Tag: Processors

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…
I spoke with Arm about PC gaming and was told that Windows software compatibility is ‘largely a solved problem’

I spoke with Arm…

Last week, I got the chance to speak to Chris Bergey, Senior VP and General Manager for the Client…
TSMC boss claims the chipmaker doesn’t need to pick winners to work with, just wait patiently ‘because they will all come to us in the end’

TSMC boss claims the…

Yesterday, TSMC held a shareholder meeting, and in an interview following this the company showed every sign of confidence…
This $6,000 professional grade direct transfer printer comes with plenty of viruses for no extra cost, unless it also steals your crypto

This $6,000 professional grade…

It’s a sad truth that you just can’t ever let your guard down when it comes to malicious software,…
AMD unleashes up to 96 cores of Zen 5 with its new Threadripper 9000 Series chips

AMD unleashes up to…

Workstations get all the fun stuff. First, there was Maxsun’s dual-GPU graphics card, now we’re eyeing up 96 cores…
Rumours of an Arm-based CPU from AMD just won’t go away as analysts reckon Arm is eating into the PC processor market

Rumours of an Arm-based…

AMD is plotting a CPU based on the Arm rather than x86 instruction set. So goes the rumour and…