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Intel Nova Lake leak teases monster 52 cores, DDR5-8000, and 32 PCIe lanes rumored, would rival AMD's finest
Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 'Nova Lake-S' desktop CPUs will reportedly feature up to 52 cores, DDR5-8000 memory support, and 32 PCIe 5.0 lanes. What a beast!
Intel Factory layoffs could impact 'more than 10,000' factory workers
Other divisions will face similar reductions.
GPU-disabled Ryzen 9000F support suspected in AGESA firmware update
AMD's upcoming AGESA 1.2.0.3e microcode update is rumored to support a Ryzen 9000 F-series CPU lineup or potentially just a single SKU in the form of the Ryzen 7 9700F.
Intel Nova Lake specs leaked
A hardware leaker has shared the alleged specifications for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors, rumored to utilize the new LGA1954 socket.
AMD partners roll out new BIOS updates to patch TPM vulnerability
A large number of AMD CPUs, including Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 processors, are vulnerable to a security flaw that could allow hackers to retrieve sensitive information within the TPM.
Get the gaming champion AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D for below MSRP with a free 1TB SSD
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
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.
