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Intel confirms price hikes on select consumer and server CPUs citing supply costs and demand
By Anton Shilov Published
Intel confirms price increases for Core Ultra 200S Plus, Xeon 6 processors, cites market dynamics, rising costs, soaring demand.

Intel hikes pricing for its flagship desktop PC chips by up to $50
By Kunal Khullar Published
Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh processors remain among the company's strongest desktop offerings, but newly updated pricing makes both CPUs noticeably more expensive than when they debuted in March.

AMD confirms low-power CPU cores in Linux kernel patch — Zen 6 chips could follow in Intel's footsteps with new core type for background tasks
By Anton Shilov Published
AMD confirms plans to incorporate low-power CPU cores into next-generation heterogeneous CPUs to lower power consumption and improve energy efficiency.
China’s Loongson launches homegrown 16-core 3C3000 server CPU built on LoongArch
By Etiido Uko Published
Loongson has announced the 3C3000, a 16-core LoongArch server CPU with DDR4 ECC, 32 PCIe lanes, 40W typical power, and performance claimed to match the earlier 3C5000.

Intel's next-gen 52-core Nova Lake CPU could pull up to 474W
By Kunal Khullar Published
A power-hungry flagship awaits.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i7-14700K faceoff — A new battle for DDR4 supremacy in 2026
By Hassam Nasir Published
We tested both CPUs across gaming, rendering, encoding, efficiency, and pricing to see if the Ryzen 7 5800X3D can keep up with the newer Core i7-14700K with DDR4.

Scalpers circle AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, asking for $600 or more
By Jake Roach Published
Scalpers are trying to capitalize on the release of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, asking nearly double the CPU's suggested retail price.

Asus beta BIOS updates restore Ryzen 9000 memory encryption ahead of AMD’s July timeline
By Etiido Uko Published
Asus has released beta BIOS updates for several X870, B850, and X670 AM5 motherboards, restoring Transparent Secure Memory Encryption support for non-Pro Ryzen 9000 CPUs.

The secret to building a PC during the RAMpocalypse are bundles — here are some of the best ones, and why they're so popular
By Jake Roach Published
PC component bundles are one of the few ways to still build a PC at a reasonable price. Here are some of the best deals, and why bundles are so popular.
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