Tag: Processors

Finally, a good use for crashing Intel Raptor Lake CPUs: You can track Europe’s record-breaking heatwaves as they fall over, according a Firefox browser dev

Finally, a good use…

As Europe’s summer heatwave smolders on, a novel way of tracking the record-breaking temps has emerged, namely crashing Intel…
An Intel Nova Lake leak suggests the next generation of Core Ultra chips will have 60% more multi-threaded performance, but the numbers just don’t add up

An Intel Nova Lake…

Despite not being expected to appear until 2026, rumours and leaks about Intel’s next generation of desktop CPUs continue…
Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake CPUs rumoured to take on AMD’s X3D CPUs at last thanks to gaming-friendly cache memory tile

Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake…

AMD launched its first X3D CPU with 3D V-Cache back in April 2022 in the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Since…
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New chip industry roadmap predicts true 10 nm silicon won’t arrive until 2039 and yet Moore’s Law is, actually, alive and kicking

New chip industry roadmap…

Contrary to numerous pessimistic prognostications over recent years, including by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Moore’s Law is very much…
AMD just mentioned an as yet unreleased Ryzen X3D chip that could become the budget gaming CPU of champions

AMD just mentioned an…

The ultimate gaming chip on a budget? That’s what we were hoping for out of the Ryzen 5 5600X3D,…
Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake CPU rumoured to get up to 52 cores, over double the count of Arrow Lake across all segments

Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake…

According to a detailed post on X, Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPU will be getting over double the…
AMD stealth launches the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a cheaper downclocked version of its oldest 3D V-Cache CPU architecture

AMD stealth launches the…

Without the slightest fanfare, AMD has added a new “X3D” model with 3D V-Cache to its CPU lineup. Give…
MSI’s latest BIOS update hints at new AMD CPUs and I’m hoping it’s Strix Point APUs coming to desktop

MSI’s latest BIOS update…

High-end graphics cards and CPUs are all very exciting, don’t get me wrong, but it’s the budget components that…
Ex-Intel engineers are developing the ‘biggest, baddest CPU in the world’ by targeting IPC, not clockspeed or core counts

Ex-Intel engineers are developing…

Intel, CPUs, and the concept of “badness” aren’t necessarily things you’d want to shout about, what with numerous well-documented…