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AMD Ryzen AI 5 435G APU goes head-to-head with the Ryzen 5 8600G in early benchmarks
By Zhiye Liu published
The Ryzen AI 5 435G shows similar performance to the existing Ryzen 5 8600G in new Geekbench 6 benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 APU could arrive with 192GB of unified memory
By Kunal Khullar published
The Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 appears to retain the same core configuration as its predecessor while adding more unified memory and slightly better performance.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D spotted on Passmark
By Hassam Nasir published
The strongest Ryzen PRO SKU till date?

Tech teardown specialist delids a Xeon with a blowtorch and hunting knife
By Mark Tyson published
The Hackinator delids an Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processor and prepares it for a die shot using unconventional techniques.

Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
By Stewart Bendle last updated
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor is AMD's latest CPU release. Here's where you can pick one up.

More details emerge about how Intel now earns more revenue from each wafer by looking to the edges
By Anton Shilov published
According to analyst reports, Intel is reducing wafer yield variability to get more useful CPU dies from wafer edges amid AI-driven demand.

AMD Ryzen 9950X3D tops Amazon best sellers as it falls to all-time low price of $573.99
By Bruno Ferreira published
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D has climbed to the top of Amazon's best sellers charts, likely due to a deep discount and the release of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2.

Russian-Chinese Irtysh 32-core CPU runs The Witcher 3 at 30+ FPS
By Zhiye Liu published
Russian YouTube channel PRO Hi-Tech shows what the 32-core Irtysh C632 processor can achieve in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when paired with an AMD Radeon RX 9600 XT graphics card.
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