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Intel Nova Lake leak points to Core Ultra Series 400 branding, staggered release next year
By Kunal Khullar Published
Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop processors continue to gather momentum, with fresh reports hinting at Core Ultra Series 400 branding and a phased launch timeline.

AMD's new Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU costs $329 and is exclusive to Newegg in North America
By Hassam Nasir Published
Not exactly the best value.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D review: A slower 7800X3D, but not necessarily a cheaper one
By Jake Roach Published
The 7700X3D is a 7800X3D with lower boost clock speeds, but it doesn’t deliver the same value as we’ve seen with previous versions of this segmentation.

Intel invests $5.7 billion in Ireland fab
By Anton Shilov Published
Intel to modernize semiconductor production facility in Ireland in a bid to increase output of Xeon 6 and other Xeon products made using Intel 3 fabrication process.

AMD revives aging Zen 2 processor for budget PCs
By Kunal Khullar Published
AMD's quiet revival of older Ryzen processors continues, with the Ryzen 7 4700LE now appearing in a prebuilt gaming desktop priced at $799.99.

Intel preps 28-core Nova Lake-S CPUs for Dunlow workstation platform
By Anton Shilov Published
Intel readies Xeon 'Dunlow' platform with 28 cores in LGA1954 packaging for entry-level servers and workstations.

AMD's upcoming Zen 6 Medusa Point 10-core APU pops up on Geekbench
By Hassam Nasir Published
Medusa Point looks to be promising.

SiPearl's long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe's first sovereign HPC CPU
By Anton Shilov Published
Premium How a limited run CPU could open the right doors for Europe's first HPC processors on markets its developers barely hoped to address any time soon.

Nvidia touts Vera CPU's single-threaded performance as its agentic AI advantage
By Bruno Ferreira Published
Nvidia lifts the veil a little bit more on its Vera CPU and reveals a single-thread performance monster — company claims a 1.8x uplift versus x86 competition in agentic workloads and 1.5x in coding.
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