Tag: Processors

AMD blames toasted AM5 sockets on motherboard makers pushing their luck with CPU settings

AMD blames toasted AM5…

We’ve been reporting on toasted AMD AM5 CPU sockets for a while now. Back in April, a Reddit thread…
Intel’s new Nova Lake CPU claimed to have superior IPC performance to AMD’s next-gen Zen 6 as rumour mill goes into overdrive with talk of higher core counts and an APU with a massive iGPU

Intel’s new Nova Lake…

Rumours around Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake CPUs have multiplied rapidly in recent days. Highlights include an IPC performance advantage…
It’s not just Arrow Lake that’s been refreshed: Intel’s whole approach to the consumer market seems like a new direction

It’s not just Arrow…

Nick Evanson, Hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I have been: mostly testing Intel’s new Arrow Lake Refresh…
AMD says Intel’s ‘interesting choices’ around multithreading could help Epyc CPUs gain server market share

AMD says Intel’s ‘interesting…

AMD compute and enterprise AI VP Madhu Rangarajan told tech news site CRN that they are expecting next-gen AMD…
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…