

Intel 15th-Generation Arrow Lake-S: A Shift Away from Hyper-Threading Technology?
Recent leaks have revealed insights into Intel's 15th-Generation Arrow Lake-S platform, particularly focusing on its CPU architecture and potential shift in multi-threading approach. The disclosed information suggests that the Arrow Lake desktop CPUs might not support Hyper-Threading (HT), a notable departure from previous generations.
January 22, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake-U Low-Power CPUs To Be A Cheaper Alternative To Lunar Lake: Based on Intel 3, 10% Perf/Watt Uplift
Intel's low-power Arrow Lake-U CPUs are reportedly going to be a cheaper alternative to Lunar Lake chips and target thin & light designs.
January 22, 2024Source

Intel Granite Rapids Processors with Enhanced L3 Cache - 480 MB per Processor
Intel is set to increase the L3 cache size in its upcoming Xeon Granite Rapids processors, potentially reaching up to 480 MB per unit. The current Emerald Rapids series features processors with up to 64 cores, and cache sizes ranging from 22.5 MB to 320 MB. These are manufactured using Intel's 7 10nm ESF technology.
January 22, 2024Source

Intel Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs could ship with up to 480MB of L3 cache
Granite Rapids Xeons are expected to hit the market in 2H 2024
January 22, 2024Source

Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs Will Allegedly Ditch Hyper-Threading: Leak
The company's 15th Generation CPUs will be a whole different kettle of fish.
January 22, 2024Source

Intel's Arrow Lake-S desktop CPUs could ditch Hyper-Threading after more than two decades
Hyper-Threading was originally introduced by Intel in its single-core Xeon and Pentium 4 processors
January 22, 2024Source

Intel's Xeon Granite Rapids CPUs Tipped For A Huge L3 Cache Upgrade To 480MB
A recent update to Intel's Software Development Emulator may have inadvertently revealed that the company's upcoming Granite Rapids server CPU comes with 480MB of L3 cache, as spotted by @InstLatX64 on X. 480MB of L3 cache would be by far the most any Intel CPU has ever had, even beating out the 320MB that Emerald Rapids is equipped with.
January 22, 2024Source

The Corsair A115 CPU Cooler Review: Massive Air Cooler Is Effective, But Expensive
With recent high-performance CPUs exhibiting increasingly demanding cooling requirements, we've seen a surge in releases of new dual-tower air cooler designs. Though not new by any means, dual-tower designs have taken on increased importance as air cooler designers work to keep up with the significant thermal loads generated by the latest processors.
January 22, 2024Source

The Zen 4c Cores in the Ryzen 8000G APUs are Clocked Slower than the Zen 4 Cores
AMD has revealed the full specs of its upcoming Ryzen 8000G APUs and it turns out that the Zen 4c cores aren't clocking as high as the Zen 4 cores in the Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 3 8300G. We should point out that the 8300G has a singular Zen 4 core and three Zen 4c Cores here, so there's no confusion.
January 22, 2024Source

Will Intel's Next-Gen Arrow Lake CPUs Kick Hyper Threading To The Curb?
Documents leaked by renowned leaker @yuuki_ans on X reveal that early Arrow Lake samples have Hyper Threading disabled by default, which to some has implied that Intel may be looking to launch its first consumer CPUs without support for Hyper Threading since 2006.
January 22, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 19th, 2024

AMD removes Taiwan branding from CPUs, says change wasn't made to appease China
The 'Made in Malaysia' markings will remain, though.
January 19, 2024Source

AMD talks AM5 APUs and AM4 longevity
AMD's marketing manager Donny Woligroski joins us on the CES floor to talk about the company's latest processors, now and in the future.
January 19, 2024Source

ASRock DeskMini X600 and Jupiter X600 compact computers support 65W Ryzen 7000/8000 processors
Most of the mini PCs we cover at Liliputing are small systems with low-power processors soldered to the motherboard. But ASRock is one of the few companies that makes compact desktops with sockets for desktop-class processors. And this month the company showed off two upcoming models with AMD's AM5 socket and support for Ryzen 7000 or 8000 series desktop chips.
January 19, 2024Source

Chinese chipmaker Loongson wins case over rights to MIPS architecture - company's new CPU architecture heavily resembles existing MIPS
Though Loongson does owe some royalties.
January 19, 2024Source

Don't Look Now But There's Finally A CPU-Z Build For Windows On ARM64
After years of waiting, users on ARM64 versions of Windows 10 and 11 finally have their own version of CPUID's popular application CPU-Z. The new ARM64-based version will enable anyone using an ARM-based Windows machine to view detailed specifications of their CPU, including clock speeds, cache allotments, CPU model names, and more.
January 19, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 16th, 2024

AMD Zen 5 Granite Ridge CPUs Reportedly In Production And Headed To AM5 Motherboards
AMD's next desktop processor release will be based on the Hawk Point silicon originally intended for mobile machines including laptops, tablets, and handheld gaming consoles.
January 16, 2024Source

CORSAIR Launches High Performance Air A115 CPU Cooler
CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gear and systems for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts, today announced the launch of the A115 High-Performance Tower CPU Air Cooler, the latest addition to its CPU cooling lineup. Meticulously engineered to tame the high temperatures generated by the latest Intel and AMD processors, the A115 is the most powerful and efficient air cooler that CORSAIR has ever produced - with innovative features that make installation and adjustment incredibly easy.
January 16, 2024Source or Source or Source

Intel Arc GPUs Can't Run The Finals On Linux But Concealing GPU Vendor Does The Job
The Finals has seen immense popularity amongst gamers across every platform, however, an interesting bug has surfaced on Linux which won't let users play the game on an Intel Arc GPU unless the vendor is hidden.
January 16, 2024Source

The Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 CPU Cooler Review: When Less Is More
The RGB LED-equipped cooler proved flashy in more ways than one, but true to its nature as a flagship product, it also carried a $115 price tag to match. Which is certainly not unearned, but it makes the Elite hard to justify when pairing it with more mainstream CPUs, especially as these chips don't throw off the same chart-topping levels of heat as their flagship counterparts.
January 16, 2024Source

V-Color Rolls Out 192 GB DDR5 R-DIMM Memory Kits, Overclocking Ready For AMD TRX50 Platforms & Up To 7200 MT/s
V-Color has announced its 192 GB DDR5 R-DIMM memory kits designed for AMD TRX50 boards & overclocking ready with up to 7200 MT/s speeds.
January 16, 2024Source

ZALMAN Launches 270W CNPS14X Duo Black CPU Cooler for High Thermal Demands
ZALMAN has unveiled the CNPS14X Duo Black, a new air-type CPU cooler engineered to handle thermal loads up to 270 W. This capacity aligns with the performance typically associated with 240 mm AIO liquid coolers. The cooler measures 126 mm x 135 mm x 159 mm (DxWxH) and weighs 1.16 kg, showcasing a sizable dual fin-stack (D-type) heatsink design.
January 16, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 15th, 2024

ASUS IoT Unveils Comprehensive Solutions Powered by Intel Core Ultra Processors
ASUS IoT, the global AIoT solution provider, today announced the launch of industry-leading ultra-compact edge computers and embedded boards with the all-new Intel Core Ultra processors. This lineup comprises the C7146ES-IM-AA, C5143ES-IM-AA single-board computer (SBC), EBS-S500W edge computer and PE2200U ultra-compact fanless embedded computer - offering AI-ready CPU, GPU and NPU enhancements, coupled with remarkable power efficiency.
January 15, 2024Source

AMD Next-Gen Ryzen Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" CPUs Reportedly Enter Mass Production, Coming To AM5 Later This Year
AMD's next-generation Ryzen CPUs codenamed Granite Ridge and powered by the Zen 5 core architecture have reportedly entered mass production.
January 15, 2024Source

AMD Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" CPUs Reportedly in Mass Production
AMD concentrated on the promotion of new Zen 4-based APU products at last week's CES trade show, and they even lobbed in a couple of new Zen 3 offerings for PC enthusiasts who are more than happy to stick with Team Red's last generation AM4 socket.
January 15, 2024Source

Ayaneo Teases Retro Mini PC AM02 With A 4-Inch Touch Display, Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU
We've just posted up a review of the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01. The vendor's first mini-PC is a cute little machine that's part of Ayaneo's Remake collection, and sports an aesthetic inspired by the original Macintosh. It's focused on affordability, and offers a slightly older SoC in a compact and nostalgic package at a bargain basement price.
January 15, 2024Source

Enable this feature now so that Google Maps for Android will work when you're in a tunnel
Driving inside a tunnel is often an issue for those using a GPS app to help them navigate because of the inability of the signals to penetrate the tunnel. You might think that this doesn't really matter with a tunnel since there isn't much to do inside one except follow the road.
January 15, 2024Source

Intel Core i7-14790F "Black Edition" CPU Launched in China
Intel Core i7-14790F "Black Edition" CPU Launched in ChinaIntel Core i7-14790F "Black Edition" CPU Launched in China
January 15, 2024Source

Intel quietly launches Core i7-14790F CPU for China, 16 cores and 5.4 GHz turbo clock
Intel i7-14790F is the only 16 core CPU in the 14th Gen Core lineup Following the launch of the Core i5-14490F, Intel is also launching a Core i7 SKU. Intel released its new desktop CPU with 16 cores quietly because it's not on the official marketing slides for Raptor Lake Refresh's launch at CES 2024.
January 15, 2024Source

Intel quietly releases China exclusive Core i7-14790F 'Black Edition' CPU
Exclusive CPU with not-so-exclusive specifications!
January 15, 2024Source

New Mercedes MBUX Virtual Assistant unveiled at CES
Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Mercedes unveiled its new MBUX Virtual Assistant and its latest in-vehicle technology, the new MBUX assistant uses generative AI and it comes with a range of features.
January 15, 2024Source

Tachyum: Prodigy production starts in 2024
Tachyum is full of optimism about the future, but does not forget to mention 'failed memory and interface IP blocks from key vendor'
January 15, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 12th, 2024

EK Expands Quantum Magnitude sTRX4 Lineup - for STR5 & SP6 Sockets
EK, the leading provider of premium liquid cooling solutions, is excited to announce the expanded compatibility of its esteemed EK-Quantum Magnitude sTRX4 water blocks. These flagship cooling solutions, known for their high performance and quality, are now fully compatible with the latest AMD sTR5 and AMD SP6 CPU sockets.
January 12, 2024Source

EK Unveils World's First AIO Targeted Towards Direct-Die CPU Cooling
EK has unveiled a groundbreaking addition to its AIO lineup, the EK-Nucleus AIO CR360 Direct Die D-RGB, focused on direct-die CPU cooling.
January 12, 2024Source

EK Web's Nucleus AIO Liquid Cooler Is An Industry First And Not For The Faint Of Heart
EK has been known for years as the company that does beautifully executed water cooling components for PC enthusiasts. The skill level needed has always been demanding for custom water cooling, leading many enthusiasts to opt for air or AIO liquid cooling instead.
January 12, 2024Source

DeepCool Assassin 4S Goes For Slim Design & Retains High-End CPU Cooler, New LCD AIO Coolers & Mini-ITX Cases
DeepCool's latest Assassin 4S CPU cooler made an appearance at CES along with new AIO designs with LCDs, Mini-ITX cases, and slimmer fans.
January 12, 2024Source

Intel's new 35W CPUs aren't much slower than their 65W counterparts — Core i5-14600T exhibits 6% lower performance than Core i5-14600 in Geekbench 6 benchmark
Single-digit performance difference between the Core i5-14600T and Core i5-14600
January 12, 2024Source

Montech AX120 PWM Fan Review
The Montech AX120 PWM is an affordable ARGB fan. According to its maker, it is suitable for chassis or cooling system use, meaning that its airflow and static pressure are high enough to cover both usage scenarios. This is something that I will confirm in this review.
January 12, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 11th, 2024

AMD's Zen 3 productivity taskmaster, the Ryzen 9 5950X, drops to a new low of $399
16 cores and plenty of power
January 11, 2024Source

Colorful iGame Z790D5 Flow Review: Unique Design, Otherwise Ordinary
A unique white and flowing design with good performance, but lacks a PCIe 5.0 M.2 socket
January 11, 2024Source

CORSAIR Fans and Coolers at 2024 CES: Air A115, AF120 MAX Thick, and RX Series Fans
CORSAIR at the 2024 International CES unveiled three new air cooling products; the A115 air CPU cooler, the AF120 MAX fans, and the RX Series Fans. We begin our tour with the AF120 MAX. These 120 mm fans come with a thickness of 30 mm, above the 25 mm industry standard. This 5 mm increase allows for a significantly bigger impeller, which results in a static pressure of 4.14 mm H₂O at its top speed of 2,000 RPM.
January 11, 2024Source

EK Introduces New Nucleus AIO - Strictly for Direct Die CPU Cooling
The latest Direct Die AIO, while closely resembling the acclaimed 360 mm Lux model in many ways, stands apart with its unique application—it's expertly designed for direct die cooling. This innovative pump-block combo distinguishes itself with a custom-designed cold plate, exclusively engineered for cooling delidded Intel LGA 1700 socket CPUs. EK's latest offering expands its esteemed AIO portfolio and sets a new benchmark in specialized cooling performance.
January 11, 2024Source

ENERMAX Demoes AIO Coolers with Detachable Displays and Workstation-Class Liquid Cooling at CES 2024
Taiwanese company ENERMAX unveiled new all-in-one (AIO) CPU liquid coolers targeting both mainstream and high-end markets. First in line is the AQUAFLO LCD, which features a removable 5-inch 800x480 resolution magnetic LCD display, allowing monitoring of temperatures, fan speeds, and pump RPM, with the ability to stick on cases or use it as a desktop display.
January 11, 2024Source

Frore launches a lightweight, self-cleaning cooling chip
Like Moore's Law, but "Frore's Law" governs AirJet cooling over time.
January 11, 2024Source

Hyte Unveils Over-Engineered THICC Q60 AIO Liquid Cooler, Vows To Destroy The Competition
In years past, PC builders who wanted a water cooling system to keep their parts frosty had to deal with assembling parts, clamping tubes, filling reservoirs, and praying that nothing leaked. Today, you can sidestep that process by picking up one of the many all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers on the market.
January 11, 2024Source

Intel Arc Graphics Windows DCH Driver 31.0.101.5085-5122
Installs the latest Intel Core Ultra and Arc Graphics Driver for Windows.
January 11, 2024Source

Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.5122 WHQL Released
Intel released the latest version of its Arc GPU Graphics drivers. Version 101.5122 WHQL comes with support for the 14th Gen Core HX and Desktop 65 W series processors with their Intel UHD 770/730 series integrated graphics based on the Xe-LP architecture.
January 11, 2024Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.5122 WHQL
This download installs the Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Graphics and Xe Graphics processors and IGP support for 11th and newer processors.
January 11, 2024Source

Thermaltake Unveils New ASTRIA Series Air Cooler Lineup at CES 2024
Thermaltake has unveiled and launched its newest ASTRIA Series air coolers at CES 2024 show, including ASTRIA 200, ASTRIA 400, and ASTRIA 600 ARGB coolers. The entire ASTRIA ARGB series is equipped with the new CT120 ARGB fans. According to Thermaltake, the CT102 ARGB fan can provide an airflow of 65 CFM with 2.56 mm-H2O static pressure at a maximum noise level of 26.8 dBA.
January 11, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 10th, 2024

ADATA Shows Prototype XPG HYBRID COOLER at CES 2024
ADATA has showcased a rather interesting XPG HYBRID COOLER at CES 2024 which actually integrates an AIO solution into the size of your standard air cooler, packing pump, loop, and a radiator into a single unit. The new cooler promises to be smaller and lighter than a standard AIO cooler but more efficient than an air cooler.
January 10, 2024Source

be quiet! at 2024 CES: White Editions of Dark Base 701 and Dark Base Pro 901, Fans, and More
The theme at be quiet! this CES is all about RGB lighting and white color variants. This is a big aesthetic departure from be quiet! which tends to have understated, mostly black product styling, with minimal use of RGB. Ah well, as long as it's all quiet.
January 10, 2024Source

EK-PRO CPU Water Blocks Readied for LGA 7529 Socket
EK, the leading liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is announcing the availability of two high-performance liquid cooling solutions for the Intel "Sierra Forest" processor family. EK-Pro CPU WB 7529 and 7529 Rack water blocks are specially designed to cool the Sierra Forest CPUs, a codename for Intel's first-generation E-core Xe
January 10, 2024Source

HYTE Unveils Its THICC Q60 AIO Liquid Cooler, Featuring A 5″ IPS Display & 356W CPU Cooling Performance
HYTE Believes That The THICC Q60 Can "Obliterate" Any Competition, Courtesy Of High-End Internals & Overall Design
January 10, 2024Source

Intel Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake CPUs emerge on benchmark database, but there's only details about the graphics
SiSoftware Sandra database spills the beans.
January 10, 2024Source

Low-powered Raptor Lake CPU fails to impress in graphics benchmark — Intel Core 7 150U loses to AMD's CPUs with Radeon 740M graphics
Core 7 150U is a Raptor Lake CPU and is not to be confused with the new Meteor Lake lineup.
January 10, 2024Source

Thermaltake Shows TOUGHLIQUID EX Pro AIO Water Coolers and TOUGHFAN EX Pro Fans
The new releases incorporate Thermaltake's latest MagForce 2.0 magnetic quick-connect system for simplified installation and flexible component layouts. Available in a range of sizes spanning 240 mm to 420 mm radiator sizes, the TOUGHLIQUID EX Pro leverages large copper radiators and industrial mirror finish water blocks to tame high-TDP CPUs like Intel's 14th gen Core i9 models. TOUGHFAN EX Pro series fans complement the liquid coolers with detachable blades, allowing flow direction swapping based on mounting orientation.
January 10, 2024Source

XPG Prototypes Hybrid Air & Liquid Cooler With Up To 280W Cooling For Intel & AMD CPUs
XPG has showcased a new prototype hybrid CPU cooler that combines air and liquid cooling in a singular package, offering up to 280W cooling.
January 10, 2024Source

XPG's hybrid dual-fan CPU cooler features an integrated pump, loop, and radiator — XPG Hybrid Cooler claims it can cool CPUs up to 280W
Previous attempts based on this idea couldn't beat the best air coolers.
January 10, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 9th, 2024

AMD Announces New Socket AM4 Desktop Processors—5700X3D and 5000GT APUs
AMD Socket AM4 continues to be relevant even in 2024, nearly seven years since its introduction, with the company announcing several new processor models at CES. AMD has extended Ryzen 5000 series "Zen 3" support across all three desktop chipset series, including the oldest AMD 300-series, and since all Socket AM4 motherboards feature USB BIOS Flashback, users have the full spread of Socket AM4 processors to upgrade to.
January 9, 2024Source

Cooler Master Introduces the Ncore 100 Max. A Revolutionary Leap in SFF PC Case Design
Cooler Master, a leading provider of PC components, gaming peripherals, and tech lifestyle solutions, has today announced the launch of its groundbreaking Mini-ITX case product, the Ncore 100 Max. This launch marks a pivotal moment in small form factor (SFF) PC case design, blending high performance with a remarkably compact footprint. The Ncore 100 Max is engineered for enthusiasts, gamers, and creative professionals who prioritize both space efficiency and performance.
January 9, 2024Source

EK Rolls Out New Velocity2 1700 Special Edition CPU Water Blocks
EK, the global leader in premium PC water cooling, is proud to unveil something extraordinary for enthusiasts and builders alike. With an unyielding pursuit of excellence in liquid cooling aesthetics, EK once again sets new standards in design with its latest Quantum line product - the EK-Quantum Velocity2 Edge D-RGB - 1700 Black and Silver Special Editions.
January 9, 2024Source

Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce X II and WATERFORCE II Liquid Coolers Up and Running at CES 2024
GIGABYTE also brought its new AORUS WATERFORCE X II and WATERFORCE II Liquid Coolers to CES 2024, showing all those new features including the Fan EZ-Chang for fans, rotatable water block design, all new upgraded pump and more.
January 9, 2024Source

Gigabyte Shows Off White AORUS PRO X Motherboards
GIGABYTE has continued to push a white aesthetic (ICE) across a good number of displayed products on the show floor at this year's CES. The TPU crew got a close peek at a couple of new motherboard offerings—first up is the Taiwanese manufacturer's Z790 AORUS PRO X model with a white PCB and matching livery.
January 9, 2024Source

HYTE Releases its First All-in-One Liquid Cooler THICC Q60
HYTE, a leading manufacturer of cutting-edge PC components and peripherals, is excited to release its first all-in-one (AIO) liquid cooler, THICC Q60. Previously announced during Computex 2023, THICC Q60 is redefining the modern liquid cooling experience with the largest digital IPS display on an AIO and is expected to have one of the highest performance-to-noise ratios among the competition.
January 9, 2024Source

Intel APO Coming to 12th Gen and 13th Gen Core Processors After All?
Intel is reportedly bringing Application Optimization (APO) to its 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" and 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" processors after all, PC Gamer reports. APO is currently restricted to 14th Gen Core i9 and Core i7 "Raptor Lake Refresh" processors, and the upcoming 14th Gen HX Core i9 and Core i7 mobile processors based on this silicon.
January 9, 2024Source

Intel To Bring Game-Boosting APO Optimizations To Its 12th & 13th Gen Desktop CPUs
Intel had previously stated that its Application Performance Optimization feature or APO in short was only designed for certain 14th Gen (Raptor Lake Refresh) CPUs, mainly the unlocked "K" chips. The technology enabled performance boosts of up to 32% in certain games while the company was officially listing up to 16% and 13% gains for its 14th Gen K-CPUs in titles such as Metro Exodus and Rainbow Six: Siege, respectively.
January 9, 2024Source

Intel: Lunar Lake photographed with Memory on Package
During the CES 2024 event, Intel offered a sneak peek at the inaugural Lunar Lake processor, distinguished by its innovative Memory on Package (MoP) design. This processor adopts a 4+4 core configuration and incorporates LPDDR5X-8533 memory, delivering enhanced performance compared to its predecessor, the Meteor Lake processor.
January 9, 2024Source

Republic of Gamers Unveils ROG Strix LC III Series and ROG Ryujin III WB at CES
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the ROG Strix LC III series and ROG Ryujin III WB, two CPU liquid-cooling solutions tailored to diverse user needs, at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The ROG Strix LC III AIO cooler series is designed to be easy to install, and it offers excellent cooling performance and a variety of models suited to different scenarios. Meanwhile, the ROG Ryujin III WB creates a one-of-a-kind gaming PC experience for users pursuing ultimate customization and extreme cooling performance.
January 9, 2024Source

Rigetti Novera QPU Quantum computer CPU processor launches
In the rapidly evolving world of quantum computing, Rigetti Computing, Inc. has taken a bold step forward with the introduction of their latest innovation, the Novera Quantum Processing Unit (QPU). This new 9-qubit processor is a testament to Rigetti's commitment to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in quantum technology. The Novera QPU emerges from the Ankaa-class architecture and is a product of the company's own Fab-1 facility, highlighting their ability to not only design but also manufacture cutting-edge quantum devices.
January 9, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 8th, 2024

AMD 8000G Series and 5700X3D Desktop Processors Announced at CES
AMD's latest announcement at CES 2024 promises a significant leap in desktop processor technology, especially for PC gaming and creative performance. AMD is launching the Ryzen 8000G Series desktop processors, including the Ryzen 7 8700G.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD Announces Ryzen 8000 G-Series Processors For AM5, Expands AM4 Lineup
AMD has unveiled a number of new desktop options, adding a total of eight new SKUs -- four each for AM5 and the older AM4 platform. The products include the new Ryzen 8000 G-Series for AM5, which combine Zen4 cores with RDNA3 graphics up to the Radeon 780M.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD brings AI to Ryzen 8000G desktop chips at CES 2024
And it claims its new Ryzen 8040 mobile chips can beat Intel's Meteor Lake.
January 8, 2024Source or Source

AMD claims its Ryzen 7 8840U can still beat Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H (in some cases), despite using the same CPU & GPU as the previous-gen 7840U
AMD's Ryzen 8040 "Hawk Point" series mobile processors are very similar to the company's previous-gen Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" series when it comes to CPU and GPU technology, core counts, and frequencies. The biggest difference is that the new chips have a neural processing unit that's 60% faster, enabling better support for on-device AI processing.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD Expands AM4 Platform with New Ryzen 5000 Series CPUs Launching January 31
AMD is set to expand its AM4 platform with the introduction of four new Ryzen 5000 series CPUs on January 31. This update signifies AMD's commitment to the AM4 socket, first introduced in 2016. The lineup includes the Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 7 5700, alongside two models in the Ryzen 5000GT series, catering to different market segments.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD launches $249 Ryzen 7 5700X3D with game-boosting 3D V-Cache tech arrive January 21, AMD also updates AM4 platform with new Ryzen 5000 'GT' processors for 2024
AMD's AM4 platform, which has soldiered on since 2017, housing five CPU generations spanning 125+ processors and over 500+ different motherboard designs, is truly the gift that keeps on giving with the arrival of four new Ryzen 5000 models that AMD announced here at CES 2024.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD Reveals Next-Gen Desktop Processors for Extreme PC Gaming and Creator Performance
Today, ahead of CES 2024, AMD announced new products expanding its desktop portfolio, delivering premium experiences to gamers, content creators and everyday users through extraordinary performance and the power of personal AI processing. AMD is introducing the new AMD Ryzen™ 8000G Series desktop processors for the AM5 platform, including the Ryzen™ 7 8700G, with the world's most powerful built-in graphics.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Brings More Value To AM4 Gamers With 8 Cores, 100 MB Cache, & Up To 13% Faster Than 13600K At $249
The AM4 platform is the longest-lived platform from AMD and any other chipmaker which is still going strong even to this day. While the AM5 platform has seen its fair share of price reductions over the past couple of months, getting more affordable and offering various optimizations in the form of DDR5 support and more, AMD still wants to offer something refreshing to its AM4 user base.
January 8, 2024Source

AMD's Ryzen 7 8840U Benchmarks Show Hawk Point Beating Meteor Lake In AI, Games And More
AMD has shared the first official benchmarks comparing the company's Hawk Point APUs to Intel's Meteor Lake chips, and apparently Hawk Point is the big winner by a wide margin. AMD tested its flagship Ryzen 7 8840U to Intel's Core Ultra 7 155H, and claims victories in basically every single metric. With all kinds of first-party benchmarks however, we obviously can't take them completely at face value, but they are interesting to consider.
January 8, 2024Source

HP Spectre x360 14 (2024) Review: Meteor Lake Arrives in Style
With a next-gen Intel Core Ultra CPU and strong build quality, HP's premium two-in-one is pricey but primed for a long and useful life -- and its 9-megapixel webcam is awesome.
January 8, 2024Source

Intel 5th Gen Xeon Processors Debut: Emerald Rapids Benchmarks
Intel 5th Gen Xeon Scalable: Emerald Rapids Tested In A Variety Of Data Center Workloads
January 8, 2024Source

Intel claims its new 14th Gen HX beats the very best AMD X3D mobile gaming CPU
Alongside the full reveal of its 14th Gen desktop lineup, Intel is also announcing its new 14th-gen mobile HX processors, as well as Core series 1 U series CPUs. The former are 55W high-performance variants while the latter is meant to be the 15W equivalents of the recently released Core Ultra parts, which are 28W units.
January 8, 2024Source

Intel drops 18 new 14th-gen Core desktop processors at CES
Intel's 14th-gen "Raptor Lake Refresh" Core processors move mainstream.
January 8, 2024Source

Intel Expands 14th Gen Core Desktop Processor Series with 65W Mainstream Models
All processor models in the series come with base power values of 65 W, with maximum turbo power ranging between 110 W for the Core i3 4P+0E processors, to roughly 154 W for the Core i5 6P+8E processors, to 220 W for the Core i7 8P+12E processors, and as high as 225 W for the top Core i9 8P+16E models.
January 8, 2024Source or Source or Source

Intel Fattens the U-segment with "Raptor Lake Refresh" Based Core Series 1 Processors
Intel's current generation mobile processor product stack is vast, to say the least. In Q4-2023, the company launched its Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" mobile processors spanning the U-segment (7 W to 28 W), and H-segment (35 W to 45 W). Today, the company capped the upper end of the stack with the 14th Gen Core HX-series mobile processors based on "Raptor Lake Refresh," which dial up core counts to 8P+16E. And now, the company is adding more choice to the U-segment with the Core Processor Series 1, based on a lower core-count variant of the "Raptor Lake Refresh" architecture.
January 8, 2024Source

