AMD Zen 5: Everything we know about AMD’s next-gen CPUs
AMD's Zen 5 CPUs will debut sometime in the second half of 2024 and they may well bring with them the biggest performance boost in generations......»»
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 review: tiny — and a little stale
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 3 is largely unchanged, with just an update to Intel 13th-gen CPUs. It retains its lightweight chassis, which is feeling dated......»»
Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix
"Zenbleed" bug affects all Zen 2-based Ryzen, Threadripper, and EPYC CPUs. Enlarge (credit: AMD) A recently disclosed bug in many of AMD's recent consumer, workstation, and server processors can cause the chips to leak d.....»»
Intel’s most powerful CPUs may not launch until 2024
Intel's internal performance projections confirm Arrow Lake desktop CPUs will be arriving next year......»»
These two CPUs are the only ones you should care about in 2023
Forget the high-end stuff. You can get away with buying a $200 CPU and still enjoy your new PC. These two CPUs are the champions of performance-per-dollar......»»
Intel’s next budget CPUs may finally be worth buying for gamers
Intel is expected to refresh its existing Rocket Lake range of CPUs later this year with increased core count and clock speeds......»»
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 is both faster and longer-lasting
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 received low-power CPUs that increase battery life, as expected. But the added and unexpected benefit is faster performance......»»
Intel"s most powerful supercomputer is ready to be switched on
Over 60,000 GPUs and 20,000 CPUs give Aurora a massive two exaflops of supercomputing power......»»
Intel just admitted defeat
Intel has just announced that it's rebranding its processor line, starting with the upcoming Meteor Lake CPUs. Here are all the changes......»»
The last generation: Intel has new labels for its next major CPU architecture
Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs make big changes on the surface—and under the hood. Enlarge / Intel's Core CPUs are about to get a bit more Ultra. (credit: Intel) As part of an effort to "simplify the Intel brand portfolio,".....»»
Growing generative AI applications to drive long-term prospects for ABF substrate industry
The growing popularity of large language model (LLM) applications, such as generative AI, is likely to drive demand for high-end CPUs and GPUs, ensuring long-term prospects for ABF substrates, according to industry sources......»»
Intel addresses a mysterious patch coming to nearly all PCs this week
A mysterious patch from Intel is scheduled for this Friday that applies to nearly all of its modern CPUs......»»
Report: Like Intel’s latest CPUs, Apple’s M3 will lean on small cores to boost speed
App developer analytics data show what appears to be a 12-core M3 Pro chip. Enlarge / Apple's M2 Pro chip. Unsurprisingly, Apple is already testing its replacement. (credit: Apple) Many Apple Silicon Macs still haven't.....»»
MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio review: large and in charge
The MSI Creator Z17 HX Studio laptop provides great performance thanks to one of the fastest CPUs around......»»
AMD says new Ryzen 7040 chips beat Intel (and Apple) in thin-and-light PCs
Ryzen 7040 brings CPU and GPU upgrades, along with AI hardware acceleration. Enlarge / The 7040U series has four different CPUs, mostly separated by the number of CPU and GPU cores. (credit: AMD) Today AMD announced add.....»»
Battle of the Blocks: Here’s how the Mac mini stacks up against the Mac Studio
Apple’s latest Mac mini with the M2 or M2 Pro chip means more powerful CPUs and GPUs, up to 32GB RAM, up to 3 external displays, 8K output via HDMI, WiFi 6E, and the base models are even more affordable. The standalone desktop sits below the mor.....»»
AMD and Samsung could team up for a new wave of super-fast Chromebooks
A leak has suggested that AMD could be switching over to Samsung’s 4nm manufacturing process for new mystery CPUs......»»
Ars Technica System Guide: Five PC builds for spring 2023
New CPUs and GPUs and low RAM and SSD prices change many of our recommendations. Enlarge (credit: NZXT) It's a weird time to build a PC. That's partly because fewer people are doing it—sales for parts and prebuilt PCs.....»»
Ars Technica System Guide: Four PC builds for spring 2023
New CPUs and GPUs and low RAM and SSD prices change many of our recommendations. Enlarge (credit: NZXT) It's a weird time to build a PC. That's partly because fewer people are doing it—sales for parts and prebuilt PCs.....»»
Some Ryzen CPUs are burning up. Here’s what you can do to save yours
A round of reports claim AMD's latest processors have been burning up. A new BIOS update might be the thing that saves your CPU......»»
Intel unceremoniously dumps its year-old Blockscale chips for bitcoin mining
ASICs were meant to mine "without compromising the supply of new CPUs or GPUs." Enlarge (credit: Intel) In April 2022, Intel announced a new Blockscale series of application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) meant for.....»»