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If you've been thinking about building a new high-end AMD system—or upgrading an older AM5 rig—now's a great time. Amazon just slashed prices on several top-tier Ryzen CPUs, including the brand-new Zen 5 parts, and even better, most of them come with a free copy of February's system...
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Ever since at least the Ryzen 3000 series, AMD's release schedule for its Ryzen desktop processors has been to launch the enthusiast-focused "X" processors first, followed by the very-slightly neutered "non-X" versions after. The standard...
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A fresh leak from familiar self-described "PC Tech Fan" 포시포시 (better known as @harukaze5719 on Xwitter) has revealed details about AMD’s upcoming Gorgon Point mobile APUs. The information comes from a Naver.com article covering an LG Gram × Ryzen launch event, where slides detailing AMD’s...
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Nevermind the fact that the overwhelming majority of consumer desktop tasks don't really scale past four to six cores—fanboys have accused AMD of "stagnating" much as Intel did in years past, by having its top-end Ryzen desktop CPUs max...
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Back in September, Intel launched the Xeon 6900 series, which represented the top end of the Granite Rapids family with up to 128 Redwood Cove P-cores. Now, the rest of the Xeon 6 series has officially arrived. These parts are likewise...
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Intel posted its first earnings report since Pat Gelsinger retired from his post as Chief Executive Officer, and it largely shows the continued efforts of a major restructuring strategy that began before he left. For example, fourth...
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At first glance, the processor in the photo above appears to be a genuine Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. It sports AMD's uniquely-shaped integrated heatspreader (IHS) with grooves exposing the PCB on all four sides, it's labeled as a Ryzen 7...
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When we first heard about Bartlett Lake early last year, the leaks spoke of a promise of a series of P-core-only processors for LGA 1700 desktop systems. In July, well-regarded leaker Jaykihn (@jaykihn0 on Xwitter) clarified that "BTL-S"...
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Several major players in the PC space have made a splash at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, and that includes AMD, which unveiled an onslaught of new processors. We saw AMD expand its 3D V-Cache lineup with more desktop...
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In addition to expanding its processor lineup across both mobile and desktop at CES 2025, Intel also provided an update on Panther Lake. Well, it's more of a reiteration really, with Intel announcing that Panther Lake is still on track to...
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It has been a bit of a CES tradition for AMD to dig into its pockets and toss out a new raft of Ryzen processors, and the company is going big this year with no less than six different CPU announcements. Buckle up, HotHardwareinos, because...
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At present moment, AMD can't supply its retail partners with enough Ryzen 7 9800X3D models to meet the insatiable demand by gamers. It's the first (and so far only) desktop processor based on Zen 5 to wield AMD's second-generation 3D...
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AMD made some key changes to its second generation 3D V-Cache design that allows it to be more flexible with clock speeds, and rumor has it that both the upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D will feature the same top speeds as...
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Intel has gone and quietly unveiled several Core 200H series processors for laptops, which we were not expecting to officially surface until the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month. Perhaps in an effort to get ahead of the leaks...
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Have you been trying unsuccessfully to score AMD's fancy new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors with a heap of extra L3 cache for gaming workloads? You're not alone—it remains sold out at every reputable retailer we checked. You might not find any...
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If you're building a gaming PC from the ground up, chances are, you have AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor on your radar. At the time of this writing, it remains the one and only consumer Zen 5 processor with a heaping pile of 3D V-Cache. It...
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AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D with a heaping pile of 3D V-Cache to give gaming a boost is one of the best-selling CPUs on Amazon. It's also a brand new and highly-anticipated addition to AMD's Ryzen 9000 series, being the first X3D model in the...
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It's not really a secret that Intel plans on fleshing out its Arrow Lake lineup on the desktop, at least in part with lower power SKUs of the 65W and 35W variety—Robert Hallock, Intel's VP and GM, Client AI & Technical Marketing, told us...
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Finding a Ryzen 7 9800X3D in stock from a reputable vendor is proving the quite the challenge, as pent-up demand for AMD's newest generation processor with 3D V-Cache saw a flurry of sales deplete whatever initial inventory retailers might...
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UPDATE: MSI, the maker of the motherboard at the center of both incidents, has issued a statement on the failures—or one of them, anyway. The statement is as follows:
Recently, we received a user report indicating damage to an AMD...
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If you have not done so already, we highly recommended checking out our recent chat with Intel's VP and GM, Client AI & Technical Marketing, Robert Hallock, who dished some interesting details about Arrow Lake. One of the interesting...
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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...
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