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Intel's make-or-break 18A process node debuts for data center with 288-core Xeon 6+ CPU
By Anton Shilov published
Intel formally announces Xeon 6+ CPUs with up to 288 cores that are made on 18A process technology.

AMD details Ryzen AI 400 desktop with up to 8 cores, Radeon 860M graphics
By Jake Roach published
Still holding out hope for Ryzen 9000G.

AMD’s K6-III ‘Sharptooth’ debuted this week in 1999 with on-die L2 cache to savage the Intel Pentium II
By Mark Tyson published
AMD launched its first processors with on-die L2 cache this week in 1999, heralding the beginning of the Super Socket 7 era.

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900K faceoff
By Kunal Khullar published
Two flagship CPUs, two very different philosophies.

Intel mobile CPUs have achieved up to 95x performance uplift over the past two decades
By Zhiye Liu published
Leading Linux publication Phoronix has tested 15 Intel mobile processors launched over an 18-year period.

Behind the scenes of our massive CPU retest for Bench — testing at 1080p, choosing new apps, and gathering data for a decade of CPUs
By Jake Roach published
Premium We’re retesting a decade’s worth of CPUs for our CPU hierarchy and Bench database, and we’re taking Tom’s Hardware Premium users behind the scenes to show you how it’s done.
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