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Core Ultra 3 205 flaunts 30% higher multi-core performance over Core i3-14100 in early benchmarks
Intel's newest entry-level Arrow Lake-S chip is benefiting a lot from its four extra E-cores
Intel admits its high-end desktop PC chips 'fumbled the football,' disusses 18A yield challenges and performance, Panther Lake ramp
Intel sees performance of Panther Lake processors as competitive, but it admits lower-than-desired 18A yields and weak offerings on desktop and data center markets.
AMD's SP7 platform could enable CPUs with up to 1,400W of peak power consumption — chillers tested to keep heat in check
CPUs are going the way of GPUs?
AMD downgrades certain Ryzen CPUs to lesser stock coolers
Some CPUs will now no longer have a bundled cooler
Leaked Intel Nova Lake-S shipping manifest hints at 28-core CPU
Yesterday what appears to be a Nova Lake-S entry tagged as a pre-qualification sample with a surprising 28-core configuration was posted via a shipping manifest
Core i9-14900KF overclocked to 9.13 GHz to become the highest clocked CPU of all time
Chinese overclocker wytiwx has pushed Intel's Core i9-14900KF to 9130.33 MHz, establishing a new world record.
Intel warns shareholders that the US government's 10% stake could hurt company's international sales
Money can hurt?
AMD mobile CPU roadmap leak claims Zen 6 arrives in 2027
As Zen 6 arrives to high-end, Zen 2 dominates low-end laptops.
