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Intel Core Ultra 200 CPU specs allegedly leaked
By Aaron Klotz published
Arrow Lake-S specs have reportedly been finalized.
AMD Z1 Extreme beats Intel Core Ultra 7 258V in DX12 gaming benchmark
By Jowi Morales published
The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V performs much better than the AMD Z1 Extreme with 12GB of RAM. However, when the AMD chips were matched with 16GB of RAM, they blew the 32GB Intel SoC out of the water.
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AMD introduces AFMF 2 & VGM tech to boost Ryzen AI 300 CPU gaming performance
By Christopher Harper published
AMD introduces the Variable Graphics Memory feature to its Radeon Software.
Intel partner offers refund for faulty Core i9-14900K CPU due to lack of stock
By Anton Shilov published
One of Intel's partners in Hong Kong is reportedly refunding Core i9-14900K processors instead of replacing them because it is running out of CPUs.
Apple's A18 delivers solid performance gains in Geekbench
By Anton Shilov published
Apple's vanilla A18 shows solid performance in Geekbench, challenges M4 and AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X.
AMD's Krackan Point APUs land in early 2025 for budget notebooks
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD is preparing mainstream Zen 5 mobile CPUs, codenamed Krackan Point, that will power notebooks cheaper than $800 by early 2025.
Intel Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake desktop CPU launch reportedly delayed to October 24
By Christopher Harper published
Hong Kong media outlet HKEPC claims that Intel's Core Ultra 200-series desktop CPUs will be delayed until late October.
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