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Intel's new platform for Nova Lake chips leaked, up to 48 PCIe lanes and all-new chipset
By Anton Shilov published
Specifications of Intel's B960, Z970, Z990, Q970, and W980 platforms leak out, showcasing up to 48 PCIe lanes and an all-new chipset category.

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus makes its Geekbench debut with 5.3 GHz boost clocks
By Hassam Nasir published
A solid upgrade to the outgoing Core Ultra 5 245K.

Intel quietly kills controversial 'pay as you go' chip licensing initiative
By Anton Shilov last updated
Intel seemingly discontinues its 'Intel On Demand' technology that let its customers activate certain accelerators inside Xeon CPUs after purchase.

Intel XeSS 3 MFG mod triples Arc A380 triples performance in Cyberpunk 2077
By Jowi Morales published
Intel XeSS 3 Frame Generation is shown to work effectively, even on entry-level GPUs. Cyberpunk 2077 increased from 55 to 60 FPS to as high as 140 FPS with MFG enabled.

TSMC is on track to have more employees than Intel for the first time in history
By Anton Shilov published
Premium After years of job cuts, Intel is about to get behind TSMC in terms of the headcount.

Intel, AMD server CPUs reportedly suffering from supply shortages in China
By Jowi Morales published
The increased demand is said to be partly brought by demand for agentic AI, which need CPUs to execute their tasks.

Intel clawed back CPU market share from AMD in the Steam Hardware survey for the first time in months
By Mark Tyson published
After months of consistent decline, Intel’s consumer CPUs have enjoyed a small but significant spell of market share growth, at least according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey.

‘Most of you steal your software’ — Bill Gates complained about software piracy 50 years ago
By Mark Tyson published
50 years ago ‘An Open Letter to Hobbyists,’ typed by William Henry Gates III, bellyached about software piracy among the hobbyist community.

Intel returns to boxed workstation CPUs with Xeon 600 — Granite Rapids WS delivers up to 86 cores, 4TB of memory, and 128 PCIe 5 lanes
By Jake Roach published
Intel is returning to desktop workstations with Xeon 600. Granite Rapids WS CPUs deliver up to 61% better multi-threaded performance, according to Intel, sporting up to 86 cores and 4TB of memory.
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