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AMD's Zen 5 processors have been out a few months, and you know what that means for journalists like us -- it's time to start looking to the future. The successor to the Zen 5 architecture will naturally be Zen 6, and while AMD has confirmed that detail, the company said nothing else about its next-generation CPU...
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AMD continues to chip away at rival Intel's lead in desktop processor market share, with a not-insignificant 5.7% leap in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest auditing figures by Mercury Research. And compared to a year ago, AMD saw its share of the desktop CPU space increase by nearly 10%, falling less...
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Go ahead and pat yourself on the back if you managed to procure an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D before retailers ran out of stock. As expected, the 9800X3D, which we deemed to be an "ideal CPU for PC gamers" in our review, is proving immensely popular. Oh, but don't worry—even though initial inventories have been depleted...
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Look, we're all excited for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and there's really no question that if you're primarily playing PC games, you're going to want a CPU with 3D V-Cache. It absolutely is that big of a difference; just look at our Monster Hunter Wilds numbers from yesterday, where the time-tested Ryzen 7 5800X3D manages...
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In what might comes as a surprise to some and not to others, early demand for Intel's fresh-out-of-the-oven Core Ultra 200S processors appears virtually non-existent at Mindfactory, the largest online PC parts retailer in Germany. Preliminary sales data indicates that Mindfactory has not yet sold even just a single...
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AMD will introduce it first Zen 5 processor(s) with 3D V-cache bolted on in about a week and a half—specifically, on November 7, 2024—but while we still have to wait a little bit, some retailers have gone live with listings ahead of schedule. In each case, the retail listing points to a single Ryzen 9000X3D model, that being the oft-rumored
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As is customary whenever a company like AMD or Intel launches a new processor lineup, someone is going to rip off the integrated heatspreader (IHS) to expose the die area. That's precisely what has happened with a purported Intel Arrow Lake (Core Ultra 200S) processor, and what makes this especially interesting is...
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Lenovo held its 2024 Tech World event this week and about midway through, Intel chief executive officer (CEO) Pat Gelsinger hopped on stage to discuss the artificial intelligence (AI) era, which he likened to being as disruptive as when the internet first burst onto the scene. He also touched on Intel's collaboration...
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In case you missed it, Intel last week officially launched its Core Ultra 200S series processors, otherwise known as Arrow Lake, for the desktop platform. The initial launch comprises five CPU SKUs in total, including three main "K" models and two "KF" variants, but could there be a faster sixth SKU waiting in the...
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For the first time in a decade, Nintendo's handheld gaming dominance is seeing a credible challenge thanks to the emergence of both powerful and affordable handheld systems based, surprisingly, on PC-compatible hardware. Machines like those from Ayaneo and GamePad Digital led the way, but it was really the Steam Deck...
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AMD's introducing a whole new class of products with the Strix Halo SoCs. These processors integrate CPU, GPU, and NPU into one package, and that's not novel. What is novel, at least in the x86 world, is the amount of each component included in the part. A full 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, a massive 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units...
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It can be tough to keep up with processor codenames, so let us lay it out for you. "Lunar Lake" is the code name for the new Intel mobile processors implementing "Lion Cove" P-cores and "Skymont" E-cores. Those same core architectures will show up in "Arrow Lake," the new high-power parts launching later this year...
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We already know that Intel is absolutely looking to launch its Arrow Lake desktop processors, branded as the Core Ultra 200 series, later this year. But when, exactly? According to a social media post from HKEPC, the launch will occur on October 24th. HKEPC is a Hong Kong-based tech blog with a long history of...
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It's Friday, friends! Did you just get paid today, and do you have a pocket full of change? Time to splurge on some PC parts! Not that pocket change will get you very far, really, but it'll get you further today than it would last week thanks to some killer deals on core components from Amazon. We've got CPUs, RAM...
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We've been telling you all that it's too early to count Intel out. The company has more than four decades of making chips under its belt, and there's a whole lot of talent on the blue team. Today's launch, of the "Core Ultra Mobile Processors (Series 2)"—better known to enthusiasts by its "Lunar Lake" code name—could...
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Extreme overclocker Roman Hartung, who you may recognize better as 'der8auer', has been around the block a time or two, delidded his fair share of CPUs over the years, and has seen things. Lots of things. However, the close-up examination and dissection of a fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor blew his mind, a phrase he used no less than three
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Zen 5 is out, and AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 processors are distinctly last-generation now. Only, a lot of reviewers produced benchmark data that makes Zen 5 look less like a step and more like a stumble. AVX-512 performance is fantastic, and the chips do well in Linux overall, but Windows numbers, particularly in gaming...
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AMD recently launched its Ryzen 9000 lineup of Zen 5 CPUs, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. If you have a tighter budget and wish to remain focused on gaming performance, there is another CPU potentially coming soon. No, it is not the anticipated 3D V-Cache versions of the Ryzen 9000 series, which are likely to...
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Before the launch of AMD's Zen 5 CPUs, many people remarked that Intel's Raptor Lake woes had left AMD with a competitive "opening" against rival Intel. However, given the modest performance and efficiency gains over the previous-generation Zen 4 parts in client workloads, the narrative has now shifted, with some...
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AMD's Ryzen 9000 series has finally released with its new Zen 5 architecture. After experiencing an unusual delay (over a packaging typo) from its initial targeted launch date in late July, chips are finally starting to find their into the hands of consumers. Not only that, but retailers in Germany have already begun...
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Some early (very early) sales data seemingly reveals that AMD's brand-spanking-new Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X processors are not exactly flying off store shelves. This could be due to a number of factors, including the 65W TDP on these mainstream chips. Should AMD be concerned with the early numbers, though?...
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It's been nearly nine months since we first heard rumors of AMD expanding its AM4 lineup with a couple of more budget-friend Ryzen 5000X3D models with 3D V-Cache. One of those was the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, which AMD did end up launching, and the other was the Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Can we still expect that model? We can't say for sure, but it seems a
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