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The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Shows Love For Gamers, Not Workers

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:45:59 +0000

Intel's Core Ultra 5 245K and Core Ultra 9 285K were a huge disappointment for gamers, their performance for that task was no improvement over previous generations. If you want a solid…]]>

Taking Our First Look at the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:40:00 +0000

If we were to poll prospective AM5 platform buyers about their CPU of choice, I think that we would hear "7800X3D" a lot. And for good reason. The only problem is that…]]>

Say Hi To The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K And Core Ultra 5 245K

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:00:07 +0000

Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K and Core Ultra 5 245K will need to be paired with a brand new Intel Z890 motherboard, it's not a drop in upgrade like in the past…]]>

Intel Announces New Core Ultra Desktop Processors

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:03:20 +0000

Intel has made the Core Ultra desktop processors official, and we finally have a new architecture for the DIY enthusiast space from team blue. Many of the topological particulars might be familiar…]]>

Intel Core Ultra 200V Series Processors are Here – Lunar Lake is Landing

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:21:30 +0000

If there was ever a time when Intel needed an all-new CPU architecture, it's now. Based on the Lunar Lake µarch announced back in May, Intel is calling the new Core…]]>

Intel Core i9-14900K Performance, Before And After It’s Made Less Spicy

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 22:26:20 +0000

If you would prefer your 14th generation Raptor Lake processor to not get overly excited and burn itself out, you now have a way to do so. Your motherboard vendor should have…]]>

AMD Officially Supporting 105W TDP with Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:45:11 +0000

When AMD announced the Ryzen 9000 processors this summer, a lot of attention was paid (initially, anyhow) to the company's decision to limit the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X…]]>

Free Performance Upgrade For Ryzen CPUs With A Currently Optional Windows Update

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:06:36 +0000

The upcoming Windows 11 24H2 will feature a free performance upgrade for Ryzen based systems, from the 5000 series onward. The update in question is amusingly called 2024-08 Cumulative Update Preview for…]]>

Roundup Of The Two High End Zen 5 Chips

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:38:44 +0000

The initial reviews are out, but as you've probably heard these will not be the last. The aggressive power savings on the Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X have made reviewing…]]>

Power Efficiency Is So Zen! The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:44:28 +0000

It's actually fairly easy to sum up the two Zen 5 chips which were reviewed today with two data points, though Josh will certainly expound in far more detail on the podcast. …]]>

Intel Offers 2-Year Extended Warranty on 13th and 14th Gen Processors

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:52:02 +0000

The ongoing Intel desktop processor crisis has given owners of 13th and 14th Gen Core desktop processors plenty of uncertainty, with CPUs crashing and a promised microcode update still not here.…]]>

AMD Announces Ryzen 9000 Series Desktop Processors

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:24:49 +0000

Computex 2024 is underway and AMD has made their expected Zen 5 desktop CPU announcement. Multiple Ryzen 9000 Series processors have been introduced, including the new AM5 flagship Ryzen 9 9950X, and…]]>

AMD Officially Launches Ryzen 7 8000 F-Series Desktop Processors

Wed, 15 May 2024 18:17:51 +0000

AMD has now officially launched their new Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F processors, after reports of a quiet initial release in China surfaced a few days ago. With these…]]>

Falcon Northwest Mitigation Strategy Paves Way to Fixing Intel 13th and 14th Gen Stability Woes

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:43:53 +0000

The reality is beginning to set in: default motherboard values are indeed a problem for Intel’s last two generations of Core i9 desktop processors. Who would have guessed that what amounted to…]]>

AMDs’s Ryzen Pro 8000 And Pro 8040, Almost All About The XDNA NPU

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:16:49 +0000

If you were hoping that the AMD Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series would give you a great excuse to upgrade your CPU or grab a new laptop you might…]]>

All Aboard For Integrated Ryzen 8700G And 8600G Graphics Testing

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:56:10 +0000

It's a good thing that iGPU performance has seen such a boost over the last couple of generations, considering the simultaneous increase of prices for discrete GPUs. The days of the $500…]]>

Intel Announces the 6.2 GHz Core i9-14900KS Processor

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:02:00 +0000

Intel has made the rumored Core i9-14900KS processor official, pushing out-of-the-box CPU frequencies to an eye-watering 6.2 GHz. Thus, Intel has bested Intel to retain the title as the world’s fastest desktop…]]>

Brand New Zen4 RDNA3 APUs, The Ryzen 5 8600G And Ryzen 7 8700G

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:48:00 +0000

The new 8000G series is interesting, as it combines both Zen4 and RDNA3 into a single relatively inexpensive chip. The Ryzen 5 8600G, has six multithreaded Zen4 cores running at a 4.3GHz…]]>

CES 2024: AMD Announces Ryzen 8000 G-Series Processors for AM5, Expands AM4 Lineup

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:20:15 +0000

AMD has unveiled a number of new desktop options, adding a total of eight new SKUs - four each for AM5 and the older AM4 platform. The products include the new Ryzen…]]>

Chopping AMD’s Fastest Desktop CPU in Half for Better Performance

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:00:37 +0000

This will probably not come as news to most people, but Advanced Micro Devices, sometimes abbreviated as "A.M.D.", has been a staple of the DIY enthusiast space for a very long time,…]]>