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Intel's upcoming 42-core Nova Lake SKU allegedly upgraded to 44 cores
By Hassam Nasir published
A non-K series Nova Lake chip with bLLC is looking possible now.

Modder uses Claude AI to rewrite BIOS so they can boot unsupported 12 P-core Bartlett Lake CPU in Windows on a Z790 motherboard
By Aaron Klotz published
A modder has successfully booted a 12-core Bartlett Lake-S CPU into Windows using a modified BIOS on an Asus Z790 motherboard.

Intel's potent 18-core Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus CPU lands at retail for under $200
By Zak Killian published
Intel's chip matches similarly-priced AMD parts in gaming and mercilessly wallops them in multi-threaded work.

Report claims Arm chips will power 90% of AI servers based on custom processors in 2029
By Anton Shilov published
As hyperscalers seek efficiency and control from custom CPUs they build in house, they adopt Arm and 90% of servers running custom silicon will use the Arm ISA in 2029.

Arm to sell its new AGI CPU in China
By Anton Shilov published
Arm appears to be eligible to sell its 136-core Neoverse V3-based AGI processor to customers in China.

Geekbench investigates up to 30% jump with Intel's iBOT
By Jake Roach published
Geekbench has taken a closer look at Intel's Binary Optimization Tool and found that it can automatically vectorize a large number of instructions.

Modder gets Intel's OEM-only 'Bartlett Lake' Core 9 273QPE CPU to post on Asus Z790 motherboard
By Hassam Nasir published
It hasn't gone past the POST screen yet, however.

AMD Zen 6 'Venice' ES chips break cover with up to 192 cores, 32 per CCD, in early stress test
By Aaron Klotz published
Several Venice Zen 6 engineering samples were discovered on OpenBenchmark.org, featuring core counts of up to 192 cores.
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