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AMD's unreleased Ryzen 5 5500X3D is reportedly 12% faster in multicore performance in Geekbench
By Hassam Nasir published
New benchmarks suggest that the 5500X3D offers respectable performance in productivity workloads.

AMD comments on burning AM5 sockets
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD provides an official response to the latest AM5 burnout/failure issues primarily affecting ASRock motherboards.

Retailers quietly slash prices of AMD's and Intel's latest EPYC and Xeon CPUs by up to 50%
By Anton Shilov published
Despite soaring demand for server chips, AMD’s EPYC 9005 and Intel’s Xeon 6 CPUs are selling at U.S. retailers for up to 50% below their official list prices.

AMD unleashes the power of mobile Fire Range chips on a desktop PC motherboard
By Hassam Nasir published
What's better than a motherboard with a soldered high-end mobile AMD Ryzen CPU?

Valve's secretive 'Fremont' gaming device surfaces in benchmarks with 2X more processing power than Steam Deck OLED
By Zhiye Liu published
Valve's Fremont device, featuring an AMD processor based on the Hawk Point 2 silicon, has appeared in the Geekbench database.

Ryzen 5 9500F without integrated graphics shows up on Geekbench
By Aaron Klotz published
Is this AMD's next budget gaming CPU?

Intel offers up Battlefield 6 bundle with qualifying CPU or GPU purchase
By Mark Tyson published
Intel has joined forces with EA to gather conscripts for its new Battlefield 6 bundle.

AMD to disclose roadmaps in mid-November — The future of Zen 6, RDNA, CDNA, and UDNA expected
By Anton Shilov published
AMD to host 2025 Financial Analyst Day this November, where it will reveal its strategic technology and products roadmaps spanning from Zen 6 and CDNA 5 through the end of the decade.
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