Intel introduced its 14th Generation Core HX-series mobile processors, Desktop and Edge
Intel has introduced its 14th Generation Core HX-series mobile processors, designed to cater to the needs of gamers, creators, and professionals requiring mobile high performance. The series is spearheaded by the Intel Core i9-14900HX, which integrates a hybrid architecture combining eight Performance-cores (P-cores) and 16 Efficient-cores (E-cores).
January 8, 2024Source or Source or Source

Intel's Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake CPUs will arrive in 2024 - three times more AI performance for both GPU and NPU
Intel's next-gen products are moving along.
January 8, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 7th, 2024

Acer fills its Swift lineup with Intel Core Ultra processors — and the Swift Go 14 has a media remote built into its touchpad.
The Swift X 14 will use Nvidia graphics.
January 7, 2024Source

Intel Core i5-14490F "Black Edition" CPU Leaks Out: 10 Cores at Up To 5.1 GHz & 65W TDP
Intel is all set to offer a new "Black Edition" CPU in its 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh lineup known as the Core i5-14490F.
January 7, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 6th, 2024

AMD's new Ryzen APUs show impressive single-core gains — Ryzen 5 8500G outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 32% in single-core benchmark
Ryzen 8000G doesn't show substantial multi-core improvements.
January 6, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 6th, 2024

AMD Zen 6 "Ryzen" CPUs Reportedly Codenamed Medusa, Feature 2.5D Interconnect With Increased Bandwidth
Zen 5 hasn't even arrived yet, but of course AMD is hard at work on designing the next generation after it. According to serial leaker Everest, the codename for consumer Zen 6 processors—analogous to "Raphael" for consumer Zen 4 processors and "Granite Ridge" for consumer Zen 5 processors—will be "Medusa".
January 6, 2024Source or Source

ENDORFY Navis F360 AIO Cooler Review
Endorfy are here at last, with their new 360mm AIO cooler ready to show us what they can do under their new brand name. Some of you may know, many of you may not, that Endorfy is the new name of Silentium PC, and while we've had a lot of good things to say about their products in the past, the new was a bit old-school, and Endorfy sounds much cooler to me.
January 6, 2024Source

Huawei's Kirin 9006C Single-Core, Multi-Core Scores Reveal A Disappointingly Slow SoC For The Company's Notebooks
The Kirin 9006C was recently announced by Huawei for its Qingyun L540 and Qingyun L420 family of notebooks. Unfortunately, just like the Kirin 9000S and Kirin 9000SL, the single-core and multi-core performance is yet to match what the competition offers, but that is how difficult things become when you have global trade sanctions limiting your options.
January 6, 2024Source

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER fills the 4070/4070Ti gap in first leaked benchmarks
"NVIDIA RTX 4070, the SUPER The card has been tested with Geekbench software. A Geekbench leak has now confirmed the configuration details of the RTX 4070 SUPER GPU, revealing a total of 56 "Compute Units."
January 6, 2024Source

Qualcomm Rumored To Prepare Two 'Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 For Galaxy' Chipsets With Varying Cortex-X4 Clock Speeds
The official Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 specification slides revealed that its single Cortex-X4 core had a maximum clock speed of 3.30GHz. However, Qualcomm is working with a Samsung-exclusive 'Snapdragon 8 Gen for Galaxy' where the SoC is clocked slightly higher than the default configuration.
January 6, 2024Source

Ryzen CPU bug crashes PCs using Firewire devices — old school interface causes new school problems on Linux PCs, but a fix is on the way
A strange bug involving AMD's modern Ryzen CPUs and the old Firewire standard
January 6, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — January 5th, 2024

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6-Core "Hawk Point" APU Benchmarks Leak: Up To 36% Single & 11% Multi-Thread Performance Uplift Versus 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is the latest Hawk Point APU which has leaked out in Geekbench & features a nice gain in performance versus the 5600G.
January 5, 2024Source

Computer — Processors — December 29th, 2023

Intel 14th Gen Core Non-K Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs Break Cover At Retail
As is with tradition with Intel CPUs, a varied and well-balanced lineup is afforded every new generation of products. Covering the gamut from casual users to enthusiast gamers, it is quite a number of use cases to satisfy. That's to say, more Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs are coming. To that end, a retail leak has unveiled the upcoming non-K SKUs of Intel's 14th generation products ahead of their announcement from Spanish retailer Coolmod.
December 29, 2023Source

Mobile Raptor Lake Refresh Core i5-14450HX CPU packs a punch — Core i5-14450HX performs like a desktop Core i5-13400 in Geekbench 5 benchmark
Core i5-14450HX shows a 200 MHz higher boost clock than Core i5-13450HX.
December 29, 2023Source

Raptor Lake Refresh non-K CPUs are seemingly more expensive than prior-gen models — overseas retailer lists non-K CPUs ahead of launch
Sadly, these chips will be expensive and inevitably require minute performance improvements to justify their cost.
December 29, 2023Source

TSMC Eyeing Sub-2nm Chip Production Site Suggests Report
After some trouble earlier this year to start the land acquisition and development process for its fabs to make next-generation semiconductors, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has moved ahead with the process in Taiwan's Taichung City. The world's largest contract chip manufacturer is currently mass-producing processors on the 3-nanometer node.
December 29, 2023Source

TSMC's Sizzling A14 Process Leads To Rumored Bonuses For R&D Workers
Industry rumors quoted by the Taiwanese press suggest that it was payday this December for TSMC's research and development teams. TSMC is one of the most advanced chip manufacturing companies in the world, and over the years, it has gained strong footholds in the market for Arm-based microprocessors. At the same time, it has also demonstrated the ability to keep up with and outpace U.S. chip manufacturer Intel Corporation when making the chips with the smallest feature sizes.
December 29, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 27th, 2023

A logical magic state with fidelity beyond distillation threshold realized on superconducting quantum processor
Quantum computers have the potential to outperform conventional computers on some tasks, including complex optimization problems. However, quantum computers are also vulnerable to noise, which can lead to computational errors.
December 27, 2023Source

AMD starts prep work for Zen 5 CPUs — multiple Linux patches signal Zen 5's upcoming arrival
AMD Family 1Ah patches point toward improving Zen 5 power management support on Linux, reports Phoronix
December 27, 2023Source

Steam Deck's custom AMD processor exposed — Van Gogh die shots reveal CPU, GPU core designs, and unused hardware
Van Gogh is a very unique AMD chip.
December 27, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 24th, 2023

A 2nm-capable wafer fab will come with a $28 billion tag, up to 50% more costly than 3nm
The costs of producing 2nm chips
December 24, 2023Source

Benchmarks of Intel's Entire 14th Gen Non-K Raptor Lake Refresh 65W Desktop CPUs Leak Out
Benchmarks of Intel's entire 14th Gen Non-K Raptor Lake Refresh desktop CPU family featuring a 65W TDP have been leaked within Geekbench.
December 24, 2023Source

Intel could create a chip with one trillion transistors by 2030 says its CEO
Moore's Law is an observation first made by the co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductors and Intel, Gordon Moore. The initial version of Moore's Law, created in 1965, called for the number of transistors in a chip to double every year. In the 1970's, Moore was forced to revise the observation and changed it to say that the number of transistors would double every other year.
December 24, 2023Source

Leak confirm Intel 14th Gen Core "Raptor Lake Refresh" T-Series 35W SKU specs
Intel "Raptor Lake Refresh" 14th Gen Core T-series leak The entire lineup of Intel's yet unreleased desktop CPUs was discovered by hardware leaker @momomo_us. Two months back, Intel introduced its 14th Generation Core processors, branded as "Raptor Lake Refresh" for desktops, featuring a default TDP of 125 watts.
December 24, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 23rd, 2023

AMD Will Make Its Current & Future Ryzen CPU Specs More Clear To Everyone, Including Proper Core Count, Clocks, Etc
AMD seems to be reworking its specifications and branding strategy for existing and future Ryzen CPUs as it expands its hybrid chip fleet.
December 23, 2023Source

Five Leading Semiconductor Industry Players Incorporate New Company, Quintauris, to Drive RISC-V Ecosystem Forward
Semiconductor industry players Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, Nordic Semiconductor ASA, NXP Semiconductors, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., have formally established Quintauris GmbH. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company aims to advance the adoption of RISC-V globally by enabling next-generation hardware development.
December 23, 2023Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.5122 WHQL
Download the latest Version Intel ARC Intel Iris Xe driver for their Graphics processors. This download installs the Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Graphics and Xe Graphics processors and IGP support for 11th and newer processors.
December 23, 2023Source

Intel CEO Positions 18A Node Ahead of TSMC's 2nm In Performance & Launch Timeframe
Intel's CEO has expressed confidence in its 18A process, claiming that it competes favorably with TSMC's 2nm node while also being delivered earlier.
December 23, 2023Source

Specs for Intel's unreleased low-power 14th Gen T-series CPUs leak out — 35 watts and up to 5.5GHz
Now that's efficient!
December 23, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 22nd, 2023

AMD Promises To Reveal Detailed Specs Of Its Hybrid Zen4C Processors
Love 'em or hate 'em, Intel's decision to start shipping CPUs with both big and little CPU cores was a major turning point for the industry. Whether you realize it or not, AMD is already doing fundamentally the same thing. The company has several products shipping right now based on its "Phoenix 2" silicon that sports a pair of standard Zen 4 CPU cores coupled with four Zen 4C dense CPU cores.
December 22, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D versus Intel Core i9-14900K
21 Game Benchmark
December 22, 2023Source

ASUS BIOS Update Improves Intel Core Ultra 155H "Meteor Lake" Performance/Watt
UltrabookReview, which recently took the ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405 for a spin, noticed something interesting with the Intel Core Ultra 155H "Meteor Lake" processor powering it—apparently Intel is still working with its device partners to improve performance and efficiency, and a UEFI firmware update (BIOS update) from ASUS improves the processor's performance/Watt.
December 22, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs Already Seeing Big Performance & Efficiency Improvements With Updated BIOS
The latest BIOS for Intel's recently released Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs show big gains in both performance and efficiency.
December 22, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra processor performance tested
Intel has unveiled its latest innovation this month in the form of it's Core Ultra chips. These processors are a testament to Intel's commitment to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in computing. As well as offering competition to Apple's Silicon chips which are now in their third generation. Intel's latest Core processors offer an impressive blend of power efficiency and performance, setting a new benchmark for the semiconductor market.
December 22, 2023Source

Intel Meteor Lake-P CPU: Prototype Shows Two CPU Tiles
Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake P-series processor has garnered attention following the emergence of a thermal test chip image, suggesting a novel dual CPU tile configuration. This revelation has sparked discussion and analysis within the technology sector.
December 22, 2023Source

Next-Gen AMD 700-Series "AM5" & Intel 800-Series "LGA 1851" Socket Motherboards Aiming Q3 2024 Launch
AMD & Intel motherboard partners are aiming for a Q3 2024 launch for the next-gen 700-series "AM5" & 800-series "LGA 1851" platforms.
December 22, 2023Source

Samsung and Naver Developing an AI Chip Claiming to be 8x More Power Efficient than NVIDIA H100
Naver, the firm behind the HyperCLOVA X large language model (LLM), has been working with Samsung Electronics toward the development of power-efficient AI accelerators. The collaboration brings Naver's expertise with Samsung's vast systems IP over silicon design, the ability to build complex SoCs, semiconductor fabrication, and its plethora of DRAM technologies.
December 22, 2023Source

SUNON: Pioneering Innovative Liquid Cooling Solutions for Modern Data Centers
In the era of high-tech development and the ever-increasing demand for data processing power, data centers are consuming more energy and generating excess heat. As a global leader in thermal solutions, SUNON is at the forefront, offering a diverse range of cutting-edge liquid cooling solutions tailored to advanced data centers equipped with high-capacity CPU and GPU computing for AI, edge, and cloud servers.
December 22, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 21st, 2023

Alleged Ryzen 8000G AM5 APU Pricing Makes an Early Appearance
Courtesy of serial leaker @momomo_us we now have an indication on potential pricing for AMD's upcoming 8000G-series of APUs for the AM5 socket. The Ryzen 8000G-series APUs are expected to use the same CPU cores as AMD's Zen 4 based Ryzen 7000-series CPUs, but paired with a new I/O design in a monolithic die.
December 21, 2023Source or Source

AMD commits to staying on AM5 socket for as long as possible, reaffirming support for the platform through 2025
AMD reaffirms its plans for multi-year support for the AM5 socket AMD plans are still long term for the AM5 socket, which currently hosts just one generation of Ryzen CPUs. The landscape of the CPU market has undergone significant transformations in recent years, with AMD playing a substantial role in driving these changes.
December 21, 2023Source

AMD Confirms Ryzen 7 5700 AM4 Desktop CPU Without Integrated GPU: Budget Friendly 8 Core, Up To 4.6 GHz
AMD has confirmed its upcoming Ryzen 7 5700 CPU which is based on the Cezanne APU die & lacks an integrated graphics solution.
December 21, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G "Hawk Point" AM5 Desktop APU Benchmarks Leak: 8 Zen 4 Cores & Radeon 780M iGPU
The first benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 7 8700G, the flagship Hawk Point" AM5 Desktop APU, have been leaked within Geekbench.
December 21, 2023Source

AMD says the AM5 socket is sticking around until at least 2025
Here for the long haul.
December 21, 2023Source

AMD launches Ryzen 7 5700 AM4 CPU, initial pricing for 5700X3D, 5000GT and 8000G series appears
Unreleased SKUs are already at retailers, while Ryzen 7 5700 appears on the website. AMD has quietly introduced a new part called Ryzen 5 5700 without G or X. Meanwhile, a leak featuring unreleased Ryzen 5700X3D, 5000GT and 8000G series confirms initial pricing.
December 21, 2023Source

Enermax AQUAFUSION ADV 360mm aRGB Liquid CPU Cooler Review
The Enermax AQUAFUSION ADV 360mm aRGB is a liquid CPU cooling solution with all the bells and whistles and impressed us thoroughly.
December 21, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPU Die Shots Give A Closer Look At Various CPU, GPU & IO Chiplets
Intel's Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs have received their first die shots which give us a closer look at the different IPs incorporated within the chiplets.
December 21, 2023Source

Intel CPU efficiency and gaming power consumption tested
When it comes to choosing a new processor, many of us weigh the options between Intel and AMD, two powerhouses in the industry. It's tempting to focus solely on the speed of these CPUs, but it's equally important to consider how efficient they are and how much power they consume.
December 21, 2023Source

Lian Li adds an LCD screen to its latest RGB case fans
Monitor CPU temps and load at a glance
December 21, 2023Source

MemryX Demos Production Ready AI Accelerator (MX3) During 2024 CES Show
MemryX Inc. is announcing the availability of production level silicon of its cutting-edge AI Accelerator (MX3). MemryX is a pioneering startup specializing in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) processing for edge devices. In less than 30 days after receiving production silicon from TSMC, MemryX will publicly showcase the ability to efficiently run hundreds of unaltered AI models at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from Jan 9 through Jan 12.
December 21, 2023Source

New CPU from China's sole x86 chipmaker grapples with AMD's Bulldozer in Geekbench results — lower-end model isn't the fastest, but it gives Zhaoxin a full roster of CPUs for use in the country
A Geekbench 6 result for Zhaoxin's x86 KX-6640MA G2 CPU has been uncovered, and the performance is about on par with an early 2010s AMD Bulldozer CPU (via Geekbench Browser). The new chip falls into the KX-6000G series. The KX-6000 series came out in 2019, but the KX-6640MA G2 is a relatively recent model that arrived in late 2021, and this Geekbench 6 result is perhaps the first time it has ever been publicly tested.
December 21, 2023Source

New ultra-high speed processor to advance AI, driverless vehicles and more
A team of international scientists have developed an ultra-high speed signal processor that can analyze 400,000 real time video images concurrently, according to a paper published in Communications Engineering.
December 21, 2023Source

Pricing leaks for three AMD Ryzen 8000G desktop AM5 APUs, ranging from $190 to $400 — new AM4 CPUs, too
Some retailers listed chips a bit too early.
December 21, 2023Source

Researchers create first programmable, logical quantum processor
Harvard researchers have realized a key milestone in the quest for stable, scalable quantum computing, an ultra-high-speed technology that will enable game-changing advances in a variety of fields, including medicine, science, and finance.
December 21, 2023Source

The story of ARM CPUs from Acorn innovation to industry adoption
In the world of technology, few innovations have had as widespread an impact as the ARM processor. This remarkable piece of engineering has its roots in the late 1970s, when a team from Acorn Computers and the University of Cambridge set out to create a new kind of processor. Their vision was clear: to design a chip that was both power-efficient and capable of handling the demands of the emerging mobile market. Little did they know, their creation would go on to power billions of devices around the globe.
December 21, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 19th, 2023

ASUS Announces ProArt LC 420 CPU AIO Cooler
ASUS today announced the ProArt LC 420, the first all-in-one (AIO) cooler in the ProArt line. Expertly integrating premium tech into an elegantly understated design, the ProArt LC 420 is made for creators who seek high performance, low noise and chic style.
December 19, 2023Source

Huawei's sanctions-evading Kirin 9000S processor tested: significantly behind its Kirin 9000 predecessor that used TSMC tech
It's tough to beat a 5nm processor with a 7nm chip.
December 19, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU Fails Miserably Against The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U In Linux Benchmarks
Phoronix has published their review of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" CPU against the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U in Linux which gets utterly demolished across 370 tests in both performance and efficiency.
December 19, 2023Source

Intel's China-optimized AI processors purportedly move closer to launch — mysterious Gaudi2C chips show up in new Linux drivers
Intel's standard Gaudi2 may be 'too fast' for China.
December 19, 2023Source

Meteor Lake Core Ultra Review: Intel's All New Tile CPU Tested
Ask anyone in the chip industry, and you'll probably get a similar answer: chiplet-based CPU designs are the way of the future for high-performance, advanced processors, and it's fairly likely that most highly-integrated CPU architectures will be headed that way eventually.
December 19, 2023Source

Samsung Mulls Discounting Its 2nm Process to Lure Customers From TSMC, Intel
The race for engineering supremacy at 2nm is shaping up to be a battle of the titans.
December 19, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 18th, 2023

AMD 5th Gen EPYC Turin Photos — Impressive with192 Cores
An engineering prototype of AMD's 5th Generation EPYC server processor, known as Turin, has been observed, potentially undergoing assessment by data-center or cloud service clients. The processor, leveraging AMD's Zen 5" architecture, is distinguished by its enhanced core configurations and refined chip design.
December 18, 2023Source

China's Montage Technology Rebadges Intel's Recently Launched 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" Chips & Sells As Its Own
It won't be the first time that we have seen Chinese companies copy or entirely rebadge chips from Intel and AMD. The biggest example was the PowerStar X86 CPUs which were confirmed to be the 10th Gen Comet Lake chips from Intel after the company showcased them as their design at a domestic event.
December 18, 2023Source

Chinese chip designer repacks Intel 5th Gen Xeon Emerald Rapids CPUs for the domestic market — 5th Gen Jintide chips feature China-specific security algorithm tech
Montage Technology, a Chinese IC design company, has unveiled the new 5th Gen Jintide lineup of processors. Based on Intel's latest Emerald Rapids, the new Jintide data center chips offer core counts between 16 and 48 cores.
December 18, 2023Source

EK Announces White Upgrade Kits for EK-Quantum Velocity2
EK, the premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer, now offers white upgrade kits for EK-Quantum Velocity2 as separate products. These kits can be used to change the color of the stand-out to white so they better match white-themed builds and overall aesthetics. The users now don't need to buy a whole new water block if they want a white build. Instead, they can simply use this kit to upgrade their existing Plexi Velocity2 water block and transform it into a white one.
December 18, 2023Source

ExtraSS Framework Paper Details Intel's Take on Frame Generation
With both NVIDIA and AMD having the ability to nearly double frame-rates in games using frame generation technologies such as DLSS 3 and FSR 3, Intel Graphics couldn't be too far behind. The company is taking a significantly different approach than the other two GPU makers. In a research paper titled "ExtraSS Framework Details Intel's Take on Frame Generation," Intel provides an overview of how ExtraSS works, and its obvious advantage over DLSS 3 and FSR 3—latency.
December 18, 2023Source

Facing stiff competition, Intel's Lisa Spelman reflects on Xeon hurdles, opportunities
With Emerald Rapids, Chipzilla's Xeon roadmap is back on track -- now it just needs to stay there
December 18, 2023Source

IBM System Two Quantum Computer unveiled crosses 1000 Qubits threshold
In the rapidly evolving world of quantum computing, IBM is making significant strides. Recently announcing that its latest quantum processor, the IBM Condor, which boasts 1,121 qubits, a significant increase from the previous 433-qubit chip. This development aligns with IBM's projected quantum roadmap. Qubits, the fundamental units of quantum computers, enable significantly faster calculations than traditional computers when entangled. However, the sheer number of qubits is not the sole indicator of a quantum computer's performance.
December 18, 2023Source

Intel, TSMC, and Samsung, Demo CFETs at IEEE IEDM Conference, Near Doubling in Transistor Densities in Sight
Last week at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, the world's top-three semiconductor foundries, TSMC, Intel (Intel Foundry Services or IFS), and Samsung Electronics, demonstrated their respective approaches to an evolutionary new transistor device called the CFET, or complementary field-effect transistors. A CFET is a kind of 3-D transistor that stacks both kinds of FETs needed for CMOS logic. All three fabs are transitioning from FinFET to nanosheets, or GAAFETs (gates all-around FETs).
December 18, 2023Source

Next-Gen AMD Epyc CPUs With Zen 5 Cores Break Cover
The company's next-gen 'Turin' CPUs have been spotted for the first time, indicating their launch can't be too far away.
December 18, 2023Source

Qualcomm claims Snapdragon X Elite Arm SoC is faster than Apple's M3
The yet-to-materialize SoC is beating the competition by a wide margin
December 18, 2023Source

This Lenovo AIO PC will make you think twice about jumping straight to iMac
The Lenovo Yoga AIO 9i packages a gorgeous 4K screen and speedy Intel Core i9 processor into a sleek design.
December 18, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 15th, 2023

OneXplayer X1 features Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU, 11-inch 2.5K 120Hz screen and OCulink
OneXPlayer X1 gaming device with Core Ultra 7, 11-inch screen and Oculink Gaming handheld maker announces a new product based on Core Ultra from Intel. From all makers of handheld systems, One Netbook/OneXPlayer are the first to announce Intel Core Ultra 100 system.
December 15, 2023Source

Thermaltake SWAFAN GT12 Review
I was talking to a friend about playlists, and they seemed to have the same methodology of making playlists as my brother. This method was having all of the songs they listen to in a single playlist. While I understand why someone might do this, I did think it was quite odd, as I am a person who has specific playlists for specific times, whether that be driving, working, reading, or anything else for that matter.
December 15, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 14th, 2023

5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Launched
The 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors are here, offering up to 64 cores per CPU and enhancing multi-threading and parallel processing capabilities. It features up to 5600 MT/s memory speed for faster data access and processing and up to triple the amount of shared Last Level Cache, increasing to 320 MB, which aids in faster data retrieval and improved efficiency. It also supports Type 3 memory with Compute Express Link 1.1, enhancing memory flexibility and performance.
December 14, 2023Source

Alphacool Unveils New Core Distro Plate for Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo/XL
A stunning eye-catcher and must-have for water cooling in the O11 Dynamic Evo/XL! Alphacool is launching the upgrade for the O11 Dynamic Evo/XL with this Core Distro Plate. It is designed for this case and is mounted on the inner side panel. The Distro Plate considerably simplifies the planning, construction and maintenance of complex water loops. It not only has an integrated reservoir, but also an integrated VPP Apex pump. Thanks to the arrangement of the G1/4" connections, confusing and complicated tube routes are a thing of the past.
December 14, 2023Source

AMD: overclocking does not void the warranty of Threadripper 7000 processors
AMD's latest Threadripper CPUs have demonstrated notable performance in various benchmarks. The CPUs are designed with an internal fuse that activates when overclocking settings are adjusted in the BIOS. This feature, along with a warning message, led to misconceptions about warranty voidance due to overclocking.
December 14, 2023Source

EK Launches Smaller D5-Powered Pump-Reservoir-Manifold Combo Unit
After the great reception of the EK-Pro Pump Reservoir Manifold X6 in the market, EK, the premium water-cooling gear manufacturer, is launching another pump-reservoir-manifold combo unit, the EK-Pro Pump Reservoir Manifold X3 D5 — Acetal. Just like its predecessor, the X6, the latest product also has a dedicated fill port, drain port with an optional QDC, and a small window for visually monitoring the coolant level.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel 14th Gen Core Non-K Desktop CPUs and Core Ultra 100 Series Launch
CPUs belong to the Core Ultra 100 series, introducing a fresh nomenclature for Intel's client CPU lineup. Utilizing the Meteor Lake architecture, these CPUs take a departure from the conventional monolithic die approach, adopting a design comprised of four smaller dies, known as 'tiles.' These tiles are interconnected through Intel's Foveros technology, which encompasses a CPU tile (using Intel 4), a 3D Foveros base die of Intel 16, and GPU, SoC, and I/O tiles produced by TSMC utilizing their N5 and N6 processes.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel 5th Gen Emerald Rapids Xeon Processors are Built with AI Acceleration in Every Core
Intel's latest offering in its processor line, the 5th Generation Intel Xeon processors (Emerald Rapids), was announced at the "AI Everywhere" event. These processors are engineered to provide enhanced performance per watt, contributing to a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) in various applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage, database, and security.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel 5th Gen Xeon CPUs Official: Emerald Rapids Compatible With Sapphire Rapids, Up To 64 Cores, 320 MB Cache, Prices Detailed
Intel has officially launched its 5th Gen Xeon CPU family codenamed Emerald Rapids, bringing higher performance & efficiency with lower TCO.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.5122
Download the latest Version Intel ARC Intel Iris Xe driver for their Graphics processors. This download installs the Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Graphics and Xe Graphics processors and IGP support for 11th and newer processors.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel kicks off the 'AI PC' era with Core Ultra chips
Laptops begin shipping today, ushering in the AI PC.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel Puts Artificial Intelligence First With Processor Announcements
The Intel Core Ultra mobile processor family brings AI to PCs, while 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors offer AI acceleration for data centers.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel Releases Core Ultra H and U-Series Processors: Meteor Lake Brings AI and Arc to Ultra Thin Notebooks
Intel has released their first mobile processors based on their highly anticipated Meteor Lake platform, the Core Ultra H and the Core Ultra U series. Available today, the Ultra Core H series has four SKUs, including two Ultra 7 16 core (6P+8E+2LP) chips and two 14 core (4P+8E+2LP) Ultra 5 chips. All run at a base TDP of 28 W, with a maximum turbo TDP of up to 115 W. The Core Ultra-H series is designed for ultra-portable notebooks but offers more performance in both computing and graphics within a slimline package.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel shows integrated Arc GPU for Meteor Lake is 10% faster than AMD Radeon 780M, across 33 games tested
Also 54% faster than previous gen Core i7-1370P's Iris Xe Graphics
December 14, 2023Source

Intel wants to run AI on CPUs and says its 5th-gen Xeons are ones to do it
Oh and it's got more cores, a bigger cache, and a simpler chiplet architecture to boot
December 14, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 100H Review Roundup
INTEL Core (Ultra) 100, Review Roundup Intel Core Ultra 100, first benchmarks Meteor Lake now available.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel launches 5th Gen Xeon Scalable "Emerald Rapids", up to 64 cores and 320 MB of cache
Intel Accelerates AI Everywhere with Launch of Powerful Next-Gen Products Intel Core Ultra and 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors expand Intel's unmatched AI portfolio, bringing AI to all.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel launches Core Ultra mobile CPUs with dedicated AI hardware
Meteor Lake is here
December 14, 2023Source

