Hexa-Core CPUs Reign Supreme Among Gamers On Steam By Mark Tyson published 3 April 22 Gamers and games appreciate those extra cores.
Intel Core i9-12900KS Review: The Fastest Gaming Chip Ever By Paul Alcorn published 3 April 22 We put Intel's new Core i9-12900KS through the testing wringer to see if it earns its $739 price tag.
Don't Worry If You Lose Your CPU Sticker, Intel Will Send You One For Free By Mark Tyson published 2 April 22 Service is only for those with "the appropriate brand of processor." You must prove you are worthy of this service with a suitable invoice, receipt, packing slip, or Intel SSU screenshot.
TSMC Will Reportedly Move Equipment Into Arizona's Fab21 in Q1 2023 By Mark Tyson published 1 April 22 Mass production plans remain on track for early 2024.
Maxsun Preps Alder Lake Mobile Mini-ITX Motherboard By Anton Shilov published 1 April 22 Maxsun offers Mini-ITX platform with Alder Lake CPUs featuring Iris Xe GPU with 96 EUs.
AMD Posts Intel Arc A370M vs. Radeon RX 6500M Benchmarks By Anton Shilov published 1 April 22 AMD claims Radeon RX 6500M beats Intel's A370M by up to two times.
Ryzen 5 5500 Slightly Slower Than Ryzen 5600G in Geekbench By Zhiye Liu published 31 March 22 AMD's Ryzen 5 5500 tackles the Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 5 5600G, and Core i5-12400 in Geekbench 5.
Intel Arc Alchemist GPU Transistor Count and Die Size Allegedly Revealed By Anton Shilov published 31 March 22 Intel's ACM-G10: larger than Nvidia's G104, smaller than Navi 21.
Samsung and SK Hynix to Soon Cease DDR3 Production By Anton Shilov published 31 March 22 Micron and specialty DRAM suppliers to keep selling DDR3 for a while, but DDR3 prices expected to increase.
SK Hynix Mulling Arm Purchase as It Revs Up Its Foundry Business By Anton Shilov published 30 March 22 As Arm looking forward to speed up IPO, SK Hynix reviews possibility to buy Arm.
Intel Core i5-12490F Review: China's Exclusive 'Black Edition' Gaming Chip By Paul Alcorn published 30 March 22 Intel's elusive 'Black Edition' Core i5-12490F is a China exclusive, but we snagged a chip we found overseas and put it through our benchmark suite.
Quick and Easy Intel Stock Cooler Mod Uses a Paper Insert By Mark Tyson published 30 March 22 An enterprising retro developer and tinkerer tested various lengths of paper cowls so you don't have to. We think different materials might work better though.
Ryzen 7 5700X Is Just 2% Slower Than the 5800X in Geekbench 5 By Aaron Klotz published 29 March 22 According to a new Geekbench 5 benchmark, AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 5700X performs surprisingly well, with just a 2% performance deficit compared to the more power-hungry 5800X.
Semiconductor Workers Spend Four Days Locked in at Work During Lockdown By Mark Tyson published 29 March 22 TSMC, ASE and Wafer Works employees need to eat and sleep in the factory to keep production going.
DDR4 and DDR5 SDRAM Prices May Drop in Q2 2022 By Anton Shilov published 29 March 22 Russian-Ukrainian war weakens consumer purchases, set to cause DRAM prices to drop.
Silicon Wafer Prices Expected to Increase by up to 25% by 2025 By Mark Tyson published 28 March 22 Price rises are never welcome but we must remember that wafer cost increases can be small compared to the price of a finished wafer from TSMC.
Maingear Announces New Core i9-12900KS-Equipped Gaming Desktops By Aaron Klotz published 28 March 22 Maingear has announced Core i9-12900KS integration with three of its pre-built desktop solutions. The Vybe, Rush, and R1 Razer Edition.
From Opteron to Milan: Crusher Supercomputer Comes Online With New AMD CPUs and MI250X GPUs By Paul Alcorn published 28 March 22 AMD's MI250X notches big wins against Nvidia's V100 GPUs
It's Official: Intel's Core i9-12900KS Will Finally Launch On April 5 (Updated) By Aaron Klotz published 28 March 22 Intel unveils a new live stream release date on April 5th, focusing on the yet unreleased Core i9-12900KS special edition CPU.
South Korea Investigating Suspected Samsung Chip Tech Thief By Mark Tyson published 25 March 22 A Samsung employee was reportedly detected accessing, viewing and filming confidential documentation. It isn't know if the accused managed to successfully pass on this valuable information.
