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Get the gaming champion AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for below MSRP with a free 1TB SSD
By Ash Hill published
You can pick up the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU for one of its best prices to date and receive a free 1TB SSD with it.

AMD quietly launches a budget gaming beast
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD has introduced the Ryzen 5 5500X3D for Latin American customers. The new chip is AMD's lowest-end Ryzen 5000X3D part, featuring six Zen 3 cores, 96MB of L3 cache, and a boost clock of 4 GHz.

Intel's new ‘no frills, just thrills’ budget gaming CPU leaked
By Jowi Morales published
The Intel Core 5 120F is a budget-friendly gaming CPU that the company is seemingly getting ready to launch.

Intel to begin fab personnel layoffs in mid-July
By Anton Shilov published
Intel will begin layoffs at its Intel Foundry division in mid-July as part of a new restructuring effort to cut costs while focusing on keeping engineering talent.

AMD unwraps 2027 AI plans: Verano CPU, Instinct MI500X GPU, next-gen AI rack
By Anton Shilov published
AMD plans to launch its second-generation rack-scale AI platform in 2027 with EPYC 'Verano' CPUs, Instinct MI500X GPUs, and Vulcano 800 GbE NICs, accelerating its roadmap to an annual cadence.

AMD EPYC Venice boasts 256 cores and bandwidth galore — next-gen server CPUs arrive in 2026
By Anton Shilov published
AMD’s Zen 6-based EPYC ‘Venice’ CPU pushes core count to 256, boosts performance by 70%, and features PCIe 6.0, 1.6 TB/s memory bandwidth, and a new SP7 packaging, according to AMD.

China claims to have developed the world's first AI-designed processor
By Mark Tyson published
China’s leading scientific institution has taken the wraps of QiMeng, an AI-powered system designed to accelerate chip design.

AMD Zen 5 CPU has dropped to a staggeringly low price — Ryzen 5 9600X now just $189, even includes a free 512GB SSD
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals AMD's Zen 5 Ryzen 5 9600X paired with a free 512GB Patriot P300 M.2 SSD for just $189.
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