Tag: Processor
Intel Launches 11th Gen Tiger Lake-H Mobile Processors
Get ready for a barrage of new laptop SKUs, for Intel is releasing new mobile parts today. These Tiger Lake-H processors extend the 10 nm SuperFin offering, introduced with the...
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Intel Rocket Lake Revisited: Core i9-11900K Performance Boost After BIOS Update
Rather than simply updating our Rocket Lake-S launch review, I have taken it upon myself to write a companion article after some brief re-testing on the latest BIOS for our...
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CES 2021: AMD Announces Ryzen 5000 Mobile Processors
While light on technical details today's AMD event revealed that the first notebooks sporting AMD's latest Ryzen 5000 mobile processors will arrive next month. The new models feature Zen 3...
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CES 2021: Intel Announces 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S Desktop Processors
The new 11th Gen Core desktop processors are official, and they feature new architecture (it was fun while it lasted, Skylake), though still on the 14nm process. The new flagship will be…
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AMD Announces Ryzen 5000 Series Desktop Processors
Zen 3 is here, and AMD is calling the new Ryzen 5000 Series "the fastest gaming CPUs in the world". If so, Intel is in trouble - with Gen 11 desktop…
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AMD Announces Ryzen 3000XT Processors
It's official: there are three new members of AMD's Zen 2 based Ryzen desktop family, with the Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 5 3600XT being announced today. "Introducing XT branding…
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Official Intel 10th Gen Comet Lake-S CPU Power Limits Revealed
With any processor, and Intel CPUs in particular, power limits are a critical aspect to consider when evaluating a platform’s potential performance. These “PL1”, “PL2”, and “Tau” numbers have been the subject…
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Intel 10th Gen Core i9-10900K and i5-10600K Review
Intel’s 10th Gen Core “Comet Lake-S” processors are launching today, and with this generation Intel is aiming to improve their position in the desktop CPU space by increasing core counts...
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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and 3100 Processor Review: More Than Mainstream
July 7, 2019 seems like such a long time ago now, but it has somehow been less than one year since the launch of Zen 2 with the Ryzen 3000 series.…
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AMD Announces New Ryzen 3 Processors and B550 Chipset
AMD has expanded their Zen 2 desktop processor lineup with the Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X, new 4-core/8-thread options for the successful Ryzen 3000 series. "Continuing to demonstrate...
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Report: Intel’s 10nm Alder Lake-S CPUs Offer Up To 16 big.LITTLE Cores, PCIe 4.0
Intel’s rumored Alder Lake processors as the company’s first 10nm desktop CPUs, and utilizing a new LGA 1700 socket. Over the weekend VideoCardz published an interesting report adding some mobile-infused flavor...
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor Review: Worth the Wait
What could possibly be left to say about AMD's rise to the top of the desktop processor market? Just a few years ago the company's future looked bleak, and it felt like…
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Intel Core i9-10980XE Extreme Edition Processor Review
This review should be easy. On the surface the new Core X-Series launch seems like more of a price cut than anything, with some higher boost clocks and faster memory support (up…
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Centaur Announces SoC with New x86 CPU Core and Integrated AI Coprocessor
Austin, Texas based Centaur Technology (which is a subsidiary of VIA Technologies) has announced a new x86 processor that they claim to be "the industry’s first high-performance x86 SoC with...
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Intel Core i9-9900KS Review Part One: The 5 GHz Powerhouse Fights for the Desktop Crown
With the launch of the Core i9-9900KS Intel is vying for the desktop performance lead, creating as they have a special edition, specially-binned version of their 8-core, 16-thread Core i9-9900K...
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Intel Announces Pricing and Availability of the 5.0 GHz Core i9-9900KS Processor
Intel has made their formal announcement - including pricing and availability - of the new Core i9-9900KS Special Edition; the 5.0 GHz all-core turbo version of the Core i9-9900K first announced
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Is Intel Really Cancelling 10nm Desktop Processors?
This morning saw some interesting news (based on either rumors or actual inside information) about none other than Intel and their upcoming desktop CPU plans, and it's pretty wild. It began with…
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Intel Announces Xeon W-2200 and Core X-Series; Core-S Desktop Price Drop
Intel has announced their Xeon W-2200 lineup today, complimenting the early announcement of 10th Gen Core X-Series HEDT processors. For traditional desktop users there is also new pricing for Core-S...
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