Tag: Processors

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

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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

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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,…
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…