Intel launches its first Core Ultra processors with a big focus on AI
During its AI Everywhere event, Intel unveiled the new Core Ultra lineup for laptops and tablets. It consists of eleven models with different form factors and price tags. The new CPU family is based on the Meteor Lake architecture, and it promises significant performance and efficiency improvements, notably better built-in graphics, and a big focus on artificial intelligence.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel Xeon D-1800 and D-2800 Series Launch Ice Lake-D Refreshed
Intel has a new refresh of the Xeon D series as part of its late Q4 2024 announcements. The Intel Xeon D-1800 series and D-2800 series update the Xeon D-1700 series and D-2700 series respectively. With the new refresh, we have a handful of new features.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel's 14th-gen "Core Ultra" mobile chips bring a graphics upgrade, AI features, and a branding refresh
The first laptops powered by Intel's 14th-gen processors based on Meteor Lake architecture arrive today. And they represent a number of firsts for Intel's consumer chips.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel's Core Ultra Chips Bring AI and Better Power Efficiency to PC Laptops
Intel's new Core Ultra chips — which are part of the Meteor Lake line and drop the "i" nomenclature — have dedicated silicon to power AI, run cooler, have better power efficiency, and are coming to a host of mobile computers starting today.
December 14, 2023Source

Intel's New 5th Gen "Emerald Rapids" Xeon Processors are Built with AI Acceleration in Every Core
Today at the "AI Everywhere" event, Intel launched its 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors (code-named Emerald Rapids) that deliver increased performance per watt and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) across critical workloads for artificial intelligence, high performance computing (HPC), networking, storage, database and security.
December 14, 2023Source

Performance leaks 14th Gen Intel Core i5-14400 and Core i3-14100 CPUs
Leaked benchmarks reveal the specifications and performance of Intel's 14th Gen Core i5-14400 and Core i3-14100 CPUs, belonging to the No-K family. The Core i5-14400 is a 10-core processor featuring 6 performance cores, 4 efficiency cores, and 16 threads. It operates at a base frequency of 2.5 GHz and can boost up to 4.7 GHz.
December 14, 2023Source

TSMC's 1.4nm Chips Named A14 Could See Daylight In 2027 After Company Introduces 2nm Chips
Apple recently introduced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with an M3 chip. The latest chip is based on TSMC's 3nm architecture, delivering enhanced computational and graphical performance. The new chip is quite a powerhouse compared to the M2 chip. TSMC shows its work on the future of its chip manufacturing technology, which will pave the way for Apple to dominate the industry. TSMC mentioned its new chip based on 1.4nm fabrication named 'A14', which will see daylight years after the 2nm chip is announced.
December 14, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 12th, 2023

DeepCool AN600 Review: top down cooling tested against Scythe, Noctua, and BeQuiet!
Most of my previous cooling reviews have used a traditional desktop case, but with today's review we'll be taking a look at top down SFF Cooling Ryzen 7700X with DeepCool's AN600. I've tested it against Scythe, Noctua, and BeQuiet! models of the same class and also a few larger coolers in Silverstone's SUGO 14 SFF Case.
December 12, 2023Source

DNP Develops Photomask Process for 3nm EUV Lithography
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December 12, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H leaked Performance Reveals Competitive Benchmark Results
Intel is now shipping its Meteor Lake processors to PC manufacturers, with an official launch date set for December 15. Lenovo recently leaked performance data for the Ultra 5 125H processor, installed in the Xiaoxin Pro AI 2024 laptop, revealing impressive results when operating at 65W power (Cinebench R23 Multi-core benchmark), boasting a 47.1% performance improvement.
December 12, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Squares off Against AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS in Benchmark Leak
The Intel Core Ultra 5 125H is designed to be a middle-of-the-market processor SKU from Intel's next generation "Meteor Lake" processor family. It comes with a CPU core configuration of 14-core/18-thread. That's 4P+8E+2L (four performance cores, eight efficiency cores, two low-power island cores), although with a full featured Xe-LPG iGPU that has all 8 Xe cores (128 EU) enabled. The chip is normally rated for a 28 W power envelope, although OEMs such as Lenovo have developed a custom 65 W "power mode," which raises the base power value.
December 12, 2023Source

Intel Ultra 5 125H and Ryzen 7 7840HS tested at 65W: Intel with higher iGPU score but falls short in CPU tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H at 65W shows lower CPU score and higher iGPU score than AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 100H series is just around the corner. Intel is going to show off its new laptop series called Meteor Lake in two days.
December 12, 2023Source

New third-party OC panel allows on-the-fly tweaking, monitoring and diagnostics for OC-capable Asus ROG motherboards
Picks up where Asus ROG left off.
December 12, 2023Source

Zhaoxin Launches KX-7000 High-Performance Desktop CPUs For China: 8 Cores, 3.7 GHz, 32 MB Cache, DDR5 Support
Zhaoxin has announced the launch of its next-gen KX-7000 CPU aiming at the high-performance desktop PC market with up to 8 cores.
December 12, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 11th, 2023

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H Processor Outperforms i9-13900H in Multi-Core Performance
The specifications of the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor have been officially confirmed, showcasing a peak frequency of 5.1 GHz, and featuring 16 cores and 22 threads. This processor demonstrates a superior multi-core performance compared to the i9-13900H. Intel has commenced the distribution of its "Meteor Lake" processors to PC manufacturers, with an official launch scheduled for December 15.
December 11, 2023Source

JEDEC publishes CAMM2 memory standard with capacities up to 128 GB
More capacity in less space
December 11, 2023Source

Leak: Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 May Drop Efficiency Cores, Debut New Qualcomm Phoenix CPU
Instead of a mix of ARM cores, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 may have a simpler design.
December 11, 2023Source

Nvidia contemplates Intel as potential manufacturing partner for GPU and AI chips
The company would love to add a third major manufacturing partner
December 11, 2023Source

The race between Intel, Samsung, and TSMC to ship the first 2 nm chip
Samsung and Intel believe this is their best chance to close the game with TSMC.
December 11, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 8th, 2023

Huawei Quietly Announces 5nm ARM Chip Despite US Sanctions
The Kirin 9006C is currently only available in one laptop, but it's an important milestone.
December 8, 2023Source

First Benchmark for Intel's 144 E-Core Sierra Forest CPU Debuts
For a CPU full of tiny chips, its multi-core performance is decent but nowhere near AMD's Bergamo CPU.
December 8, 2023Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.5122
Download the latest Version Intel ARC Intel Iris Xe driver for their Graphics processors. This download installs the Intel Graphics Driver for Intel Arc A-Series Graphics Graphics and Xe Graphics processors and IGP support for 11th and newer processors.
December 8, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H & Core Ultra 5 125H "Meteor Lake" CPU Benchmarks Leak: Poor Battery Times Versus AMD Ryzen 7040 APUs
The latest benchmarks of Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 7 155H & Core Ultra 5 125H "Meteor Lake" CPUs have been leaked and they don't seem to look that good against AMD's existing Ryzen 7040 laptop APU lineup.
December 8, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H delivers mixed performance in leaked tests: fast integrated graphics, slow CPU results
Maybe something went wrong?
December 8, 2023Source

Intel's powerhouse 144-core Xeon CPU preliminary benchmarks show performance trails behind AMD's 128-core Epyc
Intel's core count soars, but AMD still holds the crown
December 8, 2023Source

MSI Addresses Noise Issues in MAG CORELIQUID E Series AIO Water Coolers and Offers Replacement or Refund
MSI specifically in Japan issued a statement regarding abnormal noise observed in the pump section of its all-in-one (AIO) water cooling units, the MAG CORELIQUID E series. The company has acknowledged the issue and is offering a product replacement or a refund to affected customers.The noise issue, as detailed in the announcement, arises when the internal impeller of the pump makes contact with the cavity, particularly within the rotational speed range of 1,600 to 1,800 rpm.
December 8, 2023Source

New Marvell OCTEON 10 networking processors
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, Marvell Technology has once again made a significant mark with the introduction of two new OCTEON 10 data processing units (DPUs), the OCTEON 10 CN102 and OCTEON 10 CN103 networking processors. These innovative units are designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of networking equipment and firewall manufacturers, bringing server-class performance to networking devices.
December 8, 2023Source

Radxa Zero 3W is a Pi Zero-sized PC with a RK3566 processor, WiFi 6 and up to 8GB RAM
The Radxa Zero 3W is a single-board computer that measures just 65 x 30mm (2.6″ x 1.2″) and features a Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor with Mali-G52-2EE graphics and an integrated neural processing unit.
December 8, 2023Source

The Best CPUs: Productivity and Gaming
Even though we review new CPUs throughout the year and revisit some of the most interesting matchups months and years later, in this buying guide, we put it all together to keep your CPU shopping as straightforward as possible.
December 8, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 6th, 2023

AQIRYS Introduces the HYDRA AIO Series: A Practical Approach to CPU Cooling
AQIRYS announces the HYDRA AIO Series, featuring the Hydra 360 and Hydra 240 models. This new addition to our product line reflects our ongoing dedication to improving CPU cooling technologies, incorporating a straightforward LCD display for easy system monitoring. The HYDRA AIO Series is all about bringing together practical design and technological simplicity.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD Announces Ryzen 8040 Series Mobile CPUs With Revamped Ryzen AI And A Nice Performance Bump
It's probably not an exaggeration to say that AI may be the biggest tech buzzword since the invention of the integrated circuit—bigger than blockchain, bigger than cloud computing, bigger than IoT, and so on. Unlike a lot of buzzwords, however, AI isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and it's critical for a processor company today to have strong AI offerings.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD Delivers Leadership Portfolio of Data Center AI Solutions with AMD Instinct MI300 Series
Today, AMD announced the availability of the AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators — with industry leading memory bandwidth for generative AI and leadership performance for large language model (LLM) training and inferencing — as well as the AMD Instinct MI300A accelerated processing unit (APU) — combining the latest AMD CDNA 3 architecture and "Zen 4" CPUs to deliver breakthrough performance for HPC and AI workloads.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8000 Hawk Point APUs Official: Zen 4 CPU, RDNA 3 GPU, & Upgraded XDNA AI NPU With 16 TOPs
AMD has officially introduced its latest Ryzen 8000 APUs codenamed Hawk Point, which refreshes the existing Ryzen 7000 "Phoenix" APUs.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8040 Series is all about AI: Here are the full specs and how the new chips compare to Intel
AMD continues to push AI performance in its processors, including chips with NPUs, CPUs, and GPUs optimized for artificial intelligence.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Ups Its AI Game With Ryzen 8040 Series Mobile CPUs
AMD highlights its faster XDNA-generation neural processor for the new chips -- everyone's got an NPU these days.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD Showcases Growing Momentum for AMD Powered AI Solutions from the Data Center to PCs
Today at the "Advancing AI" event, AMD was joined by industry leaders including Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, Arista, Broadcom and Cisco to showcase how these companies are working with AMD to deliver advanced AI solutions spanning from cloud to enterprise and PCs. AMD launched multiple new products at the event, including the AMD Instinct MI300 Series data center AI accelerators, ROCm 6 open software stack with significant optimizations and new features supporting Large Language Models (LLMs) and Ryzen 8040 Series processors with Ryzen AI.
December 6, 2023Source

AMD's Ryzen 8040 Mobile "Hawk Point" chips bring AI improvements... and not much else
When AMD's Ryzen 7040 Mobile "Phoenix" processors launched earlier this year, they offered a lot of bang for the buck by combining up to 8 Zen 4 CPU cores with up to 12 RDNA 3 GPU compute units. They're also the first x86 chips to feature an integrated NPU (neural processing unit) for on-device AI acceleration.
December 6, 2023Source

Chopping AMD's fastest desktop CPU in half for better performance
This will probably not come as news to most people, but Advanced Micro Devices, sometimes abbreviated as "A.M.D.", has been a staple of the DIY enthusiast space for a very long time, with a history of processors that have often been faster than Intel's CPU offerings. Products like the Am386 DX-40 or the Am486 DX4-120 come to mind. And who can forget about the Athlon?? PIII perf for hundreds less. And I mean 1999 hundreds, which is basically millions today.
December 6, 2023Source

Corsair LINK iCUE H150i LCD 360mm LCS
Corsair's H (yeah that's for Hydro) series of All-In-One CPU liquid coolers has evolved significantly over time. It's understandable to question whether Corsair's frequent updates truly enhance cooling performance compared to their previous-generation models.
December 6, 2023Source

EK Announces EK-Pro Line Now Has A Complete Product Portfolio
EK, the industry-leading premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to announce a complete portfolio of the EK-Pro Line, with all the necessary components needed for full enterprise-grade custom liquid-cooling loops, ensuring optimal performance for System Integrators, Data Centers, AI/ML-focused companies, and workstations.
December 6, 2023Source

Microsoft says it will use the new AMD Instinct MI300 Series chips for Azure web services
In the race to offer new and improved generative AI services, tech companies need new CPUs to help power the growing number of servers needed to power these functions. NVIDIA has been, without a doubt, the leader in providing these kinds of CPUs to these companies, including Microsoft, and it's been making a ton of money as a result.
December 6, 2023Source

The refresh that wasn't — AMD announces 'Hawk Point' Ryzen 8040 Series, teases Strix Point
A not-so-fresh refresh.
December 6, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 5th, 2023

IBM's Quantum Processor and Modular Computer Are Now in Operation
The IBM Quantum System Two with IBM Quantum Heron processors is designed to push quantum-centric supercomputing forward.
December 5, 2023Source

Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" CPUs Detailed: Up To 40% Faster Than Sapphire Rapids, Die-Shot Pictured
A brand new Intel 5th Gen Xeon "Emerald Rapids" slide deck has emerged which gives us a bit more information on the chip layout and performance of the next-gen data center CPUs.
December 5, 2023Source

Intel Posts and Deletes Presentation Accusing AMD of Selling Snake Oil
Intel calls out AMD for using Zen 2 chips in its 'new' CPUs.
December 5, 2023Source

Noctua Introduces NM-M1 Multi-Socket Torx based Mounting Kits for CPU Coolers
Noctua has unveiled its latest NM-M1 enthusiast-grade multi-socket mounting kits designed to enhance the compatibility and performance of Noctua CPU coolers. These kits cater to coolers with 83mm and 78mm mounting pitches, providing an ideal solution for users looking to transition their Noctua coolers to the new Torx-based SecuFirm2+ standard or to support the latest CPU sockets that their coolers may not have originally accommodated.
December 5, 2023Source

Pliops Unveils New Extreme Data Processor and "Fastest" Available MongoDB
Pliops, known for innovative data processors in cloud and enterprise data centers, is at it again making waves at the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations, and Cloud Strategies Conference, unveiling the latest iteration of their Pliops Extreme Data Processor (XDP) and showcasing a groundbreaking MongoDB solution, touted as the fastest available.
December 5, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 4th, 2023

AIDA64 Extreme 7.00.6700
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.
December 4, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 8000G APU Series likely Q1 2023 release
In the first quarter of 2024, AMD is anticipated to launch the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, an 8-core CPU with its innovative 3D V-Cache technology. Reports indicate that AMD has extensive plans for early 2024, encompassing both the AM4 and AM5 product series.
December 4, 2023Source

Build Raspberry Pi audio and video projects using the PicoVision digital video board
PicoVision, a small Raspberry Pi powered board equipped with two RP2040 chips. These chips, developed by the development team at Raspberry Pi, serve as the central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU) respectively. The CPU executes code and interacts with other devices, while the GPU is responsible for generating high-resolution animations and digital video (DV) signals.
December 4, 2023Source

China's Longsoon 3A6000 CPU Shows Surprisingly Decent IPC in First Tests
The chip is still about three years behind competing products from AMD and Intel, however.
December 4, 2023Source

EK Announces Z790 Dark Hero EK-Quantum Momentum2 Monoblock
EK, the distinguished leader in premium liquid cooling solutions, is unveiling its latest cutting-edge creation, the EK-Quantum Momentum2 ROG Maximus Z790 Dark Hero D-RGB — Plexi, a monoblock designed exclusively for the Intel LGA 1700 socket. Precision-engineered to seamlessly integrate with the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO motherboard, this monoblock boasts an I/O cover that facilitates effortless Polymo Lighting Display integration.
December 4, 2023Source

Intel Calls Out AMD For Using Old Cores In New CPUs In "Core Truths" Marketing Playbook, Is This "Real-World Performance" 2.0?
Intel has released a new customer playbook known as "Core Truths" that calls out AMD for using old CPU cores in its latest Ryzen CPU lineup.
December 4, 2023Source

Intel roasts AMD's confusing CPU lineup, compares it to selling snake oil
Intel has published a PDF playbook where it tries to "enlighten customers" on how AMD's latest processors are not what they seem to be. Intel is dunking on AMD's mobile offerings, namely the Ryzen 7020 series and its complicated branding schema. The "blue camp" compares the Zen 2-based Ryzen 5 7520U to snake oil, claiming "there's a long history of selling half-truths to unsuspecting customers."
December 4, 2023Source

MSI Releases BIOS Update Enabling One-Click Overclocking on LGA1700 Platform
MSI has announced a BIOS update for its Z690/Z790 motherboards, introducing a "one-click over 6GHz" overclocking feature. This update enables users to easily overclock the CPU to frequencies between 6.1 and 6.3GHz. This functionality is accessible via the BIOS settings and is designed to operate intelligently without the need for manual adjustments.
December 4, 2023Source

The Be Quiet! Dark Rock Elite CPU Cooler Review: Where Quiet Meets Quality
While stock coolers are adequate for handling the basic thermal load of a CPU, they often fall short in noise efficiency and cooling performance. For this reason, advanced users and system builders typically bypass stock coolers in favor of aftermarket solutions that better align with their specific requirements. The high-end segment of this market is exceptionally competitive, as manufacturers strive to offer the most effective cooling solutions.
December 4, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — December 1st, 2023

Alphacool's new APEX RAM X4 puts addressable RGBs on a custom cooling memory block
RGB-ify your warm-running, non-RGB memory sticks
December 1, 2023Source

EK Intros New VRM Bridge and Upgrade Kit for ASUS Maximus Z790 Formula
EK, the leading liquid cooling gear manufacturer, is ready to support the new enthusiast-favorite ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA motherboard with a unique, patented liquid distribution VRM Bridge. The EK-Quantum Momentum2 VRM Bridge ROG Maximus Z790 Formula D-RGB is a purpose-engineered connection piece that bridges the integrated ASUS HyperChill III VRM cooling on the motherboard and EK-Quantum Velocity2 1700 CPU water block into a single entity.
December 1, 2023Source

HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11 Server Review
The HPE ProLiant DL320 Gen11, a single-processor, 1U server, is engineered to offer an optimal blend of flexibility, density, and cost-efficiency, making it a formidable choice in the modern computing landscape. Traditionally aligned with ROBO (Remote Office/Branch Office) and small edge deployments, the DL320 family steps up its game with the latest iteration, introducing some unexpected enhancements that expand its applicability.
December 1, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 30th, 2023

Alphacool Unveils Apex RAM X4 Water Cooler
RAM cooling at its best! With the Apex RAM X4 water cooler, Alphacool offers powerful and reliable cooling for RAM in two color variants. The Apex RAM X4 with nickel-plated copper cooler base has been specially developed for the latest RAM generation. Like other computer components, these modern, overclockable RAM modules are becoming increasingly powerful and generate enormous waste heat. In combination with the Alphacool Core D-RAM modules, the RAM cooler ensures a lower operating temperature and thus ensures system stability.
November 30, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K: 2023 Revisit
Today, we're revisiting the gaming performance of two budget CPUs from years past: the Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i5-9600K. We'll not only compare how they perform in today's games but also benchmark the flagship upgrade options to determine which platform has aged the best.
November 30, 2023Source

Broadcom's latest Trident switch silicon packs neural net processor to terminate congestion
Chip promises better telemetry, security, and traffic engineering, vendor claims
November 30, 2023Source

China's Longsoon 3A6000 CPU Battles Intel's Core i5-14600K With Surprising Results
Technological autonomy has been a priority for China in recent years, partly because the country can't import cutting-edge chips thanks to US sanctions, and also because being self-sufficient is popular policy. At the forefront of China's native CPU industry is Loongson, which has at last released its much-anticipated 3A6000. Last year, the company claimed this CPU would have instructions per clock (or IPC) equal to that of AMD's Zen 3 architecture, and it seems that promise might have been fulfilled as the 3A6000 went toe-to-toe with the Core i5-14600K in a recent benchmark.
November 30, 2023Source

Despite ARM's Urge To Negotiate, Apple Still Pays Less Than 30 Cents In Royalties Per Chip
Apple has gradually shifted to its custom silicon from Intel-based chips. The company is not limiting itself to developing processors but modems as well. However, it was recently reported that the company plans to forgo its attempts in the 5G modem business. A new report sheds light on Apple's deal with British chip architect Arm, stating that the Cupertino giant pays less than 30 cents per chip in royalties. Apple is possibly Arm's most prominent and promising customer, and how the two companies will move forward remains to be seen.
November 30, 2023Source

New chip-packaging facility could save TSMC's Arizona fab from "paperweight" status
Apple will be "first and largest customer" at new $2 billion packaging facility.
November 30, 2023Source

Researchers use 2D material to reshape 3D electronics for AI hardware
Multifunctional computer chips have evolved to do more with integrated sensors, processors, memory and other specialized components. However, as chips have expanded, the time required to move information between functional components has also grown.
November 30, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 29th, 2023

Amazon solidifies push into custom chips that replace Intel and AMD processors, unveils Graviton4 and Trainium2 cloud servers
Amazon's new Graviton4 and Trainium2 mark a new era in custom silicon development.
November 29, 2023Source

AMD 3D V-Cache CPU memory used to create incredibly fast RAM disk
For when even the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD drives are not fast enough
November 29, 2023Source

Chinese Loongson 3A6000 CPU Matches Intel "Raptor Lake" IPC
The Chinese chipmaker Loongson has launched its newest desktop processors, the 4-core, 8-thread 3A6000 series, based on the company's LoongArch microarchitecture. We have previously reported that the company wants to match Intel's "Willow Cove" and AMD's Zen 3 instruction per clock (IPC) levels with its 3A6000 CPU series, and today we have the first preview of the performance.
November 29, 2023Source

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs Debut in Shipping Manifest With 6+8 Core Configuration
Intel is apparently shipping processors around the globe a year ahead of their expected launch.
November 29, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 28th, 2023

AMD Ryzen 9 8940H, Ryzen 7 8840HS and Ryzen 5 8640HS "Phoenix" APUs spotted on Geekbench
AMD Ryzen 8940H / 8840HS / 8640HS appear on Geekbench ASUS new TUF A15 (FA507) gaming laptop is said to be the first known product to feature Ryzen 8040 processor series. We might have the first leak featuring Ryzen 8040 "Hawk Point" series, AMD's Zen4 refresh for 2024 laptops.
November 28, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8000G APU specs, benchmarks, and release date leaked
New AMD Ryzen AM5 APUs are coming soon
November 28, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8000 Zen 4 Hawk Point APU Benchmark Sighting Teases Specs And Performance
In AMD's mobile processor naming scheme, the first digit tells you what year the chip came out, and the third digit tells you what CPU core IP it implements. The Ryzen 7040 series came out this year and had Zen 4 CPU cores, so it follows that the Ryzen 8040 series will come out next year with, yes, Zen 4 CPU cores. That expectation has been borne out by a trio of benchmark leaks over at Geekbench.
November 28, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8040HS Hawk Point CPU benchmarks show modest gains — Phoenix reborn to fight Intel Meteor Lake
Zen 4 with RDNA 3 refresh incoming, the Phoenix will rise again.
November 28, 2023Source

AMD's Ryzen Z1 APU, Designed For Handhelds, Lands Within A Mini PC
AMD's Ryzen Z1 APUs are designed for the handheld gaming segment but it looks like Mini PC makers are now utilizing them too.
November 28, 2023Source

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 aRGB AIO cooler review
Today, we are reviewing a 420 mm variant of an AIO cooler from the Arctic, Liquid Freezer II 420 ARGB. We've already covered the A-RGB 360 mm version and 240 mm 2 years ago and the non-RGB 280 mm — 3 years ago. This time, it's the biggest available version, and it will be checked on an AMD Ryzen 7900X and 13th-gen Intel i9 13900K (previously, it was i7 4790K and i9 9900K), so it's an up-to-date setup.
November 28, 2023Source

AWS unveils core-packed Graviton4 and beefier Trainium accelerators for AI
Also hedging its bets with a healthy dose of Nvidia chips too
November 28, 2023Source

China's Loongson 3A6000 CPU Reaches Core i5-14600K Performance In Clock-To-Clock Test, Overclocked To 3 GHz
Loongson 3A6000 CPU which is made for China's domestic PC market has reached performance parity with Intel's 14th Gen CPUs in clock-to-clock tests.
November 28, 2023Source

EK Says That EK-Loop FPT 120 and 140 Fans Are Great Match for EK-Pro Workstation-Grade Loops
EK, the premium liquid cooling solutions manufacturer, is confirming that EK-Loop FPT fans are perfect to pair with the EK-Pro workstation-grade loops. The EK-Loop Fan FPT 120 — Black and EK-Loop Fan FPT 140 — Black are a great fit due to their focus on reliability, performance, wide operating range, and no LEDs.
November 28, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 27th, 2023

Sunway SW26010-Pro is China's most powerful supercomputer chip to date
A lot of computing power hindered by poor memory interface choices?
November 27, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 24th, 2023

AMD Ryzen 8040 "Hawk Point" APUs For 2024 Laptop Lineup Revealed, Zen 4 & RDNA 3 Refresh
AMD's 2024 laptop APU lineup which includes the Ryzen 8040 "Hawk Point" series has been leaked with several SKU names now out of the bag.
November 24, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX Again Achieves New Cinebench R23 High Score — 210702 Points
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000WX series CPUs have been subject to performance evaluations, with the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX, the series' most advanced model, recording a significant benchmark achievement. A Cinebench R23 score exceeding 210,000 points was recently reported for the 7995WX model, following an overclocking endeavor by SafeDisk, a seasoned overclocker.
November 24, 2023Source

AMD's Zen 4-Based Ryzen 8000 CPUs Listed, Hawk Point breaks cover
Renowned hardware leaker @harukaze5179 has found a list of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 8040-series accelerated processing units with built-in graphics. These upcoming Ryzen 8040-series processors are codenamed Hawk Point, though these are essentially rebadged Ryzen 7040-series CPUs known as Phoenix and Phoenix 2.
November 24, 2023Source

DeepCool AK620 Digital CPU Cooler Review
Two years ago, Mike reviewed the DeepCool AK620 Air Cooler, it was pretty great, but there's always room for a little improvement. Now DeepCool is back with a new version, the AK620 Digital, with a new all-black design, improved fans, a new top cover that has a built-in LCD display, and a touch of RGB for good measure. It's basically the same core cooler design though, but I'm hoping to see some general improvements in performance as a result, not just aesthetic improvements.
November 24, 2023Source

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs To Feature Arc Xe-LPG Plus GPU: Featuring XMX Hardware For XeSS Acceleration\
Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs which are expected to arrive next year will come with a slightly upgraded Arc Xe-LPG Plus GPU which offers XMX acceleration.
November 24, 2023Source

More AMD Ryzen 8040HS/H/U "Hawk Point" Zen4/RDNA3 SKUs have been named
AMD Hawk Point: first AMD Ryzen 8000 APUs named The list of upcoming Zen4 refresh SKUs for laptops is expanding. There was a leak recently featuring the flagship AMD Ryzen 8000 APU for laptops.
November 24, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 23rd, 2023

Arm Cortex-M52 chip brings AI acceleration to low-power IoT devices
A cost-efficient solution to manage AI capabilities in distributed appliances
November 23, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 22nd, 2023

Unreleased Intel 14th-Gen CPUs widely available at Chinese etailers before the official launch, and they're almost identical to 13th-Gen
No big surprises though.
November 22, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 21st, 2023

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X review
We analyse the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors, in this review, we'll deal with the 32-core/74-threaded Threadripper 7970X, paired with a TRX50 motherboard. We'll look at multithreaded performance, but we will not shy away from game performance either.
November 21, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X & 7970X CPU Review
We don't often dip into the traditional desktop systems or CPU space, we usually stop at workstations, that may or may not be equipped with server CPUs. But AMD has the desktop prosumer world abuzz with a new set of non-PRO Ryzen Threadripper High-End Desktop (HEDT) chips that range from 24 to 64 cores.
November 21, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X & 7970X Review: Revived HEDT Brings More Cores of Zen 4
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors mark the latest additions to the high-end desktop (HEDT) market, a segment AMD wants to bring back to the mainstream. Based on AMD's proven Zen 4 architecture and built on TSMC's 5nm process, both of AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 lineups — Pro and non-Pro — are designed to bring more cores and more I/O to the high-end desktop and workstation markets
November 21, 2023Source

AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX Overclocked to 6.0GHz Sets New Cinebench R23 Record
In a recent overclocking spree, ElmorLabs successfully overclocked the AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX processor, pushing it to a remarkable clock speed of 6.0GHz. This feat required a power consumption exceeding 1600W, resulting in an impressive Cinebench R23 score that exceeded 200,000, setting a new record.
November 21, 2023Source

AMD's 96-Core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX Hits 6.0 GHz on All Cores with LN2
AMD's top-of-the-line Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7995WX is a unique workstation-grade processor that not only offers unbeatable performance in programs that can take advantage of all of its 96-core might, but it also supports overclockability. As it turns out overclocking potential of the CPU is quite huge as it can hit 4.80 GHz on all cores with air cooling and 6.0 GHz on all cores with liquid nitrogen.
November 21, 2023Source

Extreme Overclocking with Liquid Nitrogen — AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series
In the spirit of trying out new things in the lab in our review of the AMD Threadripper 7000 Series HEDT and Workstation CPU's, we decided that stopping at water-cooled overclocking was not extreme enough for the StorageReview lab, so we brought in some friends and decided to get cold, -195c cold. We wanted to see what a nice overclock and a couple of pours of liquid nitrogen could do to help push these chips to the edge, without destroying them along the way.
November 21, 2023Source

Thermalright Announces All-Copper, Low-Profile CPU Cooler
It's a return to the glory days of CPU cooling.
November 21, 2023Source

Thermalright AXP90-X53 FULL Low-Profile CPU Cooler with All-Copper Heatsink
Taiwan-based Thermalright introduced the "AXP90-X53 FULL" low-profile top-flow CPU cooler, featuring an all-copper heatsink. This variation model of the "AXP90-X53" boasts a total height of 53mm and is equipped with a C1100 copper base plate, accompanied by four φ6mm copper heat pipes.
November 21, 2023Source

Thermalright Intros AXP90-X53 Full Copper CPU Cooler
Thermalright today introduced the AXP90-X53 Full copper CPU cooler. A variant of the 53 mm-tall AXP90-X53 top-flow air cooler, this one comes with a nearly 100% copper build, with the CPU contact base, heatpipes, and fin-stack made entirely of the red metal. The only bits on the heatsink that aren't made of copper are the steel retention clips.
November 21, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 20th, 2023

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000X & PRO 7000WX Review Roundup
AMD Threadripper 7000, Featured, Review Roundup AMD Threadripper 7000 reviews out now Today AMD lifts the embargo on its Zen4 based HEDT and workstation series called "Storm Peak".
November 20, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X review
We analyse the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors, in this review, we'll deal with the 32-core/74-threaded Threadripper 7970X, paired with a TRX50 motherboard. We'll look at multithreaded performance, but we will not shy away from game performance either.
November 20, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X & 7970X Review: Many-Core Desktop Supremacy
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X (64-cores) and 7970X (32-cores) are the company's most-powerful High End Desktop, many-core processors ever released.
November 20, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X & 7970X Review: Revived HEDT Brings More Cores of Zen 4
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors mark the latest additions to the high-end desktop (HEDT) market, a segment AMD wants to bring back to the mainstream. Based on AMD's proven Zen 4 architecture and built on TSMC's 5nm process, both of AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 lineups — Pro and non-Pro — are designed to bring more cores and more I/O to the high-end desktop and workstation markets.
November 20, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X and 7970X Review
AMD's Fastest HEDT CPU Yet!
November 20, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X review
We review, test and analyze the all-new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors, in this review in specific the Threadripper 7980X. The many-core beast is paired with a TRX50 motherboard. We tested the Ryzen Threadripper 7980 with is 64-core based on Zen4 (that's 128 threads thank you very much).
November 20, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X Review A Funky Workstation CPU Some Will LOVE
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is a really funky CPU. With this latest generation of AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000WX and Threadripper 7000 processors, AMD made some segmentation choices that might seem odd at first. What is more, and more important, is that the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X is fast but in a funky way.
November 20, 2023Source

Arctic Announces S8038-7K and S8038-10K Server Fans
ARCTIC is expanding its range of server fans with two new models. Following the launch of the S4028 last year, ARCTIC is once again bringing its cooling expertise to the server market with the new S8038-7K and S8038-10K fans.
November 20, 2023Source

ARCTIC Expands Its Server Fan Lineup With Two New Models, S8038-7K & S8038-10K
Arctic are a leading manufacturer of cooling solutions who have recently expanded their product line in the server space with two new S8038 fans with 7K and 10K Max RMP models.
November 20, 2023Source

Intel Lunar Lake MX leak: 4+4 CPU cores, 8 Xe2 GPU cores, TSMC N3B node and DisplayPort 2.1 support
Intel "Lunar Lake-MX" features 4P-Cores & 4 E-Cores, 8 Xe2 "Battlemage" GPU cores and supports 8W fanless mode Intel's next-generation low-power architecture called Lunar Lake has witnessed a large leak today. YuuKi-AnS shared the slides on Twitter, but they were quickly removed.
November 20, 2023Source

Intel's Lunar Lake-MX Lineup Surfaces Online, Featuring Xe2 GPU Cores, DisplayPort 2.1 Support & Much More
Intel's hype around next-gen Lunar Lake architecture just fueled up since a "huge" leak now discloses details around the lineup's "MX-mobile" variants.
November 20, 2023Source

Leaked Intel Lunar Lake Slides Show a 4+4 Design With Embedded Memory
Intel is supposedly using TSMC for the CPU cores, which is a first.
November 20, 2023Source

Lunar Lake-MX leak suggests Intel is serious about "outcompeting" Apple
Lunar Lake-MX processors will look a lot like Apple's M-series chipsets
November 20, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 17th, 2023

All in one watercooling roundup
KitGuru has a surfeit of AIO CPU coolers, so they decided it is a perfect time for a watercooling round up. They have models from Lian Li, Be Quiet!, Enermax, Sharkoon and more, all tested on a toasty Core i9-13900K. If you need quiet performance then of the eight you should look for a Lian Li Galahad II LCD 360 with the UNIFAN SL-INF 360.
November 17, 2023Source

New EK-Pro Pump-Reservoir Combo Units Also Work as Manifolds
EK, the premium water-cooling gear manufacturer, is launching a new pump-reservoir combo unit with a plethora of G1/4" ports, allowing it to also act as a manifold. EK-Pro Pump Reservoir Manifold X6 D5 — Acetal has enough ports to work with a total of six water-cooling components, for example, two CPUs, two GPUs, and two radiators.
November 17, 2023Source

Russia pivots to Chinese CPUs that aren't subject to US sanctions — Russia's homegrown Linux-based Alt OS now supports Chinese LoongArch chips
First Russian Linux OS ported to LoongArch.
November 17, 2023Source

Samsung lands orders for AMD's 4nm CPUs as chipmaker reportedly seeks to diversify production
AMD's Prometheus to be made both by TSMC and Samsung.
November 17, 2023Source

Seasonic to Launch New MagFlow 120 ARGB Fan
The Seasonic MagFlow Fan is a novel cooling product in terms of style and functional modularity. Perfectly positioned, built-in magnetic attachment points connect the fan sides easily, pin-to-pin with a snap. Hassle-free installation saves time and enhances the look of the PC by eliminating the need to run cables in between fans.
November 17, 2023Source

Take control of your Intel CPU's P-Cores and E-Cores with CoreDirector software
Is CoreDirector the competitor to Intel's APO?
November 17, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 16th, 2023

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HS "Hawk Point" APU Leaks Out: 8 Cores, 5.2 GHz Clocks, Up To 12% Faster Than 7940HS
The first benchmarks of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9 8940HS "Hawk Point" APU have been leaked and it's mostly the same chip as the 7940HS with slightly better performance.
November 16, 2023Source

Microsoft Announces New Maia 100 and Cobalt 100 Chips
Microsoft will make two new chips available next year, the tech giant announced at the Microsoft Ignite conference on Nov. 15. The Microsoft Azure Maia 100 is designed for AI workloads, and the Microsoft Cobalt 100 CPU is designed for general compute workloads on Microsoft cloud.
November 16, 2023Source

Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 128 Core Arm Neoverse N2 CPU Launched
In 2024, Microsoft will use an in-house successor to its Ampere Altra Arm Neoverse N1 chips. The Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 is a 128-core Arm Neoverse N2 design that is using Arm's accelerated path to chip design to create a lower-power chip.
November 16, 2023Source

Semiconductor Market to Grow 20.2% in 2024 to $633 Billion, According to IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) has upgraded its Semiconductor Market Outlook by calling a bottom and return to growth that accelerates next year. IDC raised its September 2023 revenue outlook from $518.8 billion to $526.5 billion in a new forecast. Revenue expectations for 2024 were also raised from $625.9 billion to $632.8 billion as IDC believes the U.S. market will remain resilient from a demand standpoint and China will begin recovering by the second half of 2024 (2H24).
November 16, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 15th, 2023

AMD Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU breaks Cinebench world records with air cooler at 102°C and 980W
AMD's $10K Threadripper PRO rips through world records An expensive attempt with impressive results. At the Threadripper 7000 launch event for the media, AMD did a short overclocking session where their top-of-the-line CPU broke many world records. But that's just a glimpse of what the platform can do.
November 15, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96 Core CPU Rips Through Cinebench With Record-Breaking Performance, On An Air Cooler!
AMD has just released record-breaking performance numbers for its upcoming 96-Core flagship CPU, the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
November 15, 2023Source

Citrix Hypervisor gets hotfix for new Reptar Intel CPU flaw
Citrix has released hotfixes for two vulnerabilities impacting Citrix Hypervisor, one of them being the "Reptar" high-severity flaw that affects Intel CPUs for desktop and server systems.
November 15, 2023Source

Fujitsu claims new tech can optimize CPU & GPU allocation for AI and HPC workloads
Working on a practical solution for the global GPU shortage, allegedly
November 15, 2023Source

Holy chips! Microsoft's new AI silicon will power its chatty assistants
Amid GPU shortages, Microsoft reaches for custom silicon to run its AI language models.
November 15, 2023Source

Intel Details Performance Of 64-Core Emerald Rapids, 6th Gen Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs
Its 5th Generation Emerald Rapids Xeon processors are arriving in December; the 6th Gen Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest will follow in 2024.
November 15, 2023Source

Intel May Add To Meteor Lake-H CPU Model Confusion With Both 28W And 45W SKUS
With its "Alder Lake" 12th-generation Core CPUs, Intel introduced the concept of the "P-series" processors. These 28W chips sit between the ultra-low-voltage "U" CPUs and the full-power mobile "H" units. Naturally, we'd expect its upcoming Meteor Lake CPUs to continue with this sort of segmentation, but it looks like things may have become a bit more confusing even as the product stack gets trimmed.
November 15, 2023Source

Microsoft Introduces 128-Core Arm CPU for Cloud and Custom AI Accelerator
During its Ignite conference, Microsoft introduced a duo of custom-designed silicon made to accelerate AI and excel in cloud workloads. First of the two is Microsoft's Azure Cobalt 100 CPU, a 128-core design that features a 64-bit Armv9 instruction set, implemented in a cloud-native design that is set to become a part of Microsoft's offerings.
November 15, 2023Source

Microcode Patches Incoming For Intel And AMD
Today reveals another set of security concerns about the microcode on certain AMD and Intel CPUs. The flaws are not easy to leverage but theoretically could be used, and so patching is a wise idea. Thankfully neither the Intel patch against Reptar nor AMD's CacheWarp fix will have no impact on performance, so you won't have to balance security and usability.
November 15, 2023Source

Microsoft Reveals Its First Custom Processors
The custom silicon has started appearing in Microsoft's data centers to support Azure services.
November 15, 2023Source

Microsoft unveils in-house processors for powering its AI services
The software giant announced two custom-made chips for AI workloads during its annual Microsoft Ignite conference. The Microsoft Azure Maia AI Accelerator for artificial intelligence tasks and generative AI and the Microsoft Azure Cobalt, an ARM processor for general-purpose compute workloads on the Microsoft Cloud.
November 15, 2023Source

Microsoft will use custom-designed chips to bolster its AI services
They'll reach its data centers early next year.
November 15, 2023Source

Samsung Foundry's 4nm Yield Reach 70 Percent, Aiming To Match TSMC's Output To Attract More Clients; 3nm GAA Node Seeing Improvements Too
Samsung appears to be progressing with its 4nm node as far as yields go, with the latest update for October claiming that the Korean foundry's output has reached 70 percent. Though the company is slightly behind TSMC in this regard, it aims to match that figure as it wishes to secure more clients and seize some market share away from its Taiwanese semiconductor rival.
November 15, 2023Source

TYAN Announces New Server Line-Up Powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC (9004/8004 Series) and AMD Ryzen (7000 Series) Processors at SC23
TYAN, an industry leader in server platform design and a subsidiary of MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, debuts its new server line-up for 4th Gen AMD EPYC & AMD Ryzen Processors at SC23, Booth #1917, in the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, November 13-16.
November 15, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 14th, 2023

AMD announces Ryzen 7000 Embedded series for AM5 socket, up to 12 Zen4 cores
AMD Expands Ryzen Embedded Processor Family for High-Performance Industrial Automation, Machine Vision and Edge Applications Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors deliver leadership performance and advanced features with a growing partner ecosystem including Advantech, ASRock and DFI AMD today announced at Smart Production Solutions 2023 the AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 7000 Series processor family.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Announces Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series Processors Powered by Zen 4
AMD today announced at Smart Production Solutions 2023 the AMD Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processor family, optimized for the high-performance requirements of industrial markets. By combining "Zen 4" architecture and integrated Radeon graphics, Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors deliver performance and functionality not previously offered for the embedded market.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD CacheWarp Vulnerability Afflicts Previous Gen EPYC Server CPUs, Patch Issued
Milan is the only family to receive a patch.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Is Allegedly Planning 2 More AM4 V-Cache CPUs
The company is reportedly launching two midrange V-Cache chips for AM4 holdouts.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Launches Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series Processors Powered by Zen 4
AMD today announced at Smart Production Solutions 2023 the AMD Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processor family, optimized for the high-performance requirements of industrial markets. By combining "Zen 4" architecture and integrated Radeon graphics, Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors deliver performance and functionality not previously offered for the embedded market.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD prepares more AM4 processors with 3D V-Cache
Earlier this year, AMD released the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, the latest processor addition to the aging yet still incredibly capable and relatively affordable platform. And even though enthusiasts' are now anticipating the eight-generation Ryzen CPUs for the AM5 platform, the company is still not done with AM4.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Readies Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3D Socket AM4 Processors
Although based on the older "Zen 3" microarchitecture, these chips feature 3D Vertical Cache technology, which helps shore up their gaming performance to levels comparable at least to 12th Gen Intel Core "Alder Lake," giving Socket AM4 platform users a cost-effective upgrade path to prolong their gaming PC builds that could be as old as 5 years now.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 7000 Embedded CPUs For AM5 Platforms Debut: Up To 12 Zen 4 Cores, X600 PCH Activator
AMD has released its Ryzen 7000 Embedded CPUs for various applications including industrial automation, machine vision, robotics, and edge servers.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Seems To Be Readying More Desktop CPUs With 3D V-Cache
A reputable leaker who has been reliable in the past suggests that AMD is about to expand its lineup of desktop processors equipped with stacked 3D V-Cache, though they won't be part of the Zen 4 family. Instead, upcoming additions will bolster AMD's previous generation Ryzen 5000 series based on Zen 3.
November 14, 2023Source

AMD SEV OMG: Trusted execution in VMs undone by bad hypervisors' cache meddling
Let's do the CacheWarp again
November 14, 2023Source

AMD Unveils Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series: Embedded Zen 4 for Industrial And Edge Solutions
AMD has announced the Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processor family at Smart Production Solutions 2023, primarily targeting industrial markets such as automotive, robotics, and edge solutions. Built on the Zen 4 architecture and incorporating integrated Radeon graphics, it offers a new level of performance and functionality for the embedded market.
November 14, 2023Source

ASUSTOR Releases Three New NAS Products with Enhanced CPU Performance
ASUSTOR has unveiled three new products, including the entry-level NAS model DRIVESTOR 2 Lite, featuring significantly improved CPU performance. Additionally, two high-end entry-level models will be simultaneously launched.
November 14, 2023Source

Chinese Company Develops 64-Core RISC-V CPU With American Company's Core Design as US Sanctions Loom
SophGo's SG2380 and SG2044 are based on SiFive's technology.
November 14, 2023Source

Intel Confirms Its Game-Boosting APO Tech Is Not Coming To 13th And 12th Gen CPUs
We tested Intel's Application Performance Optimizer last week and came away with a tentatively-positive opinion. The technology helps games leverage the hybrid architecture of Intel's CPUs more effectively, improving performance when CPU-limited, and it seems to really work.
November 14, 2023Source

Intel fixes high-severity CPU bug that causes "very strange behavior"
Among other things, bug allows code running inside a VM to crash hypervisors.
November 14, 2023Source

Intel's game-boosting APO tech won't come to 12th or 13th-gen CPUs
Despite being a software feature, the game-boosting Application Performance Optimization isn't coming to older chips.
November 14, 2023Source

Test Processor With New Thermal Transistors Cools Chip Without Moving Parts
Solving thermal density with new transistor architecture.
November 14, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 13th, 2023

AMD Zen 5c Comes Into View With Codename Prometheus But What Is It Exactly?
As PC hardware enthusiasts, we talk about code names a lot. Stuff like "Raptor Lake" and "Bergamo" are technically internal names that aren't really supposed to be used in an official context. Intel, for example, would prefer that we say "13th-Generation Intel Core Processor" and AMD would like to read "AMD EPYC 9704-series Processors".
November 13, 2023Source

be quiet! Dark Rock Elite Air Cooler Review
be quiet! is one of the leading brands for high-end CPU air coolers, cases, and power supplies. Their Dark Rock coolers have long been some of the best-performing air coolers on the market, offering low temperatures, and low noise, but often at a premium price in line with high-end solutions for the likes of their close rivals Noctua and a few other top-name brands.
November 13, 2023Source

First 2D semiconductor with 1,000 transistors developed: Redefining energy efficiency in data processing
As information and communication technologies (ICT) process data, they convert electricity into heat. Already today, the global ICT ecosystem's CO2 footprint rivals that of aviation. It turns out, however, that a big part of the energy consumed by computer processors doesn't go into performing calculations. Instead, the bulk of the energy used to process data is spent shuttling bytes between the memory to the processor.
November 13, 2023Source

Intel 5th Gen Emerald Rapids 64-Core & Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs Performance Unveiled
Intel has unveiled the latest performance and internal projections of its upcoming 5th Gen Emerald Rapids & next-gen Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs.
November 13, 2023Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.4953 WHQL
The Intel ARC Graphics Driver is the latest driver release for the Windows OS. Installing this Intel generic graphics driver will overwrite your computer manufacturer (OEM) customized driver.
November 13, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU Appears in Israeli Store Listings (Clocks at 6.2 GHz)
An Israeli online retailer has recently listed the Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU, which is noted for its boost clock speed of 6.2 GHz. The KS Special Edition is an advanced model within Intel's desktop processor range, designed to meet the demands of users who prioritize high performance and overclocking capabilities.
November 13, 2023Source

Intel Game Performance Boosting APO Feature Doesn't Works With 13th or 12th Gen CPUs Despite Sharing Same Architecture As 14th Gen
Intel's APO performance-tuning feature for games is now available but limited to 14th Gen CPUs despite sharing the same architecture with 12th & 13th Gen chips.
November 13, 2023Source

Intel knew about the Downfall CPU vulnerability but did nothing for five years, a new class action claims
PC buyers suffered degraded performance and want their money back
November 13, 2023Source

Modder Runs Coffee Lake CPU in a Kaby Lake/Skylake Motherboard
But the mod requires some tinkering with the BIOS and CPU pins.
November 13, 2023Source

Which gaming CPUs have the best price-to-performance ratio?
We reveal which AMD Ryzen and Intel Core offer the highest frame rates for the money and what you should definitely look out for when buying a new processor.
November 13, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 10th, 2023

AMD gains CPU market share in desktops, laptops, and servers
Thanks to 4th-gen EPYC and Ryzen 7000-series processors
November 10, 2023Source

AMD Zen 2, Zen 3, Zen 3+, and Zen 4 Mobile CPUs Compared in Linux
Ryzen 7 Pro 7840U dominates in newer workloads
November 10, 2023Source

AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen 8000 CPUs Spotted In Latest Driver Package
AMD's upcoming Ryzen 8000 CPUs have been spotted in the latest "PMF" driver package which hints at a launch soon.
November 10, 2023Source

ELEGOO OrangeStorm Giga large volume 3D printer
If you are searching for a truly massive yet affordable 3D printer you might be interested in the new ELEGOO OrangeStorm Giga, offering a truly massive 800mm x 800mm x 1000 mm print volume and printing speeds of up to 300mm/s as well as multicolour printing. Launched via Kickstarter this month the project has already raised £2.5 million with still 54 days remaining thanks to over 1800 backers.
November 10, 2023Source

Fujitsu's New Allocator Balances CPU, GPU Resources In Supercomputers
In response to the GPU shortage, Fujitsu gets creative with Adaptive GPU Allocation Technology and more.
November 10, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 5 135U "Meteor Lake" 12-Core CPU Leaks Out With Benchmarks, Only Two P-Cores
A brand new Intel Core Ultra 5 135U "Meteor Lake" CPU has appeared within the Geekbench database with an unusual core count.
November 10, 2023Source

Intel LGA 1851 Socket May Support Existing LGA 1700 Coolers
A manual for a new CPU cooler shows support for both sockets.
November 10, 2023Source

Manuals confirm LGA-1700 and LGA-1851 sockets support the same coolers
One fewer component customers will have to replace upon upgrading
November 10, 2023Source

Minisforum UM780 XTX: A Mini-PC with Powerful Performance and Versatile Ports
Under the hood, the Minisforum UM780 XTX packs the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor, featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. It can reach a maximum overclocking frequency of 5.1GHz, providing exceptional computing power. The integrated AMD Radeon 780M graphics offer smooth graphics processing and support VRAM allocation, positioning the UM780 XTX as a powerhouse in the integrated graphics mini-PC category.
November 10, 2023Source

The Upgrade Path: AMD Ryzen 3700X to 5800X3D versus Intel Core i9-9900K
Today, we are following up with our testing from last week, which compared AMD's Ryzen 7 3700X with the Core i9-9900K. Both CPUs received our recommendation back in the day — the 9900K as an uncompromising top-tier gaming CPU, and the 3700X for its exceptional value, not just in gaming but also in core-heavy productivity tasks. It truly was an excellent all-rounder for those on a budget.
November 10, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 9th, 2023

Alphacool Core 1 CPU Water Block Now in Aurora White Trim
Alphacool is expanding the color palette! With the Core 1 Aurora White, Alphacool now presents the very powerful CPU cooler in a plain white color. With the help of the completely newly developed 3D jetplate, the enormous waste heat of the latest desktop CPU generation is reliably dissipated.
November 9, 2023Source

Alphacool Introduces New Aurora White Colour For Its Core 1 CPU Water Block
Alphacool, one of the leading suppliers of water-cooling components, has today given its Core 1 CPU Water Block a new Aurora White colour option to satisfy the growing demand of all white systems.
November 9, 2023Source

AMD EPYC Server & Ryzen Mobile CPUs Secure Big Market Share Win For The Red Team In Q3
AMD has secured a big win in terms of market share in Q3 2023 with its EPYC & Ryzen CPUs as revealed in the latest statistics by Mercury Research.
November 9, 2023Source

An Alienware Gaming PC With AMD Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs Just Broke Cover
The first three generations of AMD Ryzen processors were given model numbers in the 1000s, the 2000s, and then the 3000s. However, between the launch of the Ryzen 3000 family and AMD's next-gen processors, the company released some refreshed APUs that it gave a 4000-series model number. That meant that the next-generation parts had to have a "5000" model number
November 9, 2023Source

Apple M3 Leads in PassMark's Single-Thread CPU Benchmark, But There is a Catch
Apple's M3-series of chips have started to enter PassMark's CPU benchmark database and continued tradition of their predecessors of being ahead of all rivals in single-thread workloads. Unfortunately for Apple, its M3 Max processor does not stand a chance against flagship offerings from Intel and AMD, which are, of course, more power hungry, in multi-thread workloads.
November 9, 2023Source

Apple M3 Pro Takes The Throne of The Fastest CPU In PassMark Single-Thread Benchmark, 1% Faster Than Intel Core i9-14900K
The latest benchmarks of Apple's M3 CPUs are in and the M3 Pro specifically has secured the top position in PassMark's single-thread benchmark.
November 9, 2023Source

Downfall fallout: Intel knew AVX chips were insecure and did nothing, lawsuit claims
Billions of data-leaking processors sold despite warnings and patch just made them slower, punters complain
November 9, 2023Source

Intel CPU binning test compares Core i9-14900K(F) CPUs to i9-13900KS with the same specs: "Refresh" needs less voltage
Large-scale binning test compares Core i9 "Raptor Lake" to "Refresh" The 'annual' report on Intel CPU binning test from Igor'sLAB is here. This time it involves the 14th Gen Core desktop CPU update from last month.
November 9, 2023Source

Leaked Flyer Hints at Possible AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Powered by Zen 5
A curious piece of marketing material on the Chiphell forum has sent ripples through the tech community, featuring what appears to be an Alienware desktop equipped with an unannounced AMD Ryzen 9000-series processor. The authenticity of this flyer is up for debate, with possibilities ranging from a simple typo by Alienware to a fabricated image, or it could even suggest that AMD is on the cusp of unveiling its next-generation Ryzen CPUs for desktop PCs.
November 9, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 7th, 2023

AMD Extends 3rd Gen EPYC CPU Lineup to Deliver New Levels of Value for Mainstream Applications
Today, AMD announced the extension of its 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processor family with six new offerings providing a robust suite of data center CPUs to meet the needs of general IT and mainstream computing for businesses seeking to leverage the economics of established platforms.
November 7, 2023Source or Source

AMD's EPYC 7003 "Milan" Receives Extended Lifecycle: Availability To 2026 With 6 New SKUs
AMD has sent word over this morning that the company is extending the product lifecycle for their previous-generation EYPC 7003 "Milan" family of server CPUs. The company will now be offering the Zen 3-based CPUs through at least 2026, and as part of that extension plan, has already launched a further 6 SKUs. With these changes, Milan is effectively being repositioned as a budget server platform for AMD, offering AMD's past tech at a discount to cost-weary customers.
November 7, 2023Source

ASUS releases new X670 Beta BIOS with Ryzen 7000G "Phoenix" desktop APU support
ASUS AGESA 1.1.0.0 update for ROG, TUF and PROART X670 motherboards ASUS is joining ASRock by releasing a new BIOS for their X670 motherboards. Although there isn't an official changelog available, users can easily download the new BETA BIOS files to check for any significant changes.
November 7, 2023Source

CORSAIR Adds to the Hydro X Series Custom Cooling Lineup with iCUE LINK-Enabled Components
CORSAIR, a world leader in high-performance gear and systems for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts, today unveiled the newest additions to the renowned Hydro X Series. In keeping with its commitment to revolutionizing DIY custom cooling, these products are seamlessly integrated with the innovative iCUE LINK Smart Component Ecosystem, further enhancing custom cooling performance and aesthetics.
November 7, 2023Source

Epyc 3 ain't done yet — AMD extends availability to 2026, unleashes six more SKUs
Three-year-old cores, but hey — they're cheap, relatively speaking
November 7, 2023Source

Hardware hacker: Walling off China from RISC-V ain't such a great idea, Mr President
America could drive innovation... or inject fear and doubt and kill off choice
November 7, 2023Source

How Apache Arrow speeds big data processing
Apache Arrow defines an in-memory columnar data format that accelerates processing on modern CPU and GPU hardware, and enables lightning-fast data access between systems.
November 7, 2023Source

Intel Emerald Rapids Xeon Processor Lineup Leak Details with up-to 64 cores
Intel is gearing up to unveil its highly anticipated Emerald Rapids Xeon series, and as the launch date approaches, a trove of new details has emerged through leaks. In particular, two prominent models have captured the spotlight: the Xeon 8592+ Platinum and the Xeon 8558U processor, both offering impressive core counts.
November 7, 2023Source

