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New AMD firmware brings performance optimizations for Ryzen 9000 CPUs
By Aaron Klotz last updated
Gigabyte has released new BIOS updates that support AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000 series processors running AMD's latest AGESA 1.2.0.0a firmware.
![Ryzen Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KrLMCKiWFzrpvLsoEVd6Y-320-80.png)
Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 exposed in new benchmark
By Aaron Klotz published
CrossMark benchmark results for a new Ryzen 7 variant, dubbed the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360, have emerged. However, its performance was underwhelming in this specific benchmark.
![The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. logo atop a building at the Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EEAFiZCcv7VMKtWXu7t4h7-320-80.jpg)
Semiconductor analyst theorizes that China might want to destroy TSMC instead of capturing it
By Jowi Morales published
The current prevailing thought is that TSMC's existence and the threat of its destruction are among the things holding back China from invading Taiwan. But what if we're wrong?
![Intel Core Ultra CPU](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ADZqJLMDEiGs4We5qeRxKE-320-80.jpg)
Per-core thermal throttle reportedly coming to next-gen Intel CPUs
By Aaron Klotz published
Fast Throttle, a per-core thermal throttling mechanism, is reported to be coming to Arrow Lake processors in the future.
![Ryzen Mobile CPU](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Udj9QhWsJHMuftSjJ7XoM-320-80.jpg)
Ryzen AI 7 Pro 160 bests previous-gen Ryzen 9 — chip hits Geekbench with three Zen 5 and five Zen 5c cores
By Aaron Klotz published
A new Ryzen 7 Pro-series Zen 5 mobile CPU has been spotted on the Geekbench browser, boasting performance better than AMD's previous generation Ryzen 9 CPUs.
![AMD Jaguar APU](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eibhQy6qReDhAdLKVgnqHB-320-80.jpg)
Sony Playstation 4 chip helped AMD avoid bankruptcy — exec recounts how 'Jaguar' chips fueled company's historic turnaround
By Mark Tyson published
AMD exec Renato Fragale recalls 'helping AMD avoid bankruptcy' when he managed the team that developed the PlayStation 4 processor.
![Asus Vivobook S15](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pwjggFQmwSydjSBJANvA2g-320-80.png)
Snapdragon X Elite with liquid metal thermal paste yields disappointing results
By Aaron Klotz published
Maximum CPU temperatures decrease by two degrees with the liquid metal application.
![MI300X](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RrgdVwhfeDiGYQSwEZVcvg-320-80.jpg)
AMD's revolutionary exascale APU under the microscope
By Dallin Grimm published
The beating heart of El Capitan explained
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