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The Core Ultra 7 270K was too good, so Intel scrapped the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
By Hassam Nasir published
The Core Ultra 9 290K Plus just wouldn't have made sense.

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D faceoff — Battle for the fastest mid-range gaming CPU
By Kunal Khullar published
We tested both CPUs across gaming, rendering, encoding, efficiency, and pricing to determine whether Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh can finally challenge AMD’s X3D dominance in the mid-range segment.

AMD reaches 46% of server x86 CPU revenue — Intel still controls 70% of the consumer PC market share
By Anton Shilov published
AMD now commands 38.1% of total x86 CPU revenue share, skyrockets past 46.2% x86 server CPU market share, according to Mercury Research.

Best CPU deals 2026 — on AMD and Intel processors
By Stewart Bendle last updated
We're rounding up the best CPU deals available from your favorite retailers.

AMD expands its Ryzen 9000 PRO lineup with six new SKUs, now featuring 3D V-Cache for the first time
By Hassam Nasir published
Ryzen PRO series gets a major upgrade.

China's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge Intel Alder Lake and AMD RX 550 in 2027
By Zhiye Liu published
Loongson has provided updates on the company's upcoming 3B6600 processor and 9A1000 graphics card during its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 earnings calls.

Arm's $2 billion in AGI CPU sales are still not enough to penetrate 5% of overall market share, analyst reveals
By Anton Shilov published
Premium Orders for Arm's AGI CPU double to $2 billion over the next two years in 1.5 months. While will not make Arm a major supplier of data center CPUs, it will make it a strong contender.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Ryzen 9 9950X3D faceoff
By Hassam Nasir published
AMD's new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is a unique CPU, but how does it stack up to the single-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D? We put the two head-to-head in a six-round gauntlet.
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