AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU benchmark leaked, expected to launch in early 2025
It will be AMD's flagship Zen 5 gaming processor
Huawei keeps trying to poach TSMC engineers by offering to triple their salaries
Huawei wants their expertise -- and trade secrets
Intel is being sued over the instability issues in its Raptor Lake CPUs
Did Intel know about the problems before release?
What just happened? In a move that pretty much everyone expected, Intel is being sued over the Raptor Lake instability issues, making what has been a nightmare situation for the company even worse. The suit alleges that Intel became aware of the defects in pre- and post-release testing, but it continued to market the processors with boasts about their speed and performance.
Grab 2TB of uber-fast SSD storage from Samsung or Corsair for only $149
Early Black Friday deals bring the Samsung 990 Pro and Corsair MP600 Pro 2TB SSDs down to $149, making them excellent options for expanding PC storage.
AMD data center revenue surpasses Intel's for the first time, driven by strong Epyc CPU sales
Intel's $3.35 billion in data center revenue is down from $6 billion in Q1 2022
PlayStation 5 Pro first reviews: the hardware delivers, but most gamers don't need it
The PS5 Pro offers better visuals, more storage, and smoother performance, but the improvements are subtle and don't fully justify the $700 price. For most gamers, the standard PS5 remains sufficient, making the Pro a hard sell, especially for those who already own a PS5.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Review: The New Gaming CPU King
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is here, bringing powerful upgrades with 3D V-Cache tech and enhanced thermals. Without question, this is the best CPU released since the 7800X3D, making it a game-changer.
AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs see price cuts following Intel Arrow Lake launch
The Ryzen 9000 series launched in August
Intel vs. TSMC: Why economic factors, not tech, are at the heart of America's chip struggle
Can Intel and Samsung survive without government support in the foundry race?
Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
Asus rolls out Turbo Game Mode, bringing CCD and SMT toggles to the BIOS
Boost performance in games that don't benefit from high core counts
Early PS5 Pro shipments reveal massive upgrades: 16.7 teraflops GPU, 2TB SSD, and more
The console is set for a November 7 release
Apple M4 Max chip outperforms Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9950X in Geekbench 6
The M4 Pro and M4 Max recently debuted with the new Macs
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review: Why So Slow for Gaming?
Intel's new mainstream Core Ultra 5 245K challenges the Ryzen 7 9700X in gaming and productivity. With 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, plus DDR5 support, it offers solid specs for demanding workloads.
Intel says integrating RAM into Lunar Lake SoC was a mistake, might abandon desktop GPUs again
In brief: Intel Lunar Lake mobile CPUs controversially integrated system memory onto the SoC, preventing users from installing additional RAM. The company now partially blames the decision for its latest disastrous earnings report. Furthermore, Intel's restructuring plans might involve downsizing or ceasing development Arc desktop GPUs.
Intel patent hints at future chiplet-based GPU designs
Arc Battlemage is expected to be monolithic, but future generations may embrace disaggregated tech
Nvidia could enter the AI PC market in 2025 with its own Arm-based CPU
Rumor mill: Reports indicating that Nvidia plans to compete with Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD in the AI PC processor market have circulated for about a year. As Arm's spat with Qualcomm intensifies and the latter's Arm PC exclusivity license nears its end, other companies, including MediaTek and Nvidia, are expected to broaden the sector next year.
Someone tried to smuggle 100kg of synthetic drugs into Australia inside a bunch of PC cases
"That's some strange custom PC builds you've got there..."
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gets official, arrives November 7 priced at $479
Higher base and boost clocks than the 7800X3D
AMD sees AI revenue soar as Instinct MI300 GPU already rivals CPU division sales
The company says it's still committed to the consumer GPU market
Germany's largest hardware retailer has yet to sell a single Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU
AMD CPU sales share grows to almost 95 percent at Mindfactory
Apple MacBook Pro M4 launches with Thunderbolt 5, faster NPUs, and 24-hour battery life
M4 Max SoC also debuts with a 40-core GPU
Infineon unveils world's thinnest silicon wafer for AI data centers, measuring just 20 micrometers
The big picture: Infineon has developed the world's thinnest silicon power wafers, measuring just 20 micrometers in thickness – about the same as a human hair. These wafers promise significant performance gains for power conversion applications across AI data centers, consumer electronics, motor control systems, and computing hardware.
Elon Musk's supercomputer with 100,000 Nvidia GPUs uses proprietary Spectrum-X networking platform
All these GPUs need a proper switching technology for lag-free AI hallucinations
Snapdragon 8 Elite arrives with Linux support, potentially unlocking PC gaming on phones and tablets
Running full-fledged PC apps on phones and tablets could become a lot easier