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AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory
They’ll show up in Ryzen AI Halo boxes “soon,” and pre-orders for Ryzen AI Halo with Strix Halo open in June, starting at $3,999.
Ryzen 7 5800X3D AM4 10th Anniversary Edition surfaces online for $310
Indian retailer lists AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D AM4 10th Anniversary Edition processor for $310.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stamps out chip bugs with aggressive new quality standards, says major validation errors can result in termination
Lip-Bu Tan wants Intel to radically improve its chip development discipline and achieve production readiness with A0 silicon revision.
AMD rumored to ready budget-friendly Ryzen 7 7700X3D for suffering gamers
A hardware leaker claims AMD is preparing to launch the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, a lower-binned version of the no-longer-available Ryzen 7 7800X3D at a lower price.
The Core Ultra 7 270K was too good, so Intel scrapped the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
The Core Ultra 9 290K Plus just wouldn't have made sense.
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D faceoff — Battle for the fastest mid-range gaming CPU
We tested both CPUs across gaming, rendering, encoding, efficiency, and pricing to determine whether Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh can finally challenge AMD’s X3D dominance in the mid-range segment.
AMD reaches 46% of server x86 CPU revenue — Intel still controls 70% of the consumer PC market share
AMD now commands 38.1% of total x86 CPU revenue share, skyrockets past 46.2% x86 server CPU market share, according to Mercury Research.
Best CPU deals 2026 — on AMD and Intel processors
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