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Golden Pig squeals on AMD's Zen 5 lineup, reveals ten-core Strix Point chips
By Dallin Grimm published
Chinese leaker "Golden Pig Upgrades" leaks information on the upcoming product spread of AMD's Zen 5 architecture, including specifics on highly anticipated Strix Point and Strix Halo.
AMD's Ryzen 7 5700X3D, a great AM4 gaming CPU, is now only $229
By Stewart Bendle published
For a budget gaming PC build that can still output the high frame counts from the latest games, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D from AMD is only $229 and has great performance for its price.
Apple M4 Geekbench scores mean it may be the new single-core performance champ
By Mark Tyson published
Apple M4 processors are convincingly breaking Geekbench single-core records. Multiple scores of roughly 3,800 points or over have appeared in the Geekbench online database over recent hours.
CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2024: CPU Rankings
By Paul Alcorn last updated
All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.
CPU Price Index 2023
By Stewart Bendle last updated
In our CPU price index, we find the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to.
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake desktop CPUs have leaked
By Zhiye Liu published
Chinese news outlet Benchlife shares the alleged specifications for Intel's forthcoming Core Ultra 200 series (Arrow Lake) processors.
AMD takes CPU market share from Intel in desktops and servers, but Intel fights back in laptops
By Anton Shilov published
Market tracking from Mercury Research reports about AMD's significant market share gains in Q1 2024 at Intel's expense.
Intel issues revenue warning after US revokes Huawei export licenses — further efforts to restrict China's access to AI chips
By Anton Shilov published
The U.S. government has revoked export licenses for select processors for PCs and smartphones — Intel and Qualcomm can no longer ship to Huawei.
Alleged Apple M4 Geekbench scores show incremental improvement in machine learning over last gen
By Jowi Morales published
Unverified machine learning benchmarks have been posted to Geekbench and they seem to show an incremental improvement over the previous generation of Apple processor
Intel issues official statement on Core K-series crashes: stick to Intel's official power profiles
By Anton Shilov published
Intel wants motherboard makers to adhere to the recommended power delivery profiles as it investigates the source of unlocked 13th/14th-Generation Core CPU crashing issues.
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