Noctua Expands chromax.black Series with NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 CPU Coolers
Noctua has introduced black-coated versions of its NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 coolers as part of its chromax.black product line. The new variants maintain the performance characteristics of the original models while offering an all-black aesthetic, from the heatsinks to the fans, including anti-vibration pads, fan clips, and mounting parts.
November 7, 2023Source or Source

Noctua launches chromax black NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 CPU coolers
Noctua presents chromax.black versions of NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 Vienna, November 7th 2023 — Noctua today expanded its chromax.black line with all-black versions of the award-winning NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 CPU coolers.
November 7, 2023Source

Noctua Presents chromax.black Versions of NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 Coolers
Noctua today expanded its chromax.black line with all-black versions of the award-winning NH-D9L and NH-L9x65 CPU coolers: Staying true to the successful formula of the original models, the new chromax.black versions with their black fans and black coated heatsinks combine the same signature quiet cooling performance with a sleek stealth look.
November 7, 2023Source

Synopsys joins RISC-V party with trio of embedded core designs
Recent industry support a game-changer, especially in the software sector
November 7, 2023Source

Ventana bumps performance on Veyron RISC-V silicon to surely speed up servers
Bugatti ain't got nothing on this V2
November 7, 2023Source

Ventana Introduces Veyron V2 — World's Highest Performance Data Center-Class RISC-V Processor and Platform
Ventana Micro Systems Inc. today announced the second generation of its Veyron family of RISC-V processors. The new Veyron V2 is the highest performance RISC-V processor available today and is offered in the form of chiplets and IP. Ventana Founder and CEO Balaji Baktha will share the details of Veyron V2 today during his keynote speech at the RISC-V Summit North America 2023 in Santa Clara, California.
November 7, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 6th, 2023

AAEON MIX-ALPSD1: A Mini-ITX Motherboard for IoT Processor Alder Lake PS
This compact motherboard offers impressive capabilities, including the ability to simultaneously display 4K content on three screens. It features two HDMI ports and an eDP pin header, enabling it to support up to three 4K displays at 60Hz. Additionally, it boasts dual Gigabit LAN connectivity with Realtek RTL8111H-CG and internal pin headers for four serial ports, consisting of one RS-232/422/485 port and three RS-232 ports.
November 6, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X versus Intel Core i9-9900K: 2023 Revisit
8-Core CPUs, 4 Years Later
November 6, 2023Source

Geniatech XPI-3566-Zero is a Raspberry Pi Zero clone powered by a Rockchip RK3566 processor
Most Raspberry Pi clones we've seen over the years have been designed to be the same shape and size as the Raspberry Pi Model B line of credit card-sized computers. But every now and then somebody decides to copy the design of the smaller Raspberry Pi Zero.
November 6, 2023Source

Intel Confirms 65W, HX-Series Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs Are Incoming
Raptor Lake Refresh expands its reach to the mobile sector
November 6, 2023Source

Intel Xeon 64-core 8592+ and 48-core 8558U "Emerald Rapids" CPUs leak out
Intel Emerald Rapids: 8592+ with 64 cores and 448MB cache and 8558u with 48 cores and 356MB cache Two of Intel's yet unannounced Xeon CPUs were recently spotted. Intel is gearing up to introduce a new series of Xeon CPUs, known as Emerald Rapids.
November 6, 2023Source

MediaTek Announces the Dimensity 9300 Flagship SoC, with Big Cores Only
MediaTek today announced the Dimensity 9300, its newest flagship mobile chip with a one-of-a-kind All Big Core design. The unique configuration combines extreme performance with MediaTek's industry-leading power efficiency to deliver unmatched user experiences in gaming, video capture and on-device generative AI processing.
November 6, 2023Source

Revolutionary 'sweating' heatsink improves passive CPU cooling up to 32.65% with salt water
Hygroscopic salt-loaded membrane-encapsulated heat sink rolls right off the tongue.
November 6, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 3rd, 2023

$13k AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 24-core, 128GB PC unveiled by BOXX
BOXX Technologies, a leading innovator in high-performance workstations, has recently launched the APEXX T4 PRO. This new workstation is powered by the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series processors, marking it as the most potent AMD platform to date. This exceptional processing power makes it an ideal choice for various creative industries, from visual effects artists and animators to architects, engineers, and data scientists.
November 3, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 5 7545U and Ryzen 3 7440U mobile processors launched with Zen 4c cores
The same cores found in the company's Z1 chip for handheld gaming consoles
November 3, 2023Source

Apple Spent $1 Billion on the M3 Tape-Out, Says Analyst
Apple paid a king's ransom to be the first company with a 3nm processor.
November 3, 2023Source

Intel Xeon W-2500 "Sapphire Rapids Refresh" CPU Lineup Leak: Up To 26 Cores, 4.8 GHz Clocks, 250W TDPs
Specifications of Intel's Xeon W-2500 CPUs which will be part of the Sapphire Rapids workstation refresh family have been leaked.
November 3, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — November 2nd, 2023

AMD VP: High CPU Temps Will Persist, Could Get Worse in the Future
You were supposed to destroy the hot CPU company, not join them!
November 2, 2023Source

What AMD Said About Zen 5 Will Have You Excited For Its Next-Gen CPUs
Believe it or not, it's already been over a year since AMD released its desktop Ryzen 7000 series processors based on Zen 4, along with its socket AM5 platform that it plans to support through at least 2026 (AMD initially said through 2025, then later extended its commitment).
November 2, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 31st, 2023

Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs Might Have ISA-Edge Over Arrow Lake-H Mobile
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs might have an edge in terms of Instruction Set support over their mobile Arrow Lake-H siblings.
October 31, 2023Source

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite outperforms AMD's Radeon 780M in 3DMark
Clearly beating mobile x86 processors in performance and efficiency, but Apple remains ahead
October 31, 2023Source

SilverStone Argon V140 ARGB CPU Cooler with Slim Side Flow and 140mm ARGB Fan
SilverStone's "Argon V140 ARGB" CPU cooler, equipped with a 140mm ARGB fan, offers a slim side flow design, and it's designed to fit without obstructing memory slots. The Argon V140 ARGB cooler boasts a slim heat sink design, featuring offset heat pipes that allow installation without interfering with memory slots.
October 31, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 30th, 2023

AMD Ryzen 7000G APU Series Includes Lower End Models Based on "Phoenix 2"
AMD is giving final touches to its Ryzen 7000G series desktop APUs that bring the 4 nm "Phoenix" monolithic processor silicon to the Socket AM5 desktop package. The star attraction with these processors is their large iGPU based on the latest RDNA3 graphics architecture, featuring up to 12 compute units worth 768 stream processors, and full DirectX 12 Ultimate feature-set support.
October 30, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8000U and Ryzen 7000G Series Spotted in Shipping Records
AMD is in the process of developing several components based on the Zen4 architecture. The Ryzen 7000 mobile CPU series saw AMD integrating multiple architectures including Zen2, Zen3+, Zen4, RDNA2, and RDNA3 into a singular product lineup. The forthcoming 8000 series will extend this integration, as evidenced by recent information leaks.
October 30, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 8040U Mobile And 7000G Desktop CPUs Spotted Flexing Zen 4
Much has been made of AMD's mobile SoC naming convention, but it's really not that complicated. The first digit tells you what year it came out, the second digit tells you where it sits in the product stack, and the third digit tells you exactly which Zen CPU core it's using.
October 30, 2023Source

Apple Reveals 3nm M3 Chipset Family, With Pro And Max Available Right Out Of The Gate
During its "Scary Fast" event on October 30, Apple introduced its latest silicon lineup: the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max built with the 3nm process. According to Apple, the chips bring substantial performance and efficiency upgrades over the M1 family, with the company noting that it has managed to squeeze 2 million transistors into a space the size of the cross-section of a human hair.
October 30, 2023Source

Chinese Phytium's New CPU Claimed To Rival Arm's Neoverse N2
Phytium's FTC870 core can compete against Arm's Neoverse N2 core, according to the company.
October 30, 2023Source

Cooler Master MasterAir MA824 Stealth: Dual Tower Side Flow with 8 Heat Pipes
The MasterAir MA824 Stealth stands out with its special paint finish and utilizes 8 "super thermal conductive composite heat pipes" to optimize heat conduction efficiency, swiftly dissipating CPU-generated heat across the fins. Furthermore, Cooler Master has enhanced cooling efficiency by carefully assessing fin density and thickness.
October 30, 2023Source

Intel CEO Doesn't See Arm-based Chips as Competition in the PC Sector
During the Q3 2023 earnings call, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger was answering some questions from analysts regarding the company's future and its position on emerging competition. One of the most significant problems the company could face is the potential Arm-based chip development not coming from x86 vendors like Intel and AMD.
October 30, 2023Source

MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 Benchmarked In The Vivo X100 Surpasses The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 In Newest AnTuTu leak
The Dimensity 9300 appears to be trading blows with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in the latest AnTuTu benchmark leak, as MediaTek's upcoming flagship SoC was reportedly tested in Vivo's unreleased X100 flagship. Despite Qualcomm's unveiling of its best silicon to date, it is beaten by the better chipset.
October 30, 2023Source

Snapdragon X Elite Outperforms Intel, AMD, Apple CPUs (In Vendor Benchmarks)
Oryon takes on Raptor Lake, Phoenix, and M2.
October 30, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 27th, 2023

AMD Believes That CPU Temperatures Will Continue To Increase With Future Higher Density Ryzen Chips
AMD seems to believe that given the advancements in chip densities, the overall CPU temperatures will continue to increase with future Ryzen generations.
October 27, 2023Source

AMD Says It Could Bring Chiplets to Thinner Ryzen Laptops
AMD could utilize chiplet-designs across its entire mobile CPU stack.
October 27, 2023Source

AMD Threadripper 7000 CPUs Crush PassMark Benchmark With Record Breaking Performance
AMD Threadripper 7000 CPUs have just been recorded within the PassMark benchmark, setting new performance records across all x86 chips.
October 27, 2023Source

AMD to consider chiplet design for mainstream mobile APUs once it's more cost-effective and power-efficient
"AMD's chiplet strategy in laptops: balancing innovation and power efficiency. AMD says that chiplet design for mainstream mobile APUs is challenging due to power constraints. The chiplet approach has been instrumental in the success of the Ryzen CPU series. In the domain of laptops, AMD is still evaluating how to approach this idea.
October 27, 2023Source

ARCTIC's Coolers Will Be Fully Compatible With LGA 1851
Intel's LGA 1851 Socket motherboards and Arrow Lake CPUs are still a wait away with an expected 2024 launch and at the moment most of the details are still in the dark. One thing we do know is that the socket will be compatible with current LGA-1700 coolers.
October 27, 2023Source

Cities Skylines 2 Performance Sucks, But Can Be Easily Improved
Now I don't say this lightly when I say that Cities Skylines 2 is the worst optimised game of 2023 and that's pretty impressive when its competition is Atomic Heart, Redfall and Gollum... People have even been saying that on an empty map with no buildings. gamers can still barely get 20 FPS.
October 27, 2023Source or Watch Video

EK Announces EK-QuantumX Loophole Distroplate D5 PWM
EK, the premium water-cooling gear manufacturer, is launching a new universal distribution plate — EK-QuantumX Loophole Distroplate D5 PWM. The distro features an entire wall filled with ports, allowing users to pick the ones that fit their unique build perfectly.
October 27, 2023Source

If You're Thinking About Buying A New Computer, Wait For Snapdragon X Elite: Here's Why
In November 2020, Apple turned the computing world on its head by introducing its own ARM-based computer processor, the M1. ARM-based computing was not new at the time, but the main difference between other ARM-based processors and the M1 was the sheer amount of power and battery efficiency that came along with Apple's processors.
October 27, 2023Source

Intel Core i7-14700HX Benchmarks Confirm Raptor Lake Refresh Is Headed To Gaming Laptops
The newest gaming laptops have put up some mightily impressive numbers that approach high-end desktops. While the GPU is certainly at the forefront of the excitement, a strong CPU is a prerequisite to complete the package. The heavy hitting NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 laptops typically come packed with the 13th generation Intel Core i9-13900HX mobile chips.
October 27, 2023Source

Intel Core i7-14700K processor review
We review the Intel 14th Gen core processor, specifically the Raptor Lake-based Core i7 14700K, which has been officially released. Perhaps this is one of the more interesting processors to purchase in the new Raptor Lake refresh series, as aside from clock frequency tweaks, this CPU also receives four extra energy cores, and that'll matter in multi-threaded performance.
October 27, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900HX & Core i7-14700HX Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs For Enthusiast Laptops Spotted
Intel's high-end Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs for laptops which include the Core i9-14900HX & Core i7-14700HX have leaked out.
October 27, 2023Source

Watch Meteor Lake's Arc iGPU Run Dying Light 2 Smoothly With XeSS
In a recent demo, Intel showed off its upcoming Meteor Lake CPU running Dying Light 2 on the chip's integrated Xe graphics. This demo compared how the game ran on the processor at a native 1080p resolution versus running the game at 720p with XeSS upscaling it to 1080p.
October 27, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 26th, 2023

Application Optimization in 14th-gen Intel Core processors can boost gaming performance by over 30%
A potentially killer feature that can boost frame rates?
October 26, 2023Source

ASRock WRX90 WS EVO & TRX50 WS Motherboards Feature Up To Five-Fan VRM Cooling
ASRock has revealed its next-gen WRX90 WS EVO & TRX50 WS motherboards for AMD Threadripper 7000 CPUs that come equipped with up to five VRM fans.
October 26, 2023Source

Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 Atmos Review: Dynamite in a Small Package
Tons of attention to detail and quality, with top-tier cooling performance.
October 26, 2023Source

Intel Core CPU Clock-for-Clock Benchmark Test
Lack of Progress
October 26, 2023Source

Intel Core i7-14700HX Raptor Lake Refresh CPU Surfaces Alongside Arc A570M
Raptor Lake-HX receives a speed bump.
October 26, 2023Source

New speculative execution hack can expose passwords and other sensitive data on Apple SoCs
There's an "unstable" fix for macOS, but iPhones and iPads are limited to lockdown mode or disabled JavaScript
October 26, 2023Source

Phanteks Expands Its Glacier One D30 AIO Lineup With A New 420 mm Model
Phanteks today expanded the Glacier One D30 Lineup with the new Glacier One 420D30 AllIn-One Liquid CPU cooler. Featuring triple D30-140 fans and 420 mm radiator configuration, this cooler not only delivers exceptional performance but also boasts stunning visual brilliance.
October 26, 2023Source

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon is the chip we begged Intel to make
Why can't Intel go back to the good old days of making chips go as fast as they can?
October 26, 2023Source

Socionext is working with TSMC on a 2nm Arm chiplet for data centers
A power-optimized Arm CPU for HPC and hyperscale applications
October 26, 2023Source

Thermaltake AIO Coolers Now Available in New Snow and Matcha Green Colors
Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Power, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and enthusiast Memory solutions, is proud to announce that the TH120/240/280/360/420 V2 ARGB Sync All-In-One Liquid Cooler — Snow Edition, the TH280 V2 ARGB Sync All-In-One Liquid Cooler — Matcha Green Edition, and the TH240/280/360/420 V2 Ultra ARGB Sync All-In-One Liquid Cooler — Snow Edition are ready for purchase.
October 26, 2023Source

Thermaltake Offers New Snow and Matcha Green Colour Options For Its AIOs
Suppose you bought Thermaltake's Tower 200 case in Matcha Green, something you may have been thinking about was having an AIO liquid cooler to match, no? Well, today is your lucky day as Thermaltake has released new AIO coolers in both Matcha Green and Snow editions which blend well with the Tower 200 colour options of the same name.
October 26, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 24th, 2023

14th Gen Intel CPUs can get up to a 200 FPS boost with this little-known tool
Intel Application Optimization helps get the most out of the company's new CPUs.
October 24, 2023Source

AMD Reportedly Receives Orders For Next-Gen Instinct MI300X AI Accelerators From Oracle
Industry reports have hinted that the "AI landscape" might shift towards AMD as the company has potentially received interest for its next-gen Instinct MI300X accelerators & FPGAs from the likes of Oracle and IBM.
October 24, 2023Source

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 review
German manufacturer be quiet! released its newest cooling solutions: the Dark Rock Pro 5 and the Dark Rock Elite. The Dark Rock Pro 5 will succeed the Dark Rock Pro 4 and. Together, the Dark Rock Elite will be introduced as a new model in their product range.
October 24, 2023Source

Delidding Intel's Core i9-14900K can drop CPU temperatures by up to 12°C
Risk versus reward
October 24, 2023Source

Geekom A5 "AMD Ryzen 7 5800H" Mini PC Review: Budget Performance, Budget Price
We have tested several Mini PCs this year and almost the entirety have been based around AMD Ryzen CPUs which are the most popular choice amongst Mini PC manufacturers.
October 24, 2023Source

Heavy-Duty Intel Granite Rapids Xeon CPU Cooler Spotted, Dynatron L38 Up To 700W Cooling For LGA 7529 CPUs
Intel will launch its next-gen Granite Rapids Xeon CPUs for servers in 2024 which will require some beefy cooling solutions, delivering up to 700W of power.
October 24, 2023Source

Hot fuzz: Cascade finds dozens of RISC-V chip bugs using random data storm
ETH Zurich boffins say they've devised a better CPU fuzzer to find flaws
October 24, 2023Source

HYTE Y70 Touch — Hands on with a 4K 60Hz screen built into an extravagant PC case
Reserving a score until I can extensively test this aesthetic behemoth.
October 24, 2023Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.4900 WHQL
The Intel ARC Graphics Driver is the latest driver release for the Windows OS. Installing this Intel generic graphics driver will overwrite your computer manufacturer (OEM) customized driver. OEM drivers are handpicked and include customized features and solutions to platform-specific issues.
October 24, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K delidding lowers CPU temperature by 12°C
Der8auer delids Core i9-14900K CPU Delidded Intel LGA1700 CPUs, Source: Der8auer Der8auer's coverage of the Intel 14th Gen Core paints a clear picture that the series is a rather unnecessary refresh of the existing Raptor Lake chips, with only minor changes, such as higher clocks for 4 out of 6 new parts.
October 24, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K Shows Massive Gaming Boosts With New Application Optimizer
A little-discussed new feature of Intel's 14th Gen CPUs can significantly speed up gaming performance.
October 24, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 155H Meteor Lake CPU Specs Seemingly Confirmed In Early Benchmarks
A highly detailed Meteor Lake benchmark listing has made an appearance in PassMark's database featuring a new CPU called the Core Ultra 7 155H. The listing features unusually-detailed CPU specifications, suggesting that the chip's specs could be legitimate.
October 24, 2023Source

LGA1700 Coolers Are Compatible With Next-Gen Intel Arrow Lake CPUs
Another opportunity to recycle your LGA1700 cooler
October 24, 2023Source

New EK-Nucleus AIO liquid cooling systems
EK well-known for its high-end liquid cooling gear, has recently announced that its EK-Nucleus All-in-One (AIO) cooling solutions are fully compatible with Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and the upcoming Z790 motherboards.
October 24, 2023Source

NVIDIA And AMD Tap Arm To Fab Chips For Windows PCs, Should Intel Worry?
NVIDIA and AMD are being spurred on by Microsoft to develop their own ARM-based CPUs to be used in Windows PCs, according to a report from Reuters. Apple, which is a competitor of all three companies, has seen great success ever since it launched its own custom ARM-based chip, M1, in 2020.
October 24, 2023Source

Nvidia and AMD to Make ARM SoCs for Windows PCs
The move is likely the biggest threat Intel will ever face.
October 24, 2023Source

NVIDIA is reportedly working on Arm-based processors for Windows PCs
They could arrive as early as 2025.
October 24, 2023Source

Overclocking Intel Core i9-14900K to 8 GHz Achieves 1310 FPS in Counter-Strike 2
At the IEM Sydney event, an Australian overclocking team managed to overclock an Intel Core i9-14900K Raptor Lake series processor to 8 GHz on its P-cores. Paired with an RTX 4090 GPU, this setup propelled the game Counter-Strike 2 to frame rates oscillating between 900 and 1300 FPS, peaking at 1310 FPS.
October 24, 2023Source or Watch Video

Qualcomm Previews Snapdragon X Elite SoC: Oryon CPU Starts in Laptops
While Qualcomm has become wildly successful in the Arm SoC market for Android smartphones, their efforts to parlay that into success in other markets has eluded them so far. The company has produced several generations of chips for Windows-on-Arm laptops, and while each has incrementally improved on matters, it's not been enough to dislodge a highly dominant Intel.
October 24, 2023Source

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite looks like the Windows world's answer to Apple Silicon
Snapdragon X Elite PCs should begin to arrive in mid-2024, but obstacles remain.
October 24, 2023Source

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite To Deliver Performance-Per-Watt Leadership For PCs
One of the more exciting aspects of Qualcomm's Snapdragon family processors for Windows on Arm64 is that these laptop PCs are always connected (4G or 5G), and they can deliver stellar battery life. Just peruse any of our recent reviews and you can see that, for instance, the Lenovo Flex 5G has more than 24 hours of battery life with video playback.
October 24, 2023Source

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 With Big Performance Gains And AI Mastery
It's that time of year again--the leaves and temperatures are falling, and Qualcomm is announcing a new flagship mobile processor platform at its Snapdragon Summit event in Maui today. As expected, the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is now official, packing a faster CPU core configuration, an updated Adreno GPU, and AI engines galore
October 24, 2023Source or Source

Qualcomm's claims its X Elite PC parts can go toe-to-toe with Apple, Intel
Oh, and there's a new Snapdragon 8 Gen3 chip bristling with AI potential
October 24, 2023Source

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite can beat Apple's M2 Max, Intel i9 in new ARM's race for Windows laptops
If Qualcomm's numbers are accurate, its next-gen Windows platform, due in mid-2024, can best both Apple and Intel in single-threaded scores while being significantly more efficient.
October 24, 2023Source

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip for Windows PCs is a 12-core processor with up to 45 TOPS AI performance
PC makers have been shipping Windows PCs with Qualcomm's ARM-based processors since 2018, and so far they've mostly been pretty underwhelming when it comes to bang for the buck. Qualcomm is hoping to turn that around with its new Snapdragon X line of high-performance chips for PCs.
October 24, 2023Source

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite for PCs Has 12 Oryon Cores, Tops Out at 4.3 GHz
PCs featuring the chip are coming in mid-2024.
October 24, 2023Source

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Goes Official With Up To A 3.30GHz Clock Speed Boost, 50% Ray Tracing Performance Bump, On-Device AI Support & More
Armed with a host of performance boosts over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the latest SoC means business, and more importantly, the latest release is a prime example of just how serious Qualcomm is taking AI, as smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will also support on-device artificial intelligence capabilities.
October 24, 2023Source

The Snapdragon X Elite is Qualcomm's most powerful chip to date
Qualcomm says performance is up to two times faster than competing 13th-gen Intel Core i7 CPUs with one-third the power draw.
October 24, 2023Source

With Snapdragon Seamless, Qualcomm seeks to change how your devices interconnect
Need to work seamlessly across PCs, phones, and tablets? Qualcomm reveals its cross-platform, multi-device scheme.
October 24, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 23rd, 2023

5 reasons to get an AMD Ryzen CPU for your next PC
Desktop processors of the Ryzen 7000 ("Raphael") and Ryzen 7000X3D ("Raphael-X") series are currently the talk of the town, as they currently offer by far the best symbiosis of high performance and maximum efficiency.
October 23, 2023Source

AMD Preps Cheaper 12, 16-Core Ryzen CPUs for Laptops: Leak
Cheaper, but a tad slower.
October 23, 2023Source

IBM flags up NorthPole chip to scale AI — though it's still far from shipping
Paper describes work in massively parallel, interconnected system — with limits to data in on-chip memory
October 23, 2023Source

Intel's New Application Optimizer Yields Up to 31% Higher Frame Rates On i9-14900K
Reddit user shows huge gaming performance gains, on the two titles supported so far.
October 23, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 20th, 2023

EK-Pro Line Gets Tube Clamps for Added Safety
EK, the world-renowned manufacturer of premium water-cooling equipment, is launching tube clamps for the EK-Pro series of Barb fittings. EK-Pro Clamps come in two different sizes to correspond with tubing barb sizes. They are made of steel to meet the harsh safety and quality requirements of the EK-Pro line.
October 20, 2023Source

MD Ryzen Threadripper is back to rip those threads even harder than before, but is it for you?
Is a 96-core Zen 4 Threadripper enough? Yes, yes it probably is.
October 20, 2023Source

Phytium Unveils 64-Core Feiteng Tengyun S2500 Processor for Data Centers Despite Sanctions
Phytium, a Chinese semiconductor company that faced U.S. government sanctions from 2021, has introduced its latest data center processor, the 64-core Feiteng Tengyun S2500. Designed for cloud and high-performance computing applications, this processor features a large-capacity shared L3 cache, enhanced security capabilities for cloud servers, and improved memory subsystem reliability.
October 20, 2023Source

TSMC claims technology supremacy, compares their 3nm node to Intel's 18A
TSCM is very confident about its upcoming chip production processes
October 20, 2023Source

TSMC Places Confidence In 3nm Node, Compares It To Intel 18A: Better Maturity, Cost & Delivery Time
TSMC doesn't believe that Intel Foundry will surpass them in the coming years since the company revealed that its 3nm process is on par with Intel's 18A node.
October 20, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 19th, 2023

AMD Introduces New AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series Processors and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series Processors for the Ultimate Workstation
Today, AMD announced the much-anticipated AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series processors and reintroduced the Threadripper processor lineup to the high-end desktop space with the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Series processors, setting a new standard for computing performance and innovation in the industry.
October 19, 2023Source

AMD Launches Threadripper CPUs for Workstations, Including 96-Core Chip
AMD's "Threadripper" family of high-performance workstation processors lives on in two brand-new product classes and chipsets.
October 19, 2023Source or Source or Source or Source or Watch Video

AMD's Threadripper Pro 7995WX 96-Core Cracks 100,000 in CineBench
AMD landed a double blow to Intel today by announcing the highly anticipated Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (Storm Peak) series and Threadripper Pro 7000 WX series with up to 96 cores. With these new core-heavy Zen 4 chips, AMD aims to revive the HEDT market and cement its spot on the list of the best CPUs for workstations.
October 19, 2023Source

Bambu Lab A1 Mini Combo 3D Printer Review: Color Printing at a Fantastic Price
It may not be the greatest 3D printer ever, but it can't be beat as a way to bring people into the hobby.
October 19, 2023Source

China's Phytium Launches 64-Core Server CPUs, Despite Spot on US Entity List
Phytium announces new CPUs for the first time in two years.
October 19, 2023Source

Dell Announces Newest Workstation Based on AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-Series processors
I'm a big believer that the workstation industry has always been fast-paced and exciting. We've had a front row seat for more than 25 years helping creators, engineers, architects, researchers and more bring their ideas to life and make an impact on the world. Workstations have played a critical role here, viewed as a necessary tool to make the impossible possible.
October 19, 2023Source

Noctua Announces CPU Coolers for AMD's New Threadripper and EPYC processors
Noctua today announced its new NH-U14S TR5-SP6 and NH-D9 TR5-SP6 4U CPU coolers for AMD's TR5 (sTR5/sTRX5/sWRX9) and SP6 sockets for the just-released 7000 series Threadripper HEDT (High-End Desktop) and Threadripper PRO workstation processors as well as 8004 series EPYC server CPUs.
October 19, 2023Source

Prebuilt Gaming PCs From EK Now Available in Europe
EK, the premium water cooling gear manufacturer, is proud to announce the availability of high-end, fully liquid-cooled gaming PCs for the European market. These EK-Fluid Gaming PCs are a work of art, hand-made by the master of custom loop liquid cooling. Aside from being visual masterpieces, their integrated custom cooling enables the user to exploit the maximum of what the latest hardware can offer.
October 19, 2023Source

Liquid Helium Cooled Intel Core i9-14900KF OC Reaches Over 9 GHz
The 14th Gen Core i9-14900K and i9-14900KF processors from Intel have recently emerged as topics of discussion in the overclocking community. Elmor achieved a clock speed of 9048 MHz, while during a live session, SkatterBencher touched an outstanding frequency of 9.10 GHz.
October 19, 2023Source

The Best CPU Coolers — Late 2023 Update
Air Cooling, Liquid Cooling, Compact Cooling
October 19, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 18th, 2023

