Tag: Processors

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,…
Intel CEO set to meet with President Trump and probably discuss company’s woes, domestic chip manufacturing, and that awkward moment Trump called for his resignation last week

Intel CEO set to…

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is headed to the White House later today, August 11, to talk shop with President…
Amazon US sold nearly half the number of CPUs it did this time last year

Amazon US sold nearly…

It looks like Amazon US is struggling to sell CPUs, as sales this February fall far under this same…
New report claims CPUs are next in line for a chip shortage but there’s little evidence of that right now

New report claims CPUs…

Are CPUs about to become the next chip class struck down by an AI-instigated shortage, with prices spiralling and…
Nvidia’s new Vera CPU has been designed for ‘extremely high’ single-core performance, but it’s not coming to the PC for now

Nvidia’s new Vera CPU…

What with all the controversy surrounding Nvidia’s new DLSS 5 tech, the company’s new Vera CPU has gone somewhat…
Intel’s bad news year rolls on as new 18A chip manufacturing node is reportedly in trouble with 10% yields and doubts over profitability of the Panther Lake CPU

Intel’s bad news year…

Last week, we reported on a claimed 18-month deadline for Intel to win customers for its next-next-gen 14A chip…
AMD’s new AM6 socket has all the pins—2,100 of ’em—but don’t worry, your old CPU cooler will apparently still fit just fine

AMD’s new AM6 socket…

More pins equals more performance, right? If so, get ready for AMD’s next-gen AM6 CPU socket. According to a…
AMD said it would be too expensive and of no real benefit to gaming, but if one rumour is to be believed, a dual 3D V-Cache Ryzen is actually in the pipeline

AMD said it would…

If the sales of Nvidia’s $2,000+ RTX 5090 have proved one thing, it’s that there are plenty of PC…
Intel announces Arrow Lake ‘Plus’ desktop chips with more cores and clocks for less cash—and IPC-boosting ‘BOT’ tool

Intel announces Arrow Lake…

Much rumoured, perhaps not necessarily all that anticipated, Intel’s refreshed Arrow Lake CPUs have finally arrived. We give you…