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Intel officially becomes a contract custom chip designer, Nvidia among lead customers
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Intel reportedly raising prices on ever-popular Raptor Lake chips
Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh processors are expected to become more expensive because of increasing demand, despite being one generation behind the company's latest chips.
How to Check Your PC's CPU Temperature
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Intel taps Apple for potential investment, says report
Intel is reportedly in early talks with Apple about a potential investment and closer collaboration.
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and Elite chips for PCs stretch up to a record 5 GHz
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite SoCs, and is making big claims about improvements over last gen.
CPU Price Index 2025: The cheapest price on every PC processor today
In our CPU price index, we find the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to.
AMD keeps AM4 platform on life support with 2020-era Zen 3 CPU
Hardware leaker momomo_us has shared a photograph of the Ryzen 3 5100, a Zen 3 processor from the Cezanne days.
AMD relaunches $40 Athlon 3000G CPU with new packaging and cooler
AMD re-releases the Zen-based Athlon 3000G for the third time, this time overseas, with a price tag of around $40.