Extreme overclocker makes Intel Core i9-14900KF scream to a record-breaking 9 GHz
Processor technically reached 9.1 GHz but couldn't validate on CPU-Z
October 18, 2023Source

Intel and Submer Announce Immersion Cooling Breakthrough
The two companies say their new device will pave the way to cool 1000W CPUs.
October 18, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H "Meteor Lake" CPU Boasts 5.1 GHz Clocks In First Geekbench Entry
Intel's Meteor Lake Core Ultra 9 185H CPU has made its debut in the Geekbench benchmark data-base, flaunting up to 5.1 GHz clock speeds.
October 18, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 9 and non-K Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs show up on Geekbench
An early look at Meteor Lake and the last LGA 1700 chips
October 18, 2023Source

LITEON Launches Revolutionary Liquid Cooling Solutions Through its COOLITE Brand
LITEON Technology, the global leading provider of power and cooling solutions, is set to unveil its groundbreaking liquid cooling solutions featuring immersion technology through its new brand, COOLITE. This will be the very first time that LITEON showcases its COOLITE solutions, along with state-of-the-art power solutions at the OCP Global Summit.
October 18, 2023Source

Socionext Announces Collaboration with Arm and TSMC on 2nm Multi-Core Leading CPU Chiplet Development
Socionext today announced a collaboration with Arm and TSMC for the development of an innovative power-optimized 32-core CPU chiplet in TSMCʼs 2 nm silicon technology, delivering scalable performance for hyperscale data center server, 5/6G infrastructure, DPU and edge-of- network markets.
October 18, 2023Source

Surface Laptop 4 gets new firmware with audio improvements
The October 2023 firmware update is now rolling out to the Surface Laptop 4 with Intel processors. The firmware update improves audio stability, addresses security vulnerabilities, and improves overall system stability.
October 18, 2023Source

The new Intel i9-14900KF processor was overclocked up to a new world record
This week, Intel officially announced its 14th Gen Core desktop processors. We got a chance to check out and review the Intel i5-14600K and i9-14900K CPUs for ourselves. Officially, the new processors have clock speeds that go up to 6 GHz.
October 18, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 17th, 2023

Core i5-14600K/i9-14900K review: Intel snatches crown from AMD's Ryzen 7950X3D, with 6GHz
When Intel reached out to Neowin asking if we were interested in testing the 14th Gen Processor family for the desktop, I jumped at the chance, but also because I had recently upgraded my main PC to an AMD chip after being loyal to Intel for decades as my main go-to. I figured that I have a system I can pitch the new Intel chips against.
October 17, 2023Source

Core i9 14900KF Breaks World Record, Almost Achieves 9.1GHz
The overclocking team from Asus has achieved a new CPU frequency world record with Intel's brand-new Raptor Lake Refresh Core i9-14900KF. The team was able to achieve a very impressive 9043.92GHz on a single P-core with liquid helium, breaking the previous world record by 35.1MHz.
October 17, 2023Source

ENERMAX Announces Compatibility With Intel Core 14th Gen Processors and LIQMAXFLO Pump Cover Design Contest
In support of the Intel latest Intel Core 14th gen processors (Raptor Lake Refresh), in particular Intel Core i9-14900K and i9-14900KF processors, ENERMAX, an industry-leading force dedicated to designing high-performance computer power supplies and cooling solutions, is recommending its latest LIQMAXFLO series, including LIQMAXFLO SR series as Intel compatible vendor liquid cooling solutions.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel 14th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" Desktop CPU Review Roundup
Featured, INTEL Core 14000, Review Roundup Intel 14900K/14700K/14600K Raptor Lake Refresh Reviews The third generation of LGA1700 CPUs is here. Intel Raptor Lake Reviews Media Intel 13th Gen Core
October 17, 2023Source

Intel 14th Gen Core Raptor Lake Refresh Benchmarks: MOAR Power
After months of leaks and rumors, Intel officially took the wraps off of its 14th Gen Core desktop processors yesterday. If you're a regular around here, you probably know that Intel's 14th Gen Core desktop processors are a refresh of the existing Raptor Lake architecture that debuted with last year's 13th Gen parts. With these new processors, however, Intel has tweaked and tuned the manufacturing process to boost clock speeds and has also increased the core count on Core i7 variants, to crank-up multi-threaded performance.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel 14th Gen Core "Raptor Lake Refresh" desktop CPU series now available
Intel Raptor Lake Refresh launches today Intel Unveils 14th Generation "Raptor Lake Refresh" Desktop Processors: Specs and Pricing Today Intel officially unveils its 14th Generation desktop processors, codenamed "Raptor Lake Refresh." These CPUs ensure a smooth upgrade path for users of 12th and 13th-generation processors by retaining compatibility with the LGA 1700 socket.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel 14th Generation CPU Review Feat i5 14600K, i7 14700K & i9 14900K
As we move into the tail end of 2023, Intel are launching their 14th generation of Gen Core processors, Raptor Lake refresh and while it's new, it is only a refresh of what we saw on the 13th generation Raptor Lake processors, so while we should see an uplift in performance, in all honesty, it's not going to be anything mind blowing, and due to how close I think the performance will actually be, we're bundling all three processors into one piece of content with the i5 14600K, i7 14700K and the flagship, at least for now i9 14900K.
October 17, 2023Source or Watch Video

Intel Core 14th Generation Processors Launch This Week, Up For Grabs At Amazon
Six new Intel processors are up for grabs at Amazon, while Newegg is offering prebuilt PCs featuring the new hardware.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i5-14400 Raptor Lake CPU with 10 cores benchmarked before its 2024 release
Intel Core i5-14400 featuring 10 cores now on Geekbench, matches 13490F The first non-K CPU from the new series emerges right before the first review of the new platform.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i5-14400: New Processor Emerges on Geekbench
The Intel Core i5-14400, an as-yet-unannounced desktop processor, has made an appearance on Geekbench. This offers insights into Intel's future plans, as the processor might be launched in the upcoming year. The Geekbench listing reveals that the processor features six P-cores and four E-cores, summing up to ten cores and sixteen threads with a TDP of 65W.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i5 14600K review — Introduction
In our review of the Intel Core i5 14600K, which belongs to Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake lineup, we dive into its performance metrics and its value as an upgrade option. This processor, when complemented with current top-tier graphics cards, showcases really nice performance levels. It presents itself as a possible choice for those targeting a harmony between gaming prowess and value.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i7-14700K review: A powerhouse CPU even if it's not the upgrade you might have hoped for
It's good, and it's powerful, but it might not be for you.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K Posts Record-Breaking 9.1 GHz CPU Frequency World Record, DDR5-11614 Achieved Too
Intel's 14th Gen flagship, the Core i9-14900K, has just achieved the world frequency record by clocking up to 9.1 GHz.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K review
The Intel Core i9-14900K — the most prominent member of the 14th-generation is available in the stores. Yeah, the Raptor Lake-based Core i9-14900K, has been officially unveiled after much speculation and performance leaks on the web.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K and Core i5-14600K Review: Raptor Lake Refreshed
In what is to be the last of Intel's processor families to use the well-established Core i9, i7, i5, and i3 naming scheme, Intel has released its 14th Generation Core series of desktop processors, aptly codenamed Raptor Lake Refresh (RPL-R).
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K and i5-14600K Review
14th-gen Core Series a.k.a. Raptor Lake Refresh
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H finally spotted with 16 cores and 5.1 GHz clock
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H confirmed with 5.1 GHz clock Today marks the first appearance of Core Ultra 9 processors in the public domain.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel and Submer Develop Immersion Cooling for 1000W CPUs
Intel and Sumber come up with momentous heat dissipation.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Partners with Submer to Cool 1,000+ Watt Processors using Immersion Cooling
Intel and Submer, a company specializing in immersion cooling, are set to unveil a creative immersion cooling system at the OCP Global Summit. This system can efficiently dissipate 1,000 W of power in a single-phase liquid cooling setup designed for deployment in data centers. Unlike traditional water cooling, immersion cooling systems offer higher efficiency and reliability.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel Raptor Lake Refresh Benchmarks for 14900K, 14600K Show Minimal Gains
Steady as she goes is the theme for the 14th Gen K-series CPUs.
October 17, 2023Source

Intel's 14th-gen desktop CPUs are a tiny update even by modern standards
New generation has relatively little to offer, though Core i7 is interesting.
October 17, 2023Source

Lenovo launches 2024 Savior Blade 9000K with 14th Gen Core i7 or i9 CPUs
In terms of its robust hardware configuration, the 2024 Savior Blade 9000K is capable of accommodating an Intel i9-14900KF processor, boasting 24 cores and 32 threads, with a theoretical single-core turbo frequency of 6.0 GHz and a CPU PL1 rating of up to 260W.
October 17, 2023Source

Zero ASIC Lets Everyone Design Their Own Processor
The physical design of modern processors usually takes years and costs tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, depending on the complexity and process technology. Semiconductor startup Zero ASIC has announced a platform that allows for quick assembly of a highly-customized multi-chiplet system-in-package (SiP) out of known-good chiplets. The ChipMaker platform is set to democratize custom silicon development.
October 17, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 16th, 2023

Advantech Announces New Edge Computing Solutions Powered by 13th Gen Intel Core Processors
Advantech has skillfully incorporated 13th Gen Intel Core processors across a wide array of products, setting new benchmarks for performance and capability. These enhanced solutions harness cutting-edge CPU architectures in their latest designs, delivering a noticeable performance boost over the previous processor generation.
October 16, 2023Source

CORSAIR & Intel 14th Gen Processors — A Great Match for Your Next Gen Build
CORSAIR, a world leader in enthusiast components for gamers, creators, and PC builders, today announced its range-wide compatibility and readiness for Intel's new 14th Generation Intel Core processors. With a enormous range of tested and validated components such as DDR5 memory, all-in-one liquid CPU coolers,
October 16, 2023Source

CORSAIR with Intel 14th Gen Processors — A Great Match for Your Next Gen Build
CORSAIR, a world leader in enthusiast components for gamers, creators, and PC builders, today announced its range-wide compatibility and readiness for Intel's new 14th Generation Intel Core processors. With a enormous range of tested and validated components such as DDR5 memory, all-in-one liquid CPU coolers, innovative and reliable power supplies, and blazing fast M.2 SSDs, you can be confident that CORSAIR components will pair exceptionally with the latest in Intel processors to help your PC reach its full potential.
October 16, 2023Source

EK-Quantum Velocity2 and Magnitude Compatible with New Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs
EK, the leading manufacturer of premium liquid cooling gear, is excited to announce full compatibility of the EK-Quantum Velocity² D-RGB 1700 and Magnitude 1700 water blocks with the recently unveiled Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and the upcoming new Z790 motherboards.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel & Submer Achieve 1000W CPU Cooling Capabilities With Immersion Tech
Intel and Submer, in collaboration, have formulated an innovative development in single-phase immersion cooling technology, delivering optimal heat dissipation to CPUs rated at up to 1000W.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel Core 14th Gen Desktop Processors: Specifications, Pricing and unboxing
The impending launch of Intel's 14th Gen Core desktop processors is anticipated. Detailed below are the finalized specifications and pricing for these processors. The Intel Core i9-14900K is set for a market release on October 17. This is also the date when the review embargoes will be lifted.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel Core 14th Gen Processors A Proper Symbiosis with MSI Z790 MAX Motherboards
MSI is announcing today the brand-new Intel Core 14th gen processors that will be best paired with our recently launched MSI's Z790 MAX MEG Series, MPG Series, MAG Series, and PRO Series motherboards. MSI's Z790 MAX motherboards paired with Intel Core 14th-generation processors are here to succeed with more efficient computing from the last generation of processors.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel launches 14th-gen "Raptor Lake Refresh" chips for desktops (Core i9-14900K is a 24-core chip with up to 6 GHz speeds)
Intel's 14th-gen Intel Core processors will be divided into at least two branches. The upcoming Meteor Lake family is a mobile-only line of chips that bring AI features, a move to a more advanced manufacturing process, and a new naming scheme.
October 16, 2023Source or Source or Source

Intel Launches Intel Core 14th Gen Desktop Processors for Enthusiasts
Today, Intel launched the new Intel Core 14th Generation desktop processor family, led by the Intel Core i9-14900K. This latest-generation desktop processor family includes six new unlocked desktop processors at launch, delivering up to 24 cores and 32 threads and up to 6 GHz of frequency right out of the box.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel Panther Lake Client & Clearwater Forest Data Center CPUs Get Early Support In Linux
Intel has added support for its next-gen Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest CPUs within the latest Linux GCC compiler patches.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel Raptor Lake Refresh Officially Launched
Raptor Lake Refresh has today been officially launched although the excitement is probably not all there as let's be honest, a refresh doesn't offer much that will get you typing in your card details on day one. Throughout the past few months, several leaks have been getting out over the past few months which have pretty much supplied us with all the information from specs to pricing leaving Intel very little to surprise us with.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel rolls out patches for Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest for GCC, LLVM/Clang open-source compilers
Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest in open-source compilers Intel engineers laying the groundwork for the next-gen CPU series. GCC and LLVM/Clang represent two widely adopted compilers in the C language family.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Processors Add More Cores Without A Price Bump
Intel has introduced its 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S desktop processors across the Core i5, i7, and i9 families, offering six total variations. While the upgrades aren't too dramatic compared to the 13th-generation silicon, the latest Intel offerings don't serve a price hike as well. Moreover, the gulf in core count between the Core i7 and i9 trims has been further trimmed.
October 16, 2023Source

Intel's 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh turns turbos up to 6GHz, gives i7 an E-core bump
TSMC-equipped Meteor Lake mobile parts not coming until December
October 16, 2023Source

Raptor Lake Refresh Brings A Few New Tricks
The details, or at least some of them, have been revealed about the Raptor Lake refresh and what it will bring to the desktop and laptop. The refresh includes support for Thunderbolt 5 and a feature called Application Performance Optimization which seems to be designed to provide optimizations for certain specific games.
October 16, 2023Source

Tachyum says someone will build 50 exaFLOPS super with its as-yet unfinished chips
'It's a huge, effing big machine'
October 16, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 13th, 2023

5 reasons to buy an Intel Core CPU for your next PC
There are some persuasive arguments in favor of buying Intel Core processors for your next PC.
October 13, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen X3D Processors are Popular with TPU Readers, 23% Market Share: Poll Results
AMD Ryzen processors with 3D Vertical Cache technology, denoted with the "X3D" brand extension on processor model numbers, are showing unexpected popularity numbers with close to a quarter of respondents to a TechPowerUp Frontpage Poll question saying that they use one. In August, we asked our readers if they use a Ryzen X3D processor.
October 13, 2023Source

AMD Squashes Bug That Impacted Zen 4 Security Features in Linux
Thankfully the issue only affects the small number of users who go out of their way to disable STIBP
October 13, 2023Source

China-Made Loongson CPUs Bound for Russia After Export Ban Lifted
CPUs from blacklisted Loongson are coming to Russia.
October 13, 2023Source

Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S CPUs target 5% single-thread and 15% multi-thread performance gain, leaked slide suggests
The slide, while not revealing much new information, was intentionally covered that way by uzzi38. However, it does confirm Intel's performance targets for the upcoming Raptor Lake Refresh series.
October 13, 2023Source

Lian Li GALAHAD II LCD 280mm AIO Cooler Review and more
Here is a roundup of today's reviews and articles:
October 13, 2023Source

TSMC progresses with 2nm manufacturing process, anticipates gradual implementation
The ecosystem for the new process is almost ready, with a few missing bits here and there
October 13, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 12th, 2023

Best CPU Cooler 2023
Air and liquid Coolers for your PC
October 12, 2023Source

Intel's i7-14700K Already Being Sold In Indonesia Before Official Release
Intel's i7-14700K is the most interesting chip coming from the Raptor Lake Refresh down to its increased core count over its 13th-generation predecessor and whilst this chip has yet to be officially revealed, an Indonesian store has already started selling the 14700K.
October 12, 2023Source

Fujitsu Details 150 Armv9 Core Monaka CPU for AI and Datacenters
Fujitsu is working on its next generation processor for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and datacenter applications, reports Monoist. The Monaka processor promises to offer formidable performance using its 150 enhanced Armv9 cores and the ability to use accelerators.
October 12, 2023Source

Lian Li GALAHAD II LCD 280mm AIO Cooler Review
When it comes to Lian Li, I think it's fair to say they have a great reputation for high-quality products. From their time as a workstation case manufacturer that carved things out of unpainted aluminium to their modern more gaming-focused steel and tempered glass efforts, they've always had some great products to showcase to the world.
October 12, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 11th, 2023

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X: Shaping the 2024 PC Market Landscape
Don McGuire, the Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of Qualcomm, unveiled a fresh branding strategy for the company's PC chips. In an effort to enhance clarity, Qualcomm is stepping away from the perplexing 8cx nomenclature and is striving for a more distinctive approach as it seeks a significant presence in the PC market.
October 11, 2023Source

Samsung Will Produce 3nm Server CPUs for Unknown Company
Samsung lands another 3nm order, this time for a server processor.
October 11, 2023Source

Taiwan's semiconductor suppliers plan to invest in European chip factories
The EU's Chips Act could turn the tide for Europe's chip industry
October 11, 2023Source

Upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon X SoCs aim to match Apple's M-series performance and efficiency
An "inflection point for the PC industry"
October 11, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 10th, 2023

be quiet! Introduces Dark Rock Elite and Dark Rock Pro 5 CPU Coolers
be quiet!, the German manufacturer for premium PC components, is announcing Dark Rock Elite and Dark Rock Pro 5. While Dark Rock Pro 5 is the successor to the award-winning Dark Rock Pro 4, Dark Rock Elite is a completely new product. The new coolers significantly improve upon the performance, features and usability of the Pro 4.
October 10, 2023Source or Source or Source

be quiet! Pure Loop 2 280MM AIO Cooler Review
be quiet! has been one of the best brands for high-end PC hardware, having some of the coolest, quietest, and most feature-packed PC cases, fans, coolers and power supplies since on the market. Obviously, with their brand name literally saying "be quiet" they've always had a focus on acoustic performance.
October 10, 2023Source

CORSAIR Announces New LCD-Equipped AIO CPU Coolers for the iCUE LINK Ecosystem
Corsair launched its new flagship premium all-in-one coolers, part of the fast-growing iCUE LINK single-cable ecosystem: the iCUE LINK LCD Series. Featuring a crisp 2.1" IPS LCD screen with a fully customizable display, brilliant CORSAIR QX RGB fans, and cleverly hidden wiring, the iCUE LINK LCD Series delivers unmatched aesthetics.
October 10, 2023Source

CPU Price Index: Cheapest Price on Every PC Processor Today
We check the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to.
October 10, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K Beats AMD Ryzen 7950X3D in Leaked 'Official' Slide
25 popular games tested appear to show a 3% advantage to Intel.
October 10, 2023Source

Leaked Intel Core i9-14900K Slide Shows It Trading Blows With AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Intel's newest flagship CPU will likely best its AMD rival in gaming, but not by much.
October 10, 2023Source

Qualcomm's next round of PC chips will fight Apple under the name Snapdragon X
Qualcomm's new chips claim to be big on performance and power and feature neural processing — familiar claims to anyone following Apple's custom silicon efforts.
October 10, 2023Source

Qualcomm's Oryon PC Chips Will Be Called 'Snapdragon X'
We'll learn more about the chips at the Snapdragon Summit later this month.
October 10, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 9th, 2023

AMD Phoenix Desktop APUs For AM5 Might Utilize Phoenix 2 Dies With Zen 4 & Zen 4C Cores
AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 "Phoenix" APUs for the AM5 platform might be utilizing the Zen 4 and Zen 4C hybrid architecture configuration.
October 9, 2023Source or Source

I love building budget gaming PCs and this is the only CPU deal I'd buy right now
A last-gen AMD Ryzen 5 for this money is simply too good to ignore
October 9, 2023Source

US Lawmakers Reportedly Moving Towards Blocking RISC-V Access To China
With "shocking" tech developments in China, US lawmakers are striving towards sanctioning the spread of the widely popular "RISC-V" technology to China.
October 9, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 6th, 2023

Alphacool Announces Apex Stealth Metal Fan
Performance you can't hear! Alphacool presents the new Apex Stealth metal fan, a powerful and extremely quiet fan that knows how to impress. High-quality, elegant as well as timeless design and technical innovation — that's what the Apex Stealth stands for. With the patent-pending decoupling technology, the robust metal frame and a special rotor, it remains the quietest on the market at any speed.
October 6, 2023Source

Alphacool Launches Apex Stealth Metal Fan
Alphacool presents the new Apex Stealth metal fan, a powerful and extremely quiet fan that knows how to impress. High-quality, elegant as well as timeless design and technical innovation — that's what the Apex Stealth stands for. With the patent-pending decoupling technology, the robust metal frame and a special rotor, it remains the quietest on the market at any speed.
October 6, 2023Source

Arctic Launches Massive CPU Cooler for EPYC, Threadripper, Xeon CPUs
Eight heat pipes to move 350W of CPU heat
October 6, 2023Source

CPU Price Index: Cheapest Price on Every PC Processor Today
We check the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to.
October 6, 2023Source

Samsung and TSMC 3nm yields could be as low as 50 percent
Samsung running into SRAM trouble, while industry insiders are suspicious about the overheating iPhone 15 Pro
October 6, 2023Source

Samsung Showcases Groundbreaking Logic Innovations at System LSI Tech Day 2023
Inaugural event offers an early glimpse of next-gen logic portfolio encompassing Exynos 2400 mobile processor, Zoom Anyplace camera sensor technology, vision sensor, 5G modem and health-oriented processor
October 6, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 5th, 2023

AGO analog photography film developing system
The art of analog photography has seen a resurgence, with both seasoned enthusiasts and younger generations expressing a renewed interest in analogue film photography. The AGO Film Processor, a product designed to simplify the process of developing film at home, is a innovative solution to this revival. This innovative device, which originated as a master's thesis project in design studies, is not only a nod to the past but also a step towards the future of analog photography.
October 5, 2023Source

Arctic Announces the Freezer 4U-M CPU Cooler for Servers
ARCTIC, a leading manufacturer of low-noise PC coolers and components, releases a multi-compatible server cooler for 4U server racks. The Freezer 4U-M is the successor of the established Freezer 4U SP3.
October 5, 2023Source or Source

Boffins propose RISC-V microcontroller to power cubesats
Test chip promises crunching on par with 20-year-old chips while sipping power
October 5, 2023Source

ENERMAX Launches LIQMAXFLO and LIQMAXFLO SR ARGB AIO Coolers with VRM Fan and Next-Gen Pump Tech
ENERMAX, an industry-leading force dedicated to designing high-performance computer power supplies and cooling solutions, launches its first AIO CPU cooler with a VRM fan, the LIQMAXFLO series, featuring ENERMAX's latest Dual-Chamber Xtreme pump and latest silent fan, delivering exceptional improvements in cooling performance with maximum quietness.
October 5, 2023Source or Source

Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.4887 Beta
The Intel ARC Graphics Driver is the latest driver release for the Windows OS. Installing this Intel generic graphics driver will overwrite your computer manufacturer (OEM) customized driver
October 5, 2023Source

Intel Lunar Lake CPU SiSoft Benchmark Run Reveals Early Performance and Specs
The 17W sample features eight CPU cores.
October 5, 2023Source

Latest AMD AGESA Hints at Ryzen 7000G "Phoenix" Desktop APUs
AMD is preparing to launch its first APUs on the Socket AM5 desktop platform, with the Ryzen 7000G series. While the company has standardized integrated graphics with the Ryzen 7000 series, it does not consider the regular Ryzen 7000 series "Raphael" processors as APUs. AMD considers APUs to be processors with overpowered iGPUs that are fit for entry-mainstream PC gaming.
October 5, 2023Source

Samsung and TSMC Reportedly Struggling with 3 nm Yields
According to Korean business news publication ChosunBiz, both Samsung and TSMC are struggling with their 3 nm node yields. The two companies have different approaches to their 3 nm nodes, with Samsung using GAA FET (Gate All Around), whereas TSMC is continuing with its FinFET technology.
October 5, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 3rd, 2023

AMD Reportedly Launching Threadripper Pro 7000 Series on October 19
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000 "Storm Peak" CPU series has not received any form of official announcement--we have relied solely on leaks to find out nitty-gritty details about Team Red's Zen 4-based follow-up to the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 lineup. Pre-release samples have been landing online at an increased rate--courtesy of benchmark suite database leaks--with various news sites theorizing that AMD is preparing for an autumn launch window.
October 3, 2023Source

Additive manufacturing and math could revolutionize PC liquid cooling
Better cooling performance, lower pump power draw, and cheaper to make
October 3, 2023Source or Watch Video

Leaked Intel Promos Confirm Everything We Already Knew About 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs
Intel Japan has leaked its own marketing materials for the upcoming 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop CPU family which launches in a few weeks.
October 3, 2023Source

Retailers leak Raptor Lake Refresh marketing materials confirming Intel's 14th-gen specs
6GHz maximum clock confirmed for 14th-gen Core i9
October 3, 2023Source

Intel 14th Gen Core Processor Marketing Collateral Leaks, More Specs Confirmed
Prior to the highly anticipated launch of Intel's "Raptor Lake Refresh" on October 17, certain East Asian retailers have preemptively unveiled marketing images pertaining to the initial offerings within the 14th Generation Core SKUs.
October 3, 2023Source

Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Prices Around 5% Price Increase Over 13th Gen
The reveal of Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake refresh processors is coming soon with an expected reveal date of October 16th. We are already aware of the specs of most of these processors and the next question is how much of a price increase will we see with these processors?
October 3, 2023Source

Intel marketing materials confirm upcoming 6.0 GHz 24-core, 5.6 GHz 20-core and 5.3 GHz 14-core CPUs
The first official marketing materials for Raptor Lake Refresh to leak are not very detailed, but they do confirm the configuration of the new series. The slides show the basic specs for Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 models, without giving their exact names. The materials verify the 6 GHz clock and 24 core config, as well as 5.6 GHz 20-core and 5.3 GHz 16-core SKUs.
October 3, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — October 2nd, 2023

Core i5-14600K Overclocking Capabilities Revealed on Geekbench
In anticipation of the official launch of the Raptor Lake Refresh series, various entities, including reviewers, retailers, and overclockers, are conducting rigorous testing on these new CPUs. This is substantiated by the surge in leaked benchmark results.
October 2, 2023Source

Intel Says Meteor Lake & Raptor Lake CPUs Have Very Similar P-Core & E-Core Architectures, Intel 4 Brings Efficiency Improvements
Intel has revealed that Meteor Lake P-Cores & E-Cores are architecturally very much alike to Raptor Lake but there are some improvements with the Intel 4 process node bringing in higher efficiency.
October 2, 2023Source

PSA: Filling heatpipes with a sodium-potassium alloy is not a good idea
Possibly the most dangerous CPU cooler ever created
October 2, 2023Source or Watch Video

Computer — Processors — September 29th, 2023

AMD x86 core roadmap leaks out, Zen5 (Nirvana) Zen6 (Morpheus) microarchitectures detailed
The YouTuber has shared two slides extracted from an AMD internal presentation, originally not intended for public consumption. These slides furnish an update on the progress and strategies pertaining to the forthcoming Zen architectures of the next generation, revealing some fundamental details like anticipated IPC improvements, supported features, and core counts.
September 29, 2023Source

AMD Zen 5 Microarchitecture Referenced in Leaked Slides
A couple of slides from AMD's internal presentation were leaked to the web by Moore's Law is Dead, referencing what's allegedly the next-generation "Zen 5" microarchitecture. Internally, the performance variant of the "Zen 5" core is referred to as "Nirvana," and the CCD chiplet (CPU core die) based on "Nirvana" cores, is codenamed "Eldora."
September 29, 2023Source

Alleged AMD Zen 5 Specs Leak: Twice the Cores, 15% Increased IPC Over Ryzen 7000
Zen 5 will be AMD's first major architectural overhaul since Zen 2.
September 29, 2023Source

Intel's Core i9-14900K CPU Showcases Strong Rendering Performance But Still Loses To AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Intel's Core i9-14900K "Raptor Lake Refresh" has been benchmarked in two rendering applications, achieving an impressive creation performance.
September 29, 2023Source

Intel's upcoming i7-14700KF hits almost 6GHz in new benchmark
Raptor Lake Refresh is looking pretty rapid.
September 29, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 28th, 2023

Intel Clarifies Its Remarks on Meteor Lake for Desktop
You will not be able to buy a Meteor Lake desktop CPU for a DIY upgrade after all.
September 28, 2023Source

