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China's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge Intel Alder Lake and AMD RX 550 in 2027
Loongson has provided updates on the company's upcoming 3B6600 processor and 9A1000 graphics card during its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 earnings calls.
Arm's $2 billion in AGI CPU sales are still not enough to penetrate 5% of overall market share, analyst reveals
Premium Orders for Arm's AGI CPU double to $2 billion over the next two years in 1.5 months. While will not make Arm a major supplier of data center CPUs, it will make it a strong contender.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D faceoff
AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is a unique CPU, but how does it stack up to the single-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D? We put the two head-to-head in a six-round gauntlet.
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 review: Arrow Lake’s forgotten CPU needs a price cut
Intel’s Core Ultra 5 225 has been swept under the rug, given the disappointing debut of Arrow Lake, but with a slight price adjustment, it could be a compelling CPU.
AMD to broaden and specialize EPYC CPUs, already working on Zen 7 architecture
AMD plans to expand its portfolio of CPUs for data centers that will be targeted at different workloads.
AMD posts record first-quarter results, driven by skyrocketing data center CPU demand
AMD sets record data center revenue as demand for CPUs from the AI sector skyrockets and is poised to increase even further as agentic AI gains momentum.
Intel's P-core Core 9 273PQE 'Bartlett Lake' CPU beats 14900K by up to 9% in gaming tests
A YouTuber has tested Intel's 12 P-core Core 9 273PQE and discovered the chip outperforms the Core i9-14900K by up to 9% in games potentially making the 273PQE Intel's fastest gaming CPU.
New server-focused SPEC CPU 2026 benchmarking suite has results for a Raspberry Pi 5
The SPEC CPU 2026 features more tests and an emphasis on portability, running on everything from fleets of servers down to a Raspberry Pi.
