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Steam gaming finally comes to RISC-V
Linux developers have managed to get Steam games running on RISC-V-powered platforms using a refined x86 emulator.
AMD's Threadripper 9995WX stuns in Cinebench R23 — new Ryzen flagship reportedly 73% faster than its predecessor
AMD’s 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX reportedly scores 73% higher than its predecessor in Cinebench R23, though the result raises doubts about its realism.
Intel slashes Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F pricing by up to 21% — get entry-level Arrow Lake for 13% below MSRP
The Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F are now selling for over 13% lower than their respective MSRPs.
Intel's Arrow Lake refresh doesn't have a new NPU, says tipster, lineup will only rely on clock speed bump
Just smile and wave, boys.
YouTuber resuscitates unstable Ryzen 7 5800X for $30 — a 300 MHZ underclock saved the day
A YouTuber fixes a degrading Ryzen 7 5800X by downclocking the CPU by 300 MHz in the BIOS.
AMD launches Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series CPUs with up to 96 Zen 5 cores for $11,699
AMD shares the pricing and release date for the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 WX-series processors and Radeon AI Pro R9700 graphics cards for professional and workstation users.
Intel's rumored 'Nova Lake-AX' allegedly packs insane specs but might never launch
The best mobile SoC ever?
AMD quietly reveals cheapest Ryzen AI yet — AI 5 330 is a quad-core budget processor with a 50 TOPS NPU
A cheap CPU for Copilot+ PCs.
