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Intel principal engineer bemoans potential TSMC takeover, touts company's 18A tech advantage
By Anton Shilov published
Call on Intel management and the U.S. government to retain control over Intel Foundry.

You can grab a AMD eight-core Zen 3 CPU for as low as $129
By Ash Hill last updated
Right now, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT CPU is available at Amazon for its lowest price—just $129 instead of the recommended $249.

AMD's Ryzen 5 5600T CPU is now $99 at Amazon — its lowest ever price
By Ash Hill published
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600T processor is currently available at Amazon for its lowest price ever— $99 instead of its usual $124.

65W Core Ultra 5 230F matches 125W Core Ultra 5 245K in gaming
By Hassam Nasir published
Intel's 65W Core Ultra 5 230F offers impressive efficiency gains over last-gen, but price increases and high platform costs may hinder adoption.

Arm to launch first self-made processors, poaching employees from clients: Reports
By Anton Shilov published
Arm lands first order from Meta for its first in-house designed datacenter processor, which will rival CPUs from Arm's partners.

Intel Panther Lake-H CPU hits max turbo power of 64W
By Sayem Ahmed published
Alleged preliminary specs of Intel's Panther Lake-H CPUs show efficiency gains for the upcoming architecture.

New EU packaging regulations spark misplaced fear of CPUs ditching stock coolers
By Christopher Harper published
New EU regulations spark concerns about CPU packaging, foregoing CPU coolers entirely.

AMD gained consumer desktop and laptop CPU market share in 2024
By Anton Shilov published
AMD gains substantial chunks of desktop and laptop markets in 2024, according to Mercury Research.
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