Intel Core i7-14700KF reaches almost 6 GHz in leaked benchmark
The same as the Core i9-14900K
September 28, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 26th, 2023

AMD Threadripper 7000 confirmed by CPU-Z update
AMD's new HEDT series is set to launch this fall.
September 26, 2023Source

be quiet! Announces Pure Loop 2 Series Liquid CPU Coolers
be quiet!, the German manufacturer for premium PC components, announces an addition to its portfolio of all-in-one water cooling units with Pure Loop 2. Pure Loop 2 replaces the award-winning Pure Loop, offering substantial improvements by implementing a PWM-adjustable pump and ARGB LEDs around the cooling block.
September 26, 2023Source or Source or Source or Watch Video

Die Shot of HiSilicon's Sanction-Busting Kirin 9000s Chip Revealed
HiSilicon's Kirin 9000s die shot may reveal some of its secrets.
September 26, 2023Source or Source

Intel Core Ultra 7 165H CPU Benchmarked, Up To 5 GHz Clocks On Par With 13900H
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Meteor Lake CPU has now shown up in the Geekbench 6 benchmark with up to 5 GHz frequencies.
September 26, 2023Source or Source or Source

Valkyrie DRAGONFANG 360 AIO Cooler Review
While Valkyrie may be a relatively new player in the PC component market, they're already moving in the right direction. I recently reviewed their X12 ARGB 120mm Performance Fans, as well as their SYN360 AIO liquid cooler, and was suitably impressed with both.
September 26, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 25th, 2023

Intel confirms that a desktop version of Meteor Lake is coming soon
Intel's chip chief tells PCWorld that a desktop version of Intel's low-power chip is due next year.
September 25, 2023Source or Source or Watch Video

This curvy copper plate could revolutionize PC liquid cooling
3D-printed, super-curvy surfaces for liquid-cooler heat spreaders might make them far more efficient — and maybe even cheaper. Dr. Ian Cutress breaks it down for us.
September 25, 2023Source or Watch Video

Computer — Processors — September 22nd, 2023

5th-Gen Emerald Rapids CPU Leak Shows 60 Cores, 420MB Cache
2.66X more L3 cache than Sapphire Rapids
September 22, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen Z1 Packs Zen 4 and Zen 4c Cores: CPUID Dump
AMD's Phoenix 2 powers the $599 Asus ROG Ally.
September 22, 2023Source

Cooler Master Introduces the Qube 500 Flatpack & MasterLiquid Atmos Liquid Cooler
Cooler Master, a global leader in PC components, has today announced two groundbreaking products that promise to overhaul the way we think about building PCs: the Qube 500 Flatpack PC case and the next-gen MasterLiquid Atmos liquid cooler series. Both products epitomize the brand's commitment to innovation, functionality and sustainability.
September 22, 2023Source

EK Expands Manifold Portfolio for Multi-GPU & CPU Connectivity
EK, the renowned manufacturer of premium PC water cooling equipment, introduces the newest addition to its Pro lineup: the EK-Pro Manifold 2CPU 6GPU — Acetal, a specialized coolant delivery system designed for use with multiple water blocks in workstation systems.
September 22, 2023Source

EU fines Intel $400 million for blocking AMD's market access through payments to PC makers
The European Commission has fined Intel $400 million (€376 million) for hindering competitors' access to the market through naked restrictions between 2002 and 2007. The fine comes after a long-running antitrust court battle dating back to 2009 when the Commission initially fined Intel a record $1.13 billion for abuse of dominance.
September 22, 2023Source or Source

Intel 5th Gen Xeon Platinum 8580 CPU Details Leaked
YuuKi_AnS has brought renewed attention to an already leaked Intel "Emerald Rapids" processor--the 5th Gen Xeon Platinum 8580 CPU was identified with 60 cores and 120 threads in a previous post, but a follow up has appeared in the form of an engineering prototype (ES2-Q2SP-A0).
September 22, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900KF Breaks Single-Core Speed Record in PassMark
Intel has yet to talk much about its upcoming desktop CPU lineup, but it's already putting up impressive numbers.
September 22, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900KF Tops PassMark Single-Core Rankings
The 14th Gen Core "Raptor Lake Refresh" desktop CPU lineup was not showcased during Intel Innovation's keynote presentation--instead, upcoming Meteor Lake and Lunar Lake generations were put in the spotlight. We will likely have to wait for an official announcement closer to the expected October 17 launch date of K and KF SKUs.
September 22, 2023Source

Intel Emerald Rapids Xeon Platinum 8580 with 60 cores and 350W to feature 420MB of combined L2 and L3 cache
YuuKi_AnS has released screenshots featuring Intel's unreleased Xeon Scalable CPU listed as Platinum 8580.
September 22, 2023Source

Intel's Core Ultra CPUs kickstart the AI PC era. Software will determine its future
Intel has a monumental job to do convincing consumers that they need AI on their PC.
September 22, 2023Source

MSI Readies 'Beyond 6 GHz' Option for Upcoming Core i9-14900K
MSI's Z790 Ace Max motherboard features 'P-Core Beyond 6 GHz' boost option for upcoming CPUs.
September 22, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 21st, 2023

Intel LGA-1851 "Arrow Lake" Socket Detailed
Thanks to the 3D renders and technical drawings obtained by Igor's Lab, we have insights into the structure of Intel's next-generation LGA-1851 socket for Arrow Lake processors. Scheduled to arrive in mid-2024, the LGA-1851 socket was originally intended for Meteor Lake-S desktop processors.
September 21, 2023Source

Old Intel 10th Gen is snappier versus newer 13th Gen and also AMD's Ryzen 7000 in Windows 10
Since July, we have been covering a series of performance tests that examine the responsiveness and snappiness of Intel's newer processors on Windows 10 and Windows 11 compared to some of the older parts.
September 21, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 20th, 2023

Best Buy accused of selling Intel Core i9-13900K CPU with no internals
Emphasis on the "accused" part
September 20, 2023Source

Chinese Officials Discover Cache of 360 Intel CPUs Hidden in Bus
Front-side busted.
September 20, 2023Source

Deep dive into Meteor Lake: Discussing Intel's 14th-gen CPUs with Dr. Ian Cuttress
We're joined by Dr. Ian Cuttress for a deep dive into Meteor Lake.
September 20, 2023Source

Intel announces 288-core Sierra Forest Xeon processor
Also, the 5th-gen Emerald Rapids Xeon lineup is launching this December
September 20, 2023Source

Intel Announces Panther Lake Client Platform, Built on Intel 18A For 2025
While the primary focus has been on Intel's impending Meteor Lake SoC due by the end of the year, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger unveiled more about their current client processor roadmap. Aside from a demo showing off a 'Lunar Lake' test box, Pat Gelsinger also announced Panther Lake, a new Intel client platform that is on track for a release sometime in 2025.
September 20, 2023Source

Intel CEO: Our Future CPUs Will Rival Apple Silicon
The company's new tile-based designs will rival the best CPUs out there, including Apple's, says Gelsinger.
September 20, 2023Source

Intel confirms it will use AMD-style 3D-stacked cache technology in its future CPUs
It might be a while before we see it, though
September 20, 2023Source

Intel Reveals New 288-Core Sierra Forest CPU, Core Ultra Processors at Intel Innovation 2023
Plus, Intel makes progress on its plan to revolutionize manufacturing with the 18A process node slated for 2024.
September 20, 2023Source

Intel to Add Vertically-Stacked Cache in Future CPUs, Just Like AMD
Intel says it'll be using on-die cache, but its approach will differ from AMD's in some way.
September 20, 2023Source

Oracle Cloud Adds AmpereOne Processor and Broad Set of New Services on Ampere
According to Oracle, the new instances will deliver up to 44% more price-performance compared to x86 offerings and are ideal for AI inference, databases, web services, media transcoding workloads and run-time language support, such as GO and Java.
September 20, 2023Source

Thermaltake Launches Pacific SW1 Plus CPU Water Block and Pacific SF Fittings
Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Power, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and enthusiast Memory solutions, is pleased to unveil the Pacific SW1 Plus CPU Water Block and the Pacific SF Fittings — Silver Black. The custom liquid cooling system provides considerable flexibility in design, allowing you to demonstrate your aesthetic sense.
September 20, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 19th, 2023

96-Core AMD Threadripper Pro Slide Leak Shows It Dominating Xeon Workstations
AMD's 7000 series Threadripper CPUs are coming this fall with lots of cores.
September 19, 2023Source

After cutting ties with Binance, Checkout.com says crypto companies are about 4% of its total processing volume
Credit cards payment processor Checkout.com views crypto as a meaningful space for merchant relationships but needs to continue to focus on regulatory growth, according to Celine Dufetel, president and COO of the company, who spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt.
September 19, 2023Source

Chiplets in the cloud, Siena is AMD's Epyc Edge chip
AMD have expanded their EPYC 4 series with high efficiency models designed for use outside of the server room, instead making their living on the factory floor.
September 19, 2023Source

EK Announces Pro Line Workstation-Grade Water Block for Threadripper and EPYC CPUs
EK, the industry-leading manufacturer of premium liquid cooling solutions, proudly announces another addition to its Pro line — the EK-Pro CPU WB sTR, an enterprise-grade water block meticulously designed for AMD EPYC and Ryzen Threadripper processors. Engineered with precision and expertise, this liquid cooling solution promises unmatched performance and reliability.
September 19, 2023Source

How Often Should You Change Your PC's Thermal Paste, And Why Is It Necessary?
Thermal paste, also known as heat paste, thermal gel, CPU paste, and other similar names, is a putty-like substance designed to capture and ferry ambient heat within your computer tower. Thermal paste can be made of a variety of different substances, including ceramic, metal, and carbon, but they all serve the same purpose: keeping the heat off your vital components.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Adopting 3D-Stacked Cache for CPUs, Challenging AMD's 3D V-Cache
Intel to stack 3D cache into multiple products.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Announces 288-Core Sierra Forest CPU, 5th-Gen Xeon Arrives December 14
Intel's new behemoth packs a threaded punch.
September 19, 2023Source or Source

Intel announces Meteor Lake launch date, but no SKU information
A detailed presentation on Intel's next client CPU series "Meteor Lake" has been published right before Innovation 2023 opening keynote by Pat Gelsinger.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Builds Large AI Supercomputer: Xeon Meets Gaudi2
Stability AI first to use Intel's Xeon + Gaudi2 supercomputer platform.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Confirms Next-Gen Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, Panther Lake CPUs For Client PCs
At Innovation 2023, Intel unveiled its next generation of client CPUs which include Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake & Panther Lake.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Demos Lunar Lake Client Processor In Action, Silicon Pulled In To Intel 20A?
As part of Intel's Innovation 2023 conference, the company is not only showing off their current and soon-to-be-current products like Meteor Lake, but the forward-looking keynote by CEO Pat Gelsinger was also used to showcase future generations of Intel products. Perhaps the biggest surprise this year being Intel's Lunar Lake platform, which is already up and running to the point where Intel can do demos on it.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel demos super-intensive ChatGPT on cloud running on a single 5th Gen Xeon
Intel has kicked off its Innovation Event 2023 today, a two-day event, and it looks like most of the focus is going to be on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is sort of expected given that the technology does have a lot of potential.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Details Meteor Lake Architecture — A Major Shift
Intel Innovation 2023 is going on, and today you will see various outlets providing details about Intel's next processor architecture, code-named Meteor Lake. This information was shared with the media during the recent Intel tech day, and while we expect a desktop refresh soon, Meteor Lake is an all-new architecture.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Flashes World's First UCIe-Connected Test Chip Package
Standardization comes to fore.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Goes All in on AI
Intel plans to provide the technology necessary to bring artificial intelligence everywhere — from its upcoming Meteor Lake processors to a large AI supercomputer it intends to build to support Stability AI.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Innovation 2023
Revolutionizing AI for Developers and Beyond
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Panther Lake to enter labs in Q1 2024
The CPU maker has confirmed its next-gen client CPUs are on schedule.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Meteor Lake mobile processors launch Dec 14 with integrated NPU and a new naming scheme (Intel Core Ultra)
Intel's Meteor Lake chips will be the company's first processors with an integrated neural processing unit for hardware-accelerated AI features. They'll also be the first manufactured using the company's new Intel 4 process (which is, somewhat confusingly, a 7nm process). And they'll be the first chips to sport Intel's new naming convention.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Tucks Battery-Saving Tricks Into Its Meteor Lake PC Processor
Intel's next-gen processor will arrive Dec. 14, bringing better graphics and new AI brains.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Unveils 288 Core Sierra Forest Xeon CPU, 5th Gen Emerald Rapids Launching In December
Intel has unveiled its brand-new Xeon CPU roadmap which reveals three product families as a part of the Birch Stream platform.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Unveils Meteor Lake Architecture: Intel 4 Heralds the Disaggregated Future of Mobile CPUs
During the opening keynote at Intel's Innovation event in San Jose, Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger unveiled a score of details about the upcoming Meteor Lake client platform. Intel's Meteor Lake marks the beginning of a new era for the chipmaker, as they move away from the chaotic Intel 7 node and go into a rollout of their Foveros 3D packaging with EUV lithography for their upcoming client mobile platform.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel Xe-LPG architecture delivers higher frequency and larger GPU configurations than Xe-LP
A major upgrade to Intel's integrated graphics.
September 19, 2023Source

Intel's next-gen Meteor Lake CPUs: A game-changing 40-year architectural shift to rival Apple
A new generation of power efficiency and graphical prowess.
September 19, 2023Source

Supermicro Announces Future Support and Upcoming Early Access for 5th Gen Intel Xeon Processors on the Complete Family of X13 Servers
Supermicro, Inc., a Total IT Solution Provider for Cloud, AI/ML, Storage, and 5G/Edge, is announcing future support for the upcoming 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors. In addition, Supermicro will soon offer early shipping and free remote early access testing of the new Systems via its JumpStart Program for qualified customers.
September 19, 2023Source

Three Future Generations of Intel Processors Will Outclass Apple, CEO Says
Meteor Lake PC processors arrive in December. A few weeks later, Intel will begin building its first 2025 processors, code-named Panther Lake.
September 19, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 18th, 2023

AMD EPYC 8004 "Siena" Processors with "Zen 4c" and New SP6 Platform Announced
AMD today rolled out the new compacted Socket SP6 server platform designed for smaller servers locally deployed at the edge by organizations. With CPU core-counts of up to 64-core/128-thread, these processors are based on the "Zen 4c" microarchitecture, which comes with identical IPC and ISA to "Zen 4," but with smaller L3 cache available per core. The EPYC 8004 series targets traditional data-centers located on-site for organizations.
September 18, 2023Source

AMD Launches EPYC 8004-Series 'Siena' CPUs: Up to 64 Zen 4c Cores
AMD has introduced its EPYC 8004-series processors codenamed Siena. The new CPUs come in an all-new SP6 form-factor, pack up to 64 Zen 4c cores, and feature a six-channel DDR5 memory subsystem. AMD's EPYC 'Siena' processors are designed for edge and communications servers that rely on one processor and require advanced I/O and power efficiency more than raw performance.
September 18, 2023Source

AMD Releases EPYC 8004 "Siena" CPUs: Zen 4c For Edge-Optimized Server Chips
AMD this morning is releasing the fourth and final member of its 4th generation EPYC processor family, the EPYC 8004 series. Previously disclosed under the codename Siena, the EPYC 8004 series is AMD's low-cost sub-set of EPYC CPUs, aimed at the telco, edge, and other price and efficiency-sensitive marketing segments.
September 18, 2023Source

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F: The Most Affordable Zen 4 CPU
Ryzen 5 7500F versus Core i5-13400F
September 18, 2023Source

AMD Unveils Final 4th Gen Epyc CPU Code-Named Siena
The company is focusing on efficiency with this 64-core, Zen 4c-based CPU for the 'intelligent edge.'
September 18, 2023Source

AMD's latest Epyc is slimmer, cooler, and ready to party at the edge
Little chip promises big power savings
September 18, 2023Source

EK Wins Best Custom Coolers at EHA Reader Awards 2023
EK, the renowned manufacturer of premium PC water cooling equipment, is pleased to unveil its latest accolade: the prestigious EHA Reader Awards 2023 for Best Custom Coolers.
September 18, 2023Source

Gigabyte Releases Cost-effective Solutions Incorporating AMD EPYC 8004 Series Processors
Giga Computing is committed to reaching all sizes of data centers to deliver the best compelling solution, and now is doing so with new AMD EPYC 8004 CPUs that target edge applications, CSPs, and value enterprises. For these uses, the new R243 and R143 server series are poised alongside ME33 and ME03 motherboard series to deliver cost-optimized performance.
September 18, 2023Source

Inside Intel's Chip Factory, I Saw the Future. It's Plain Old Glass
Intel is moving its processors to a new foundation to try to keep up with exploding demand for new computing horsepower.
September 18, 2023Source

Inside Intel's CPU Packaging Factory: From Wafer to Chip
Touring Intel's Malaysian facilities.
September 18, 2023Source

Supermicro Introduces a Number of Density and Power Optimized Edge Platforms for Telco Providers, Based on the New AMD EPYC 8004 Series Processor
The new Supermicro H13 WIO and short-depth front I/O systems deliver energy-efficient single socket servers that lower operating costs for enterprise, telco, and edge applications. These systems are designed with a dense form factor and flexible I/O options for storage and networking, making the new servers ideal for deploying in edge networks.
September 18, 2023Source

TYAN Adopts New AMD EPYC 8004 Series Processors for Diverse Cloud and Edge Server Deployments
TYAN, an industry-leading server platform design manufacturer and a subsidiary of MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation, today announced availability of new single-socket server platforms supporting AMD EPYC 8004 Series processors. These platforms are purpose built for cloud services and intelligent edge deployments while offering lower operating costs and delivering impressive energy efficiency.
September 18, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 15th, 2023

Intel Core i9-14900KF 6GHz CPU Benchmarks Show 15% Boost Over 13900K
Intel looks like it could securely achieve the 'fastest desktop CPU' award with its upcoming 14th Gen CPU.
September 15, 2023Source

Raptor Lake Refresh is currently 4% pricier than the original series
Intel 14th Gen Core is now listed by first retailers in Canada.
September 15, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 14th, 2023

AMD Adds Six SKUs to 3rd Gen EPYC 7003 "Milan" Lineup
AMD has updated its third generation EPYC 7003 server-grade CPU lineup with six additional SKUs--new product pages were discovered and disclosed by momomo_us--yesterday's social media post reveals that these Zen 3 chips were launched with zero fanfare on September 5.
September 14, 2023Source

AMD 'Storm Peak' Threadripper Pro 7995WX Appears With Surprisingly Low Clock Frequencies
The company is supposed to be launching these new workstation CPUs any day now.
September 14, 2023Source

Core i9-14900KF Beats Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Core i9-13900KS in Geekbench 6
Flagship Raptor Lake Refresh impresses in Geekbench 6 benchmark.
September 14, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900KF appears on Geekbench, nearly reaching 6GHz
Official reveal expected to come next week
September 14, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 13th, 2023

Intel Core Ultra 7 1002H Spotted on Geekbench, Meteor Lake Sample Hits 5.0 GHz Max. Clock
Pre-release Meteor Lake silicon has popped up again thanks to an Intel Corporation Client Platform getting submitted for evaluation through Geekbench 6.1.0. The latest database entry—discovered by Benchleaks—presents yet another Core Ultra 100H mobile CPU series engineering sample. This new candidate could end up being named "Core Ultra 165H" once it hits retail in finalized form.
September 13, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 12th, 2023

ASUSTOR Announces Xpanstor 4, a NAS Storage Capacity Expander
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C for extra speeds. The Xpanstor 4 doubles connection speeds from 5 Gbps to 10 Gbps through its USB port and is also backward compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 1.
September 12, 2023Source

How to Check Your CPU Temperature
You should check your computer's CPU temperatures every few months or when you have performance issues.
September 12, 2023Source

Intel Sets Launch Date for High-End Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs
It will unveil its high-end, unlocked CPUs first, with the more reasonable chips to follow in early 2024.
September 12, 2023Source

NVIDIA GH200 Superchip benchmarks Hopper GPU and Grace CPU combined
In the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip has made a remarkable debut. The Superchip has demonstrated exceptional performance in the MLPerf industry benchmarks, running all data center inference tests with aplomb.
September 12, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 11th, 2023

AMD's first hybrid chips feature Zen 4 and smaller Zen 4c cores
Most of the AMD Ryzen 7040 "Phoenix" chips that have shipped to date feature a combination of Zen 4 CPU cores and RDNA 3 graphics. But the company has quietly begun shipping processors that feature "Phoenix 2" architecture with a mix of Zen 4 and smaller Zen 4c CPU cores.
September 11, 2023Source

Best CPUs for Gaming September 2023
As we move into the cooler fall season, the CPU market is constantly changing, much like the weather. The overall CPU market has plateaued slightly, as both Intel and AMD have relatively good stocks of their current 13th Gen Core and Ryzen 7000 CPUs at present.
September 11, 2023Source

Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2023: 90 Pastes Tested and Ranked
The right thermal paste will improve performance.
September 11, 2023Source

Intel Fishhawk Falls series getting a Refresh
Intel documents suggest the company might already be considering a refresh of the existing HEDT platform.
September 11, 2023Source

Intel Set to Launch 14th Gen Core Desktop Processors October 17th
Intel is set to introduce its fourteenth generation Core desktop processors on October 17th, as reported by VideoCardz based on credible sources.
September 11, 2023Source

Intel Shows Strong AI Inference Performance
Today, MLCommons published results of its MLPerf Inference v3.1 performance benchmark for GPT-J, the 6 billion parameter large language model, as well as computer vision and natural language processing models. Intel submitted results for Habana Gaudi 2 accelerators, 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, and Intel Xeon CPU Max Series.
September 11, 2023Source

Microsoft: Defender Hardware & Firmware assessment helps you ID flawed AMD Zenbleed CPUs
Recently, we covered the Intel "Downfall" GDS security vulnerability that affects almost all of the slightly older Intel processors. Although the newer generation chips were unaffected by that, a buggy microcode update from Intel and its vendor partners' side led to a "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR" BSODs on Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs and Microsoft rightfully denied taking any blame for that.
September 11, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 7th, 2023

Andes Announces General Availability of the New AndesCore RISC-V Multicore Vector Processor AX45MPV
Andes Technology, a leading supplier of high efficiency, low-power 32/64-bit RISC-V processor cores and Founding Premier member of RISC-V International, today proudly announces general availability of the high-performance AndesCore AX45MPV multicore vector processor IP.
September 7, 2023Source

Intel Displays Granite Rapids CPUs as Specs Leak: Five Chiplets
Intel shows off next-generation Xeon Scalable 'Granite Rapids' CPUs.
September 7, 2023Source

MediaTek Successfully Develops First Chip Using TSMC's 3 nm Process, Set for Volume Production in 2024
MediaTek and TSMC today announced that MediaTek has successfully developed its first chip using TSMC's leading-edge 3 nm technology, taping out MediaTek's flagship Dimensity system-on-chip (SoC) with volume production expected next year.
September 7, 2023Source

Leaked Meteor Lake Mobile Chips Reportedly Have Lower Clock Speeds Than Raptor Lake
The clock speed disparity should be expected with a brand new architecture like Meteor Lake
September 7, 2023Source

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Develops Energy Harvesting Module
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) today announced that it has developed an energy harvesting module that uses electromagnetic wave noise energy. The new module applies technology that SSS has cultivated in the tuner development process to generate power from electromagnetic wave noise with a high level of efficiency.
September 7, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 6th, 2023

Intel Becomes Investor in Arm, Re-embraces RISC-V
We heard rumblings about Intel considering a stake in Arm earlier this summer--Reuters picked up on the multinational corporation's leadership negotiating with Japan's SoftBank about becoming a potential anchor investor in the latter's initial public offering (IPO) of Arm Holdings plc.
September 6, 2023Source

Intel Raptor Lake Refresh: Entire Lineup Revealed in New Leak
Leaked specifications from the Core i9-14900KF to the Intel 300
September 6, 2023Source

Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake-H" Partial Lineup Leaked
An Intel Core Ultra 7 155H chip was first spotted via a Geekbench entry this morning (as tested in an HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop), followed by several other purported mobile "Meteor Lake" SKUs published by Golden Pig Upgrade's Bilibili account.
September 6, 2023Source

New MIPS CEO Sameer Wasson to Drive Company's RISC-V Market Penetration and Innovation
MIPS, a leading developer of high- performance RISC-V compute IP, has announced embedded systems industry veteran Sameer Wasson as the company's new CEO. Before joining MIPS, Wasson spent 18 years at Texas Instruments (TI), most recently as Vice President, Business Unit (BU) Manager, Processors, where he was responsible for the company's Processor businesses.
September 6, 2023Source

Specs Leak for Intel's Meteor Lake 'Core Ultra' Mobile CPUs
The company is adopting an all-new naming scheme for its upcoming 1st Gen Meteor Lake CPUs, and now we finally have some CPU details to pore over.
September 6, 2023Source

YouTuber Tests Starfield on AMD Athlon 3000G, Ryzen 7 5700G APUs
AMD's Athlon 3000G is a bit hopeless, but the Ryzen 7 5700G does a lot better.
September 6, 2023Source or Watch Video

Computer — Processors — September 5th, 2023

Intel Core i9-14900K CPU Benchmarks Leak: Achieves Highest Single-Core Performance In Geekbench
Intel's Core i9-14900K Raptor Lake Refresh CPU has been benchmarked within Geekbench & achieves the highest single-core performance rating.
September 5, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K Shows Sizable Uplift in Early Benchmarks
The flagship Raptor Lake refresh CPU could be a compelling upgrade for Alder Lake CPU owners.
September 5, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K tops Geekbench with record-breaking single-core performance
Some new CPU-Z scores have leaked, too
September 5, 2023Source

Intel Found at Fault for Recent BSODs on Raptor Lake CPUs
It was originally thought perhaps the motherboard makers' BIOS was to blame for the kerfuffle.
September 5, 2023Source

Thermaltake Releases the Upgraded TH V2 ARGB Sync AIO Liquid Cooler Series
Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Power, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and enthusiast Memory solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the TH120/240/280/360/420 V2 ARGB Sync All-In-One Liquid Cooler and the TH240/280/360/420 V2 Ultra ARGB Sync All-In-One Liquid Cooler, 2nd generation of the popular TH Series.
September 5, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 4th, 2023

Amazon customer discovers his Intel Core i9-13900K is an i7-13700K in disguise
This old scam hasn't gone away
September 4, 2023Source

Noctua NH-U12A Mounting Kit Updated with LGA-1851 Socket Support
The latest retail batch of Noctua's NH-U12A single-tower CPU coolers has been photographed sporting updated packaging and containing a new set of mounting brackets. Japan's Akiba PC Watch reported on new stock of Noctua's popular (and well reviewed) NH-U12A cooler sitting on shelves at Tsukumo Computer's flagship store in Akihabara, Tokyo.
September 4, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — September 1st, 2023

AMD Ryzen 8000 Strix Point Zen 5 CPU Exposed In Leaked Screenshots
12 Zen 5 CPU cores and 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores
September 1, 2023Source

Three Stages Of CPU Usage Grief
This article is about an often misunderstood system resource — CPU time. As opposed to memory, which can be easily measured and attributed to computer processes, things are not so simple regarding the execution time of said processes. Besides explaining how CPU time is consumed, we will delve into the causes of excessive usage, how it can be mitigated, and what you can do if it is truly unavoidable.
September 1, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 31st, 2023

Arm wrestles assembly language guru's domains away citing trademark issues
Maria Markstedter spent years writing about chip biz's ISA, is a tad miffed by heavy-handed takedown tactics
August 31, 2023Source

Thermaltake Introduces TOUGHAIR 710 Black CPU Cooler
Thermaltake, the leading PC DIY premium brand for Case, Power, Cooling, Gaming peripherals, and enthusiast Memory solutions, is delighted to release the TOUGHAIR 710 Black CPU Cooler, a CPU air cooler designed for the toned-down black aesthetics.
August 31, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 30th, 2023

Intel reveals more details about Xeon Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest CPUs
Also, Meteor Lake chips will include AI chops to improve your laptop's battery life
August 30, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 29th, 2023

Intel Says Its Sierra Forest Data Center CPU Will Improve Perf-Per-Watt by 240%
Intel's upcoming data center chip is all about efficiency and core density.
August 29, 2023Source

