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Older Raptor Lake CPUs are a ‘core part of the portfolio’ for years to come, says Intel
Intel has seen a “sudden inrush” of demand for Raptor Lake CPUs, and it says they’ll remain a part of the company’s lineup for desktop builders “for years to come.”
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AMD borrows $4.75 billion for 'general corporate purposes'
In a surprising move, AMD announces plans to raise $4.75 billion and does not give a clue how it plans to spend them.
Qualcomm details Snapdragon C specs for $300 laptops for the first time
Qualcomm has detailed the specs for its Snapdragon C processor, with 8 cores and claimed "all-day" battery life.
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Analysts see 'increasing foundry success conviction' as Intel CEO puts $12 million more of his own money in company
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Nova Lake CPUs with cut-down E-core clusters may still retain full cache pool, says new leak
A new leak from Jaykihn says some Nova Lake SKUs, including mobile counterparts, will retain the cache config of their fully-enabled variants despite having reduced E-cores.
AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D
AMD's marketing director shared a screenshot of the Amazon CPU best sellers list, but the four-year-old, $80 Ryzen 5 5500 was at the top of the charts.
