Tag: Processors

Softbank announces it’s buying a $2 billion stake in Intel as the Trump administration reportedly considers a 10% slice of the bright blue chipmaking pie

Softbank announces it’s buying…

What a difference a few days makes. After reports indicated that the US government was in talks to take…
Intel engineer reassures gamers the company is ‘still 100% vested in APO and in growing the capabilities of the technology’ though not on older chips

Intel engineer reassures gamers…

Those of us running Intel CPUs have had a bit to worry about in recent years. The company has…
AMD made major gains on Intel in the desktop CPU market over the last year, but still lags significantly behind in mobile, according to a Mercury Research report

AMD made major gains…

According to a report provided by Mercury Research, AMD has made some seriously impressive gains in the desktop CPU…
AMD announces Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: a CPU with a mighty 208 MB of L3 cache aimed at game devs

AMD announces Ryzen 9…

AMD has announced a new X3D processor, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, set to launch on April…
Windows on Arm gamers will be able to download Xbox app games locally but cloud gaming might still be a better option

Windows on Arm gamers…

Windows on Arm is a project that I can’t help but get excited about, however long and torturous the…
Cyberpower begins selling desktop PCs with carbon nanotube CPU cooling, possibly spelling the end of thermal paste catastrophes

Cyberpower begins selling desktop…

We’ve all been there, right? Thermal paste splattered all over the CPU socket? No? Just me and that guy…
Things I have (sort of) learned: Audio fades are one of the most CPU-intensive tasks you can possibly do, and my maths is too awful to properly explain why

Things I have (sort…

Alright, you’re going to have to bear with me, folks—maths has never been my strong point. Which is probably…
Ex-Intel CEO calls current Intel CEO’s plans for chip factory investment a ‘joke’ and wants Nvidia, Apple and Google to stump up the cash to save the fabs

Ex-Intel CEO calls current…

Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan’s plan to not invest in the upcoming 14A chip manufacturing node until customers sign…
Oops, ASRock says motherboards will support ‘newly launched’ AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU that has definitely not yet been launched

Oops, ASRock says motherboards…

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 was a no show at this year’s CES, fuelling concerns it may never fully…
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review

Intel Core Ultra 7…

There’s nothing new about a processor architecture being ‘refreshed’, as AMD and Intel have been doing this for years,…