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Intel's pivotal 18A process is making steady progress, but still lags behind — yields only set to reach industry standard levels in 2027
Expect a slow ramp.
Intel posts return to growth and profitability in Q3 2025, but significant challenges remain — achieves $13.7 billion revenue with $4.1 billion operating profit
Not out of the woods yet, not even close.
Virtualized Windows 11 test shows Apple's M5 destroying Intel and AMD's best in single-core benchmark
But the M5 fails to offer competitive performance in multi-threaded CPU-Z test.
CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2025: CPU Rankings
All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.
Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh emerges with Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
A newly leaked Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus benchmark shows promising gains over its predecessor and faster DDR5 support.
New Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H leaks in new benchmark
The first leak of near-final silicon gives a sneak peek at the integrated GPU performance of Intel's first 18A chips.
AMD planning monstrous dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with 192MB of game-boosting L3 cache, according to leak
AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series “Granite Ridge” lineup that boosts clock speeds, power limits, and 3D V-Cache capacity to deliver higher gaming and desktop performance.
