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Samsung Announces LPDDR5X-8500 Memory

By Anton Shilov published 18 October 22

Samsung’s new LPDDR5X-8500 has been validated with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms, bringing higher speeds and bandwidth to laptops, smartphones, and other applications.

Thermalright Reveals AMD AM5 2-in-1 Secure Frame and Thermal Paste Guard

By Mark Tyson published 17 October 22

If you own a Ryzen 7000 CPU and are envious of the support frames marketed at LGA1700 users this may appeal. It's also designed to obstruct any flow of thermal grease into your processor notches.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Review: Zen 4 Has a Pricing Problem

By Paul Alcorn last updated 20 October 22

AMD's Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7900X comes packing 12 cores and 24 threads etched on the 5nm process node. We put the chip through our extensive tests to see how it stacks up.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X Review: A Return to Gaming Dominance

By Paul Alcorn published 15 October 22

We put the Intel-beating Zen 4 Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X through our extensive series of tests to see if the chips are worth your hard-earned cash.

Intel 13th-Gen Raptor Lake Specs, Release Date, Benchmarks, and More

By Paul Alcorn last updated 20 October 22

Here's the Intel 13th-Gen Raptor Lake release date, benchmarks, specifications, pricing, and all we know about the new chip architecture.

ASRock Ditches Intel Ethernet, Cuts Price of Threadripper Pro Motherboard by $356

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 22

ASRock quietly launches WRX80 Creator revision 2.0 motherboard with Marvell 10GbE controller at $899.

New Leak Showcases Zen 3-Powered Ryzen 7000 Mobile CPUs

By Aaron Klotz published 14 October 22

A new leak shows off a unreleased Ryzen 7000 series part that is powered by AMD's older Zen 3 CPU architecture.

Gigabyte Publishes Specs for All 13th-Gen Intel Core CPUs

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 22

Raptor Lake or Alder Lake, they all belong to the 13th Gen Core family now.

China's Top Chip Toolmaker Directs U.S. Engineers to Suspend Work

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 22

Naura Magnetoelectronic Technology asks U.S. employees to step aside to comply with recent regulations.

Russian Baikal 48-Core CPU Die Shots, Benchmarks Emerge

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 22

Unlike the processor, die shots of Baikal's server SoC see the light of day.

Intel's Core i9-13900KF Spotted Ahead of Official Release

By Anton Shilov published 13 October 22

A week earlier than expected, but not for everyone, the Raptor Lake Core i9-13900KF is spotted in Hungary.

Intel Could Be Preparing For Massive Layoffs as Demand for PCs Plunge

By Anton Shilov published 12 October 22

Intel is apparently set to reduce headcount by thousands to cope with plummeting PC sales.

AMD Offers up Uncharted Game Bundle to Ryzen 5000 Buyers

By Aaron Klotz published 11 October 22

AMD is offering up a new Uncharted game bundle for Ryzen 5000 purchases only. We suspect AMD wants to reduce Ryzen 5000 supply to (eventually) improve Ryzen 7000 sales.

Alleged Intel Core i3-13100 Appears in CPU-Z Validator

By Mark Tyson published 11 October 22

The upcoming Intel 13th Gen Core ‘Raptor Lake’ processor appears to be little more than a clock bumped (100 MHz faster base clock) 12th Gen Core ‘Alder Lake’ i3-12100 processor.

Intel Teases NUC 13 Extreme 'Raptor Canyon'

By Anton Shilov published 11 October 22

Intel's next-generation NUC 13 Extreme to use 13.9-litter chassis to enable better cooling and expandability.

Core i9-13900K Creeps Behind Ryzen 9 7950X In Blender Benchmarks

By Aaron Klotz published 10 October 22

Intel's Raptor Lake architecture shows an impressive performance in the Blender benchmark, with a good performance against AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs.

Intel Confirms Alder Lake BIOS Source Code Leak, New Details Emerge

By Paul Alcorn last updated 10 October 22

Intel confirms that 6GB of proprietary BIOS source code for its Alder Lake processors was leaked to the public.

Intel's Alder Lake BIOS Source Code Reportedly Leaked Online

By Paul Alcorn last updated 9 October 22

A 6GB file on GitHub purportedly contains the source code for Intel's Alder Lake BIOS.

TSMC Q3 2022 Revenue Hits All-Time High Despite Slowing Demand

By Anton Shilov published 7 October 22

TSMC's revenue tops estimates despite slowing demand for chips.

Core i9-13900K Soars To 8.2 GHz, Beating Ryzen 7000's Peak Overclock

By Zhiye Liu published 7 October 22

Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch overclocks Intel's Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake processor to 8.2 GHz under liquid nitrogen.

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