Tag: Processors

AMD admits its chips actually have gaming ‘parity’ with Intel’s 14th Gen, suggests lacklustre Ryzen 9000 performance could be because we’re not fiddling with Windows’ backend

AMD admits its chips…

AMD's new 9000-series CPUs have been underwhelming, performing only a little better than 7000-series chips yet costing a lot…
There might soon be a new go-to cheap gaming CPU as AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is rumoured to launch early next month

There might soon be…

Despite having launched a whole new generation of Zen 5 processors, AMD is reportedly releasing some fratricidal new Zen…
MSI’s PBO Enhanced Modes take Ryzen 9000 series chips off the leash, giving you up to 15% extra performance

MSI’s PBO Enhanced Modes…

AMD's Ryzen 9000-series processors are out and about. In general, the family's power efficiency is a highlight, and they've…
Intel’s next-gen Arrow Lake desktop CPUs are reportedly only 7 weeks away from launch

Intel’s next-gen Arrow Lake…

It's been an annus horriblis for Intel, with crashing Raptor Lake chips, mass layoffs, and dropping its 2024 Innovation…
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X review

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X…

With the retail launch of its Ryzen 9000-series of processors, AMD chose to stagger the releases, with the more…
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X review

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X…

If you didn't know anything about Zen 5, you'd think the new Ryzen 9 9950X is a step backwards…
Unsurprisingly, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X don’t seem to be selling very well right now

Unsurprisingly, the AMD Ryzen…

The recently launched AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X have been the subject of much… apathy? Indifference?…
Intel instability fix: I’ve seen no notable impact on game performance with 0x129 patch on the Core i9 14900K

Intel instability fix: I’ve…

If you're using an Intel 13/14th Gen processor, the latest BIOS update for your motherboard is a must-have update.…
Next-gen Intel Arrow Lake CPUs rumored to consume at least 100 W less power at high frequencies

Next-gen Intel Arrow Lake…

While plenty of eyes are on Intel 13th and 14th Gen CPUs of late thanks to their instability issues,…
Intel CEO says Panther Lake CPU on its new 18A node is already up and running with production slated for next year

Intel CEO says Panther…

In a break from his usual sideline of posting pithy excerpts from the Bible (yes, really), Intel CEO Pat…