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AMD 6th Gen EPYC 9006 Venice CPUs reportedly offer up to 96 Zen 6 or 256 Zen 6c cores
By Hassam Nasir published
New details allege AMD's next-generation Zen 6 dense CCDs will carry up to 32 cores and 128MB of L3 cache, with 12 cores and 48MB for the standard CCDs.

Apple reportedly readies Baltra processors for AI servers
By Anton Shilov published
Apple is reportedly developing its data center-grade processor, Baltra, for its AI infrastructure as part of its broader effort to strengthen its Apple Silicon portfolio.

Noctua NH-D15 G2 gains offset mounting bars for Arrow Lake CPUs to optimize cooling performance
By Aaron Klotz published
Arrow Lake allegedly has a hotspot location north-east of the package, which Noctua's new mounting bars compensate for.

Lenovo's in-house Arm chip could rival Qualcomm and MediaTek, spotted in Yoga Pad Pro 2-in-1 convertible
By Hassam Nasir published
Lenovo is reportedly working on a custom in-house SoC for its Yoga Pad Pro family, rumored to be built on TSMC's 5nm process.

Huawei's Kirin X90 may be the company's "Apple Silicon" moment
By Hassam Nasir published
Huawei's upcoming Matebook Pro not only uses the homegrown HarmonyOS operating system, but rumors say it might also include its in-house Kirin X90 SoC.

Best CPU deals 2025: Save on AMD and Intel
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We're rounding up the best deals on CPUs.

Chinese chipmaker readies 128-core, 512-thread CPU with AVX-512 and 16-channel DDR5-5600 support
By Zhiye Liu published
Hygon shares processor roadmap, detailing the Chinese chipmaker's plans to launch the Hygon C86-5G, a 128-core, 512-thread processor soon.

Newegg's PC Gaming Week sale lists the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X for the all-time low price of $208 and chucks in a free 500GB Gen 4 SSD to sweeten the deal
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals AMD's Zen 5 Ryzen 5 9600X paired with a free 500GB Patriot P400 Lite M.2 SSD for just $208 - an absolute bargain.
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