Intel's 'Meteor Lake' CPU power will be controlled by AI
Executives detailed the change to Meteor Lake at the Hot Chips conference.
August 29, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 28th, 2023

ASUS Announces TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT Graphics Cards
More performance and possibilities await gamers who seek the ultimate choice for premium durability
August 28, 2023Source

Intel 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs could cost 15% more than 13th-gen chips despite tiny performance boost
Maybe wait for Arrow Lake
August 28, 2023Source

Intel Details Next-Gen Xeon CPUs For 2024: Granite Rapids With Redwood Cove P-Cores & Sierra Forest With Sierra Glen E-Cores
Intel Brings All The Xeon Goodness To HotChips 2023, Details Granite Rapids P-Core & Sierra Forest E-Core CPU Families For 2024
August 28, 2023Source

Intel Details 144-Core Sierra Forest, Granite Rapids Architecture, and Xeon Roadmap
Intel shares P- and E-Core architectures at Hot Chips 2023.
August 28, 2023Source

Intel Projected to Pump Out 365,000 Meteor Lake CPUs a Month
The company is currently churning out 40,000 wafers a month at its Oregon facility.
August 28, 2023Source

Intel Talks Up 2024 Xeon Sierra Forest & Granite Rapids At Hot Chips
With Hot Chips 2023 taking place in-person at Stanford this week, Intel has made some brief disclosures concerning their next-gen wares for introduction in 2024. This includes Intel's focused on compute intensive and AI workloads with Xeon Scalable Granite Rapids as well as for high density and scale-out workloads with the E-core-only Sierra Forest processors.
August 28, 2023Source

Major CPU Cooler Brands Ranked Worst To Best
Modern technology means that computers are becoming ever more powerful while components shrink in size. Although this is great for users using these machines for intensive gaming or rendering processes, it poses problems for manufacturers.
August 28, 2023Source

Microsoft Offers Instructions to Disable Downfall Mitigations on Windows
Microsoft also unveiled how to disable the security mitigation for maximum CPU performance
August 28, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 25th, 2023

ID-Cooling Announces Space LCD AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
ID-COOLING is ready to release a full series of All-in-one liquid coolers with 2.1" LCD Display, available in both black and white, 240 mm and 360 mm, named SL series. Featuring a new PWM pump core pushing the RPM from 0 to 2500, the SL series can provide better water flow than previous generations and keep a quieter operation when needed.
August 25, 2023Source

MSI Releases Temporary Fix For "Unsupported CPU" BSOD On 600 & 700 Series Motherboards
MSI's 600/700 series motherboards have been experiencing widespread BSODs in Windows 11 with "Unsupported CPU" being the root cause. The issues were first discovered by the Verge and the company has now responded with its official workaround.
August 25, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 24th, 2023

BeQuiet's Shadow Rock 3 Reviewed: Quiet Cooling Excellence
Introducing BeQuiet's Shadow Rock 3, an air cooler with an emphasis on quiet cooling
August 24, 2023Source

Intel's 14th Gen processors leak out thanks to MSI
Intel's 14th Gen Core i7 processor could have a 17 percent performance boost over the 13th Gen equivalent.
August 24, 2023Source

Intel's next-gen chips will stay on the LGA 1700 socket
Information on Gigabyte's upcoming Z790 X-series motherboards confirms that the new Meteor Lake CPUs will stick to the existing socket design, and allow for faster DDR5 DRAM speeds
August 24, 2023Source

MSI Accidentally Publishes Specs of new Raptor Lake-S Refresh CPUs
Core i7-14700K is the only chip that's getting a bump up in core count
August 24, 2023Source

MSI unimpressed with 14th Gen Core series
MSI made a mistake of sharing an unlisted video which has now leaked out. At the time of writing, the video was still available.
August 24, 2023Source

Researchers want to put energy hogs like ChatGPT on a diet with more efficient computer chips
ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies are wowing — and sometimes alarming — users with their human-like abilities to carry on conversations and perform tasks.
August 24, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 23rd, 2023

be quiet! Unveils New High-end Air Coolers at Gamescom 2023
Dark Rock Pro 5 follows in the footsteps of the extremely successful and award-winning Dark Rock Pro 4, offering immense cooling performance at low noise levels on all popular consumer platforms, while Dark Rock Elite is aimed at users that require the highest performance and airflow, integrating ARGB lighting and a unique front fan rail system for an elite experience..
August 23, 2023Source

Deepcool AM5 Thermal Paste Guard: Copper Plate Solution for Ryzen 7000 Series
Deepcool has introduced a practical solution to prevent grease extrusion on the Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. Named the "AM5 Thermal Paste Guard," this copper guard plate, designated as model number R-AM5TPG-CUNNAN-G, was announced with an estimated market price of 5 euro.
August 23, 2023Source

GIGABYTE Introduces New BRIX Extreme Mini-PCs with AMD Ryzen 7040U and 7035U Processors
Giga Computing, a trailblazing force in high-performance technology and a distinguished GIGABYTE subsidiary, proudly presents the next evolution in computing. Behold the sleek and powerful ultra-compact mini-PC, a masterpiece meticulously designed for the BRIX Extreme lineup.
August 23, 2023Source

New Compact PC to Offer AMD's 16-Core, V-Cache Mobile CPU
It's the first time a truly tiny PC has been able to take advantage of AMD's V-Cache for gaming.
August 23, 2023Source

Qualcomm Announces 3 New Snapdragon Processors for Gaming Handhelds
The G3X Gen 2 is the new flagship, but the more modest G2 and G1 could be a boon for the cloud.
August 23, 2023Source

Qualcomm Readies Chips to Execute Its Mobile Gaming Vision
The company will offer processors it hopes can drive gaming handhelds ranging from cheap cloud-only to portable powerhouses.
August 23, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 15th, 2023

Intel and Synopsys Ink Deal to Develop IP for Intel's 3 and 18A Nodes
Intel and Synopsys this week signed an agreement under which Synopsys will develop a portfolio of various IP offerings for Intel 3 and 18A fabrication technologies for Intel Foundry Services (IFS) customers. The availability of industry-standard IP from Synopsys will significantly simplify the development of chips for both current and potential IFS customers.
August 15, 2023Source

Upcoming AMD RADV "Radeon Vulkan" Drivers To Bring Up To 3x Ray Tracing Performance Boost
The MESA Radeon Vulkan drivers "RADV" for AMD GPUs are expected to feature huge ray tracing performance upgrades in the coming release, with up to 3x the gains in some titles.
August 15, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 14th, 2023

AAEON Launches MIX-ALND1, Intel Processor N-series Powered Mini-ITX for Gaming, Machine Automation, and Kiosk Solutions
AAEON, a leading producer of industrial motherboards, has released the MIX-ALND1, a versatile Mini-ITX board that supports Intel Processor N-series CPUs.
August 14, 2023Source

Apple's High-End M3 Ultra, M3 Max, and M3 Pro Expected to Get Major Upgrades
Apple's M3 Ultra to have up to 32 cores, up to 80 GPU clusters.
August 14, 2023Source

How to Check CPU Temperature
Whether you're a newbie or a DIY expert, checking your CPU temps is an easy and effective way to make sure your PC is running in peak condition.
August 14, 2023Source

IBM Watson: A Cheat Sheet
IBM Watson is a data analytics processor that leverages natural language processing to help industries such as healthcare, finance, retail and more make better business decisions.
August 14, 2023Source

Missed Zenbleed fix for Steam Deck is on track to ship
The Steam Deck is set to receive the kernel fix for the Zenbleed vulnerability.
August 14, 2023Source

Possible Intel Meteor Lake Desktop CPU Pictured for the First Time
Intel was thought to have had cancelled this chip, so its appearance raises a few questions.
August 14, 2023Source

Samsung, MemVerge, and H3 Build 2TB CXL Memory Pool
Samsung, MemVerge, H3 Platform, and XConn have jointly unveiled their 2 TB Pooled CXL Memory System at the Flash Memory Summit. The device can be connected to up to eight hosts, allowing them to use its memory when needed. The 2 TB Pooled CXL Memory system has software enabling it to visualize, pool, tier, and dynamically allocate memory to connected hosts.
August 14, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 11th, 2023

"Downfall" Intel CPU Vulnerability Can Impact Performance By 50%
Intel has recently revealed a security vulnerability named Downfall (CVE-2022-40982) that impacts multiple generations of Intel processors. The vulnerability is linked to Intel's memory optimization feature, exploiting the Gather instruction, a function that accelerates data fetching from scattered memory locations.
August 11, 2023Source

Downfall Vulnerability Affects Millions of Intel CPUs With Strong Data Leak Impact
Learn technical details about this newly disclosed security vulnerability, as well as mitigation recommendations from the Google researcher who discovered it.
August 11, 2023Source

Intel Downfall: Fix for severe CPU flaw drastically lowers performance
Any Downfall performance mitigations may be limited to specific apps, however.
August 11, 2023Source

Intel's Downfall mitigations take a significant toll on CPU performance, early testing reveals
To mitigate, or not to mitigate
August 11, 2023Source

Samsung Discloses Backside Power Delivery For Next-Gen Chips, Joining the Race With Intel
Samsung has adopted the backside power delivery approach for its future chips, disclosing a significant improvement over its traditional process.
August 11, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 9th, 2023

Amazon EC2 M7i and M7i-flex Instances Now Available for General-Purpose Workloads
AWS recently announced the general availability (GA) of Amazon EC2 M7i and M7i-flex instances, equipped with custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code name Sapphire Rapids). The Amazon EC2 M7i and M7i-flex instances are instance types intended for general-purpose workloads providing a balance of compute, memory, and networking resources.
August 9, 2023Source

AMD 'Inception' Vulnerability Affects Zen 3 and 4
AMD is not aware of any Inception exploits outside of security research circles.
August 9, 2023Source

Apple's sweetheart deal with TSMC isn't as sweet as we thought
Apple's chip-maker TSMC does not absorb the cost of defective processors created in the production process, according to a trusted analyst. That contradicts a recent report that TSMC "eats the cost of the defects."
August 9, 2023Source

China's Loongson reveals new 3A6000 CPU, claims performance on par with 3-year-old Intel chips
Good news for Western tech supremacy or a troublesome development from an adversary country?
August 9, 2023Source

"Downfall" bug affects years of Intel CPUs, can leak encryption keys and more
Researchers also disclosed a separate bug called "Inception" for newer AMD CPUs.
August 9, 2023Source or Source

Intel Core i5-14600KF is 5.5% faster than i5-13600K in first Geekbench single-core test
Thus begins the season of leaks for Intel's latest generation of desktop CPUs. It is evident that the series has recently been dispatched to OEMs, who wasted no time in putting the chips to the test. With the existing LGA1700 platform already supporting the new CPU series, there are no barriers preventing these leaks from emerging at this moment.
August 9, 2023Source

Intel to launch a dual-core new desktop CPU
Seems like even in 2023 there is still room for an ultra-budget desktop CPU with two cores.
August 9, 2023Source

Pentium, Celeron may be dead for good as "Intel 300" 14th Gen dual core reportedly coming
In case you haven't been following Intel's entry-level processors for a while, the company announced last year that it is killing off its "Pentium" and "Celeron" brandings for its mobile chips. The move is in effect since 2023 as Intel does not feature any Pentium and Celeron SKUs for laptops and notebooks.
August 9, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 8th, 2023

Amazon has more than half of all Arm server CPUs in the world
They kept that quiet
August 8, 2023Source

Core i5-14600K CPU Surfaces With 5.3 GHz Boost Clock
200-MHz higher than the Core i5-13600K
August 8, 2023Source

First Intel 14900K and 14700K Raptor Lake Refresh Benchmarks Appear Online
They are underwhelming, but it means people are already beginning to validate the upgraded CPUs.
August 8, 2023Source

Guide to Choosing a New CPU
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying
August 8, 2023Source

Intel and Samsung Deliver Innovative vRAN Solutions
Today, Intel and Samsung announced they are expanding their collaboration through a new product innovation agreement using 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost.
August 8, 2023Source

Intel Core i5-14600K spotted with 14 cores and 5.3 GHz boost clock
A CPU-Z and Core Temp output reveal an unreleased Intel Raptor Lake CPU, identified as the Core i5-14600K. This processor belongs to the upcoming generation of unlocked desktop CPUs. If the information displayed in the screenshot is accurate, then the core count of the CPU is expected to remain unchanged, but there will be a noticeable increase in frequency.
August 8, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K and Core i7-14700K benchmarks leak online
A leaked benchmark shows that the Core i9-14900K is 14% faster than the Core i7-14700K.
August 8, 2023Source

New Downfall attacks on Intel CPUs steal encryption keys, data
A senior research scientist at Google has devised new CPU attacks to exploit a vulnerability dubbed Downfall that affects multiple Intel microprocessor families and allows stealing passwords, encryption keys, and private data like emails, messages, or banking info from users that share the same computer.
August 8, 2023Source

New Inception attack leaks sensitive data from all AMD Zen CPUs
Researchers have discovered a new and powerful transient execution attack called 'Inception' that can leak privileged secrets and data using unprivileged processes on all AMD Zen CPUs, including the latest models.
August 8, 2023Source

Samsung Expands Collaboration With Intel To Advance vRAN Innovation
New product innovation agreement will deliver cutting-edge vRAN solutions with enhanced performance to meet rising capacity demands
August 8, 2023Source

The Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX CPU Cooler Review: For Quiet Contemplation
While stock CPU coolers do serve their intended purpose, they aren't designed for much more — they're good enough, cheap enough, and that's about it. Which is fine for the rank and file office PCs of the world, but as we move up to the realm of high-end desktop processors, we're now talking about chips that can pull 150+ Watts when turboing.
August 8, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 7th, 2023

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D & 5800X3D 3D V-Cache CPUs Crush It In Sales At Mindfactory
The AMD 3D V-Cache chips including the Ryzen 7 7800X3D & 5800X3D continue to crush sales figures at German retailer, Mindfactory.
August 7, 2023Source

Apple's Base M3 SoC Reportedly Won't Increase CPU or GPU Core Count
Spotted in a new Mac Mini, the SoC purportedly has 4P + 4E cores, 10 GPU cores, and 24 GB RAM.
August 7, 2023Source

Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K CPUs Benchmarked
Core i9-14900K is up to 14% faster than the Core i7-14700K.
August 7, 2023Source

Intel Core i9-14900K and i7-14700K spotted
It appears that the Intel 14th Gen Core series might be just around the corner.
August 7, 2023Source

Intel will present its new "Centrino moment" Meteor Lake CPUs and consumer roadmap in September
Expect plenty of revelations at the Innovation event
August 7, 2023Source

New 'Stealth' Water Block Hides All the Tubing for Liquid-Cooled Builds
In gamers' quest for totally clean PC internals without any visible cables, there's never been an easy way to conceal tubes for liquid cooling--until now.
August 7, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 4th, 2023

Big chip players join forces to form another RISC-V venture
Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints
August 4, 2023Source or Source

Computer — Processors — August 3rd, 2023

AMD Details Tweaks Behind Recent Memory Overclocking Improvements
AMD spills the details on how higher frequencies are possible with AGESA 1.0.0.7b.
August 3, 2023Source

Innovative CPU cooling block transfers liquid through socket mounting holes
An innovative idea that is not yet a commercial product.
August 3, 2023Source

Intel's Custom Sapphire Rapids CPUs Power Amazon's EC2 Instances
Intel's Sapphire Rapid CPUs available in the cloud.
August 3, 2023Source

LCD Screens and ARGB Come to CPU Air Coolers With Deepcool's New Lineup
The firm's AK400, AK500, and AK620 Digital Series coolers are based on their tried and trusted namesakes.
August 3, 2023Source or Watch Video

Lenovo launches Legion Slim 5 laptop with 14 inch OLED display, AMD Phoenix CPU, and NVIDIA 40-series graphics
Lenovo is expanding its Legion line of gaming laptops with the new Legion Slim 5 (14″), which represents a few firsts for the company. It's the company's first Legion-branded laptop with a 14.5 inch screen and the first to sport an OLED display.
August 3, 2023Source

Phanteks Introduces The New Glacier One D30 240 and 360 AIO Coolers
Today, Phanteks is excited to unveil the release of the Glacier One D30 240 and 360 AIO cooler, a remarkable cooling solution that not only delivers exceptional performance but also adds a touch of visual brilliance to PC builds.
August 3, 2023Source

Stealth CPU water block hides tubing behind the motherboard
Should the concept advance to the next stage?
August 3, 2023Source

TSMC Preps More Advanced Tools For AMD's MI300, Booming Sales Expected: Report
TSMC on track to double CoWoS capacity by end of 2024.
August 3, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — August 1st, 2023

ARM-Based Servers Are Experiencing a Rapid Growth in China, Amount To 40% Global Share
With harsh sanctions imposed on China, it is being reported that local companies have shifted their attention toward ARM-based CPUs for their servers.
August 1, 2023Source

Bad news: Another data-leaking CPU flaw. Good news: It's utterly impractical
Collide+Power vulnerability leaks secrets bit by bit — but could take months or years to learn a useful secret
August 1, 2023Source

Intel Arc A570M & A530M Mobility GPUs Launched With Alchemist ACM-G12 Chip
Intel has silently introduced two brand new mobility GPUs, the Arc A570M & A530M, based on the Alchemist ACM-G12 die.
August 1, 2023Source

Intel Lunar Lake CPUs Feature 64 Xe "Battlemage" EUs For iGPU, 8 Xe-Cores & Next-Gen VPU
Intel Lunar Lake Expected To Adopt Next-Gen Arc Battlemage Cores For iGPU, Comes With Brand New VPU
August 1, 2023Source

Loongson 3A6000 CPU Is Now Ready For China's Domestic Market: Quad-Core, 2.5 GHz, On Par With 10th Gen Core i3
Loongson has announced the development of its brand new 3A6000 CPU for the domestic China market, offering performance comparable to Intel's 10th Gen Core i3 chips.
August 1, 2023Source

Loongson: Next-Gen Quad-Core Chinese CPU Matches Intel's Tiger Lake
Chinese chipmaker Loongson has long promised that its next-generation 3A6000-series processors based on the LoongArch microarchitecture will match AMD's Zen 3 CPUs in terms of instructions per clock (IPC) performance. This week the company disclosed (via @9550pro) some of the actual test results of its quad-core 3A6000 processor and said that they were comparable to Intel's quad-core '10th-Gen Core' processor from 2020. But there's a catch.
August 1, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — July 28th, 2023

Running The AMD EPYC 9754 CPUs With A 320W cTDP To Enhance Power Efficiency
The new AMD EPYC Bergamo and Genoa-X processors have been very fascinating in the lab from the performance angle and the many different features and knobs provided by these new high-end server processors focused on dense cloud and energy-efficient deployments and HPC/AI, respectively.
July 28, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — July 27th, 2023

EK Pro Line Gets New High-Performance LGA 1700 CPU Water Block
EK, the renowned premium liquid cooling solutions manufacturer, introduces a brand-new high-performance CPU water block explicitly made for Intel LGA 1700 socket-based CPUs. This CPU block features a high-flow cooling engine and a dense microfin design that allows ample cooling even for the overclocked Intel Core i9-13900K processor.
July 27, 2023Source

IBASE Unveils SI-624-AI Industrial AI Computer with NVIDIA Ampere MXM GPU
IBASE Technology Inc. a leading provider of industrial computing solutions, unveils the SI-624-AI industrial AI computer, which won the Embedded Computing Design's Embedded World 2023 Best in Show Award in Germany.
July 27, 2023Source

Intel Categorically Denies Upcoming Price Hikes for Its Entire Range of CPUs
It was previously alleged to be raising prices up to 20% for all of its current and future mobile and desktop chips.
July 27, 2023Source

Thermalright Quietly Launches New Heilos Thermal Pads
When we mention Thermalright, we think of high-performance air or liquid cooling systems as well as accessories for DIY PCs and, therefore, products aimed at enthusiasts. But it looks like even Thermalright wants to address a more mainstream market, which is why this week it quietly unveiled its first thermal pads, as FanlessTech noticed.
July 27, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — July 25th, 2023

AAEON UP 7000 Brings Intel Processor N-series Onboard the World's Smallest Platform
AAEON's UP brand, renowned for producing sophisticated developer boards with industrial-grade specifications, has announced the release of the UP 7000, the third generation of boards built on the 85 mm x 56 mm form factor of the original UP Board.
July 25, 2023Source

Akhetonics raises capital for its all-optical processor prototype
Traditional processors from the likes of Intel, AMD, or Nvidia have well-known limitations around speed, energy efficiency, and electromagnetic interference. For instance, foundational chip makers like TSMC and Samsung are currently racing to move to the 3 nm process for customers like Apple and Nvidia.
July 25, 2023Source

AMD affirms Ryzen 5 7500F availability outside China is exclusively via system integrators
AMD has provided a statement confirming mid-range Ryzen CPU global availability, but there is a catch.
July 25, 2023Source

AMD confirms firmware update for Ryzen 3000, 4000, 5000, 7000 CPUs vulnerable to Zenblee
AMD's Zen 2-based CPUs, which include popular chips like the Ryzen 5 3600, 3700X, and more, are vulnerable to a use-after-free vulnerability. AMD updated its security bulletin and the new article has been published with the ID AMD-SB-7008.
July 25, 2023Source or Source or Source or Source or Source

AMD Germany Confirms Ryzen 5 7500F's Western Release Strategy
AMD is preparing its Ryzen 5 7500F processor for a global launch according to reports from earlier today--Team Red's German operation has since informed local media outlets about its updated international release strategy for the iGPU-less Zen 4 desktop SKU.
July 25, 2023Source

AMD to lose the AVX-512 upper hand thanks to Intel's new AVX10, new APX makes 64-bit better
Back in June, y-Cruncher developer Alexander Yee criticized Intel's decision to remove AVX-512 (Advanced Vector Extensions 512) from its 12th Gen (Alder Lake) and newer CPUs, calling it "a huge step back".
July 25, 2023Source

Debian 12.1 released with bug fixes aplenty and excitement still in short supply
The next version, 'Trixie', is starting to take shape and boasts an additional official CPU architecture
July 25, 2023Source

Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix
"Zenbleed" bug affects all Zen 2-based Ryzen, Threadripper, and EPYC CPUs.
July 25, 2023Source

Intel Planning Price Hike Across All "Core" CPUs As a Part of Restructuring Policy
Intel will reportedly increase the pricing of its current CPU lineup to squeeze out revenue for fab development and restructure the company as a whole.
July 25, 2023Source

Intel Previews AVX10 ISA, Next-Gen E-Cores to get AVX-512 Capabilities
AVX10 ISA (Instruction Set Architecture)--the announcement reveals that both P-Cores & E-Cores (on next-gen processors) will be getting support for AVX-512.
July 25, 2023Source

Intel Raptor Lake Refresh Could Launch in October, Says Chinese PC Maker
Another piece of the jigsaw pointing to an October launch for Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors has seemingly fallen into place. Earlier today, ITHome reported that a Chinese PC brand has indicated that it is launching a new gaming desktop featuring "a new generation of Intel Core processors and RTX 40 series graphics cards."
July 25, 2023Source

Machenike PCs for Q4 2024 sport Intel next-gen desktop and mobile CPUs
At the Bilibili World exhibition in Shanghai, Machenike, a popular Chinese PC hardware company, unveiled its next-generation hardware. Among them are a fresh design for its standard gaming desktop PC and a new line of Mini-PC systems, all set to incorporate Intel's upcoming hardware.
July 25, 2023Source

So Much For Spectre, Here's Zenbleed!
If you are running a Zen 2 processor, spanning the Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 4000G series of desktop processors, the 4000 and many 5000 series of laptop processors as well as the retro cored Ryzen 7020 mobile CPU and finally the Threadripper 3000 family then you are in a bit of a situation.
July 25, 2023Source

UP 7000 Packs Intel Alder Lake-N CPUs Into Raspberry Pi Form Factor
The world of single board computers (SBCs) is dominated by Arm processors, but there are some x86 based boards to be found. AAEON's series of UP boards look very much like a Raspberry Pi, but its latest range, sport Intel N-series (Alder Lake-N) CPUs.
July 25, 2023Source

"Zenbleed" vulnerability puts AMD Ryzen users at risk of data theft
Zen 2 users could have their passwords and encryption keys stolen
July 25, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — July 21st, 2023

AMD to Substantially Increase Microcode Size For Future CPUs
AMD's Zen 5 CPUs could feature 32KB microcode.
July 21, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — July 20th, 2023

Alphacool Intros Core Water Block for PowerColor RX 7900 XTX Red Devil
The Alphacool Core GPU Cooler is now also available for RX 7900XTX Red Devil GPU! Alphacool delivers with the new cooler great performance, usual high quality and a functional design.
July 20, 2023Source

AMD "Strix Point" Zen 5 Monolithic Silicon has a 12-core CPU?
It looks like the monolithic silicon that succeeds "Phoenix," codenamed "Strix Point," will finally introduce an increase in CPU core counts for the thin-and-light and ultraportable mobile platforms.
July 20, 2023Source or Source

Intel N50 Alder Lake-N CPU Benchmarked, Dual E-Core Design At 6W
Intel's Alder Lake-N series targets the lower-end segment with multiple processors running at much lower power consumption. The CPUs replaced "Pentium" & "Celeron" branding, harnessing the new E-cores (Gracemont). Now a new Geekbench listing has revealed what we can expect in terms of performance of the most entry-level chip within the lineup, the Intel N50 CPU.
July 20, 2023Source

Leaked benchmarks reveal major performance leaps for Intel's 15th-gen Arrow Lake chips
The iGPU uplift seems particularly impressive
July 20, 2023Source

Computer — Processors — July 19th

AMD EPYC 9684X Genoa-X Provides Incredible HPC Performance
Last year AMD launched Milan-X as their first server processors with 3D V-Cache. The performance uplift from the 768MB of L3 cache per socket was phenomenal, but now here we are today with the next-generation successor: Genoa-X.
July 19, 2023Source

AMD EPYC 9754 Benchmarks For The 128-Core Bergamo
In addition to the review embargo lift today for Genoa-X with our AMD EPYC 9684X benchmarks, the lift is also today on the new AMD EPYC "Bergamo" processors for offering up to 128 cores / 256 threads per socket using the new Zen 4C core.
July 19, 2023Source

Axiomtek Unveils SHB160 CPU Card
Axiomtek--a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted to the research, development, and manufacture of series of innovative and reliable industrial computer products of high efficiency — is pleased to announce the SHB160, a new PICMG 1.3 full-size single board computer powered by the LGA1700 13th/12th Gen Intel Core i7/i5/i3, Pentium or Celeron processor with the Intel R680E/H610E chipset.
July 19, 2023Source

Intel Alder Lake-N50 SoC Outed by Geekbench Test
A new entry has appeared on the Geekbench Browser database--very early this morning--apparently pointing to the lowest model sitting within the ranks of Intel's Alder Lake-N CPU series. According to leaked Geekbench 6.1 test results, as spotted by Benchleaks, the evaluated system was running on an "Intel N50" processor.
July 19, 2023Source

Intel N50 Processor spotted in a wild, a dual-core 6W CPU from Alder Lake-N embedded series
Earlier this year, Intel unveiled its new Alder Lake-N series, catering specifically to the entry-level segment with a focus on low-power embedded computing. This series boasts a maximum of 8 cores, all designed with Efficient/Atom architecture.
July 19, 2023Source

Intel Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs to Get 200MHz Clock Bump
Sadly, reports of core counts increasing across the board might have been untrue.
July 19, 2023Source

Intel's Alder Lake-N Entry-Level CPU: Geekbench Results and a bit of tech analysis
The recent appearance of a new entry in the Geekbench Browser database indicates the existence of Intel's Alder Lake-N CPU series, more specifically, its entry-level model.
July 19, 2023Source

Intel's Dual-Core Alder Lake-N CPU Benchmarked
The lowest end of the low end.
July 19, 2023Source

Computer Processors — Resources

2cpu.com
Because two is better than one.
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IDT
Silicon design company involved in MIPS technologies.
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PiSMA
Parallel computer architecture, called PiSMA: Parallel vIrtually Shared Memory Architecture.
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Rabbit Semiconductor
Fabless semiconductor firm. Focus: microprocessors and development tools for embedded controls.
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WW Computer Architecture Home Page
The page for all the research in computer architecture and microprocessors.
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