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Pat Gelsinger explains how his initials ended up etched into every i386 processor ever made
By Mark Tyson published
Pat Gelsinger's initials remained on the Intel 386 silicon die, despite this being something that wasn't done at Intel, thanks to some quick thinking.

Intel cancels 8-channel Diamond Rapids, Xeon 7 to focus on only 16-channel SKUs
By Hassam Nasir published
Up to 1.6 TB/s mixed with 2nd-gen MRDIMM.

Intel's purported Arrow Lake destktop refresh leaks out — Three SKUs with improved clocks and more E-Cores
By Hassam Nasir published
The last hurrah for LGA 1851.

Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids-WS server CPU lineup leaked
By Hassam Nasir published
Gunning for Threadripper's crown.

The MP944 was the ‘real’ world’s first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years
By Mark Tyson published
The real 'world's first microprocessor' was a classified military secret for nearly 30 years.

AMD continues to chip away at Intel's X86 market share
By Anton Shilov published
AMD continued to its CPU market share gains Q3 2025, surpassing one-quarter of all x86 CPU shipments and one-third of desktop shipments as Intel declined in desktops, laptops, and servers.

After six years of promises and no shipping silicon, Tachyum revises Prodigy processor specs with claims it is 20 times faster than Nvidia's Rubin NVL576 rack
By Anton Shilov published
Premium Final specifications after six years of waiting may set the stage for another major delay

AMD's ancient Bulldozer and Piledriver platforms getting new open source firmwares in 2025
By Aaron Klotz published
An independent software project has published new firmware for select motherboards supporting AMD's Bulldozer and Piledriver CPUs nearly 15 years after release.
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