Tag: processors
Rumored Intel Price Cut Will Slash Desktop CPU Prices Up to 15% In Response to Ryzen 3000
When AMD announced its upcoming Ryzen 3000-series desktop lineup at Computex (followed by the surprise reveal of the 16-core 3950X at E3), the company touted superior core counts than...
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One-Click Overclocking With The Intel Performance Maximizer
Intel today is launching the Intel Performance Maximizer (IPM), a new utility that gives users one-click overclocking of their recent high-end processors. The Intel Performance Maximizer is targeted at new...
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Intel Processors Affected by Newly Discovered Speculative Execution Flaws
Intel has been in the news in the past 24 hours thanks to the latest CPU exploit discovery called ZombieLoad, though patches have already been released by Microsoft as...
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AMD Announces 2nd Gen Ryzen PRO and Athlon PRO Mobile Processors
AMD has announced new 2nd-gen Ryzen PRO 3000-series mobile processors and a new Athlon PRO model, all of which feature RX Vega graphics and range up to a 4 core/8-thread offering with…
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AMD Lists Radeon RX 490 Graphics Card, New APUs in Gaming Promo
AMD's current "We're in the Game" promotion offers a glimpse at upcoming product names, including the Radeon RX 490 graphics card, and the new Bristol Ridge APUs. Visit AMD's gaming...
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Achieves 14nm FinFET – Coming to New AMD Products
GlobalFoundries has today officially announced their success with sample 14 nm FinFET production for upcoming AMD products. (Image credit: KitGuru) GlobalFoundries licensed 14 nm LPE and LPP technology from Samsung in 2014,...
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Report: AMD Godavari CPU Lineup Leaked – New APUs and Athlon X4 Processors
VR-Zone has published a report with a detailed slide showing upcoming AMD Godavari processors, and the updated lineup includes 12 new models. Image credit: VR-Zone The release schedule indicates a spring availability for...
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Anandtech Teaches Some Physics
Ah, Solid State Physics. Semiconductors are heavily based on this branch, because it explains the physical (mechanical, electrical, thermal, etc.) properties of solids based on how their atoms are organized. These properties…
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AMD Announces It Will Build 64-bit ARM Processors for Server Markets
On a not very technically reliable webcast today, AMD has announced that it will produce 64-bit processors based on the ARM architecture and combine them with the "Freedom Fabric" they acquired with…
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Intel Launching Pilot Overclocking Protection Plan
Intel relatively recently started producing unlocked "K" series processors that enabled easy overclocking by way of increasing the multiplier. This is a feature that was traditionally reserved for the thousand…
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Review: Last of the Breed
It was January, 2009 when AMD released their first 45 nm product to the desktop market. While the server market actually received the first 45 nm parts some…
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