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Asus creates motherboard specifically for overclocking Chinese CPUs — boosts homegrown KX-7000 clocks by 25%
By Aaron Klotz published
China's latest KX-7000 was tested against the Core i5-7500, Core i7-7700K and Ryzen 7 1700X and found to have performance very similar to the i5-7500.
Best SSDs 2024: From Budget SATA to Blazing-Fast NVMe
By Paul Alcorn published
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
Sabrent Rocket 4 2TB SSD review: A welcome update
By Shane Downing published
Sabrent’s new PCIe 4.0 SSD works great but could use a price cut.
The Best PS5 SSDs in 2024: Speedy NVMe storage for your console
By Paul Alcorn, Jarred Walton published
We recommend the best PS5 SSDs for the Sony PlayStation 5 for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
More AMD Zen 5 CPUs spotted in Linux patch notes
By Christopher Harper published
AMD Zen 5's upcoming 2024 release continues getting foreshadowed in AMD Linux patches.
Hands-on with Hyte's Nexus Link: Huge-screen AIO cooler takes center stage, plus simplified cables and fans that snap together with magnets, making for easier PC building
By Matt Safford published
Snap-together fans, simplified cabling, and excellent airflow
AMD Strix Point engineering sample underwhelms in early Geekbench 6 results
By Aaron Klotz published
A new AMD Zen-5 mobile Strix Point engineering sample has been listed on the Geekbench 6 browser, showing underwhelming performance due to slow clock speeds.
The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2024
By Jarred Walton published
We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy, with over 80 GPUs tested.
Gigabyte confirms Ryzen 9000 branding for Zen 5 processors, preps beta BIOS updates for 500-series motherboards
By Aaron Klotz published
Gigabyte announces Ryzen 9000 compatibility, with AMD's AGESA 1.1.7.0 beta BIOS update, with its outgoing 500 series motherboards.
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X Plus – 10-cores is less than X Elite, but the same 45 TOPS from the NPU
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X Plus, a 10-core processor based on its Oryon technologies, with slower clock speeds than the Snapdragon X Elite, but the same 45 TOPS NPU.
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