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Intel Sees “Sudden Inrush of Demand” for Raptor Lake, Will Keep CPUs Around for Years
Intel has made a decision regarding its Raptor Lake processors, which will remain a key part of its lineup for the next few years. This was confirmed by Robert Hallock, vice president and general manager of Intel’s enthusiast channel business. Intel reportedly made this decision because of the increased demand…
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AMD Confirms High-Severity TPM Vulnerabilities Affecting Ryzen Processors
AMD has shared an official security bulletin confirming two high-severity security flaws in its TPM 2.0 implementation. The vulnerabilities have CVSS scores of 8.5 and 8.3 and affect a wide range of AMD processors, covering desktop CPUs from the Ryzen 3000 series to the Ryzen 9000 series, as well as…
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AMD AM4 Still Dominates CPU Sales as AM5 and DDR5 Costs Remain High
Despite being on the market for several years and the arrival of the Zen 5 architecture, AMD‘s older AM4 platform continues to show surprising longevity. The latest sales data from retailers such as Mindfactory in Germany and Amazon in the United States shows that AM4 is seeing a comeback as…
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8-Core CPUs and 16 GB GPUs Become the New Standard Among Steam Users
Steam‘s latest Hardware and Software Survey for July shows a major shift in the PC gaming market. The results reveal that 8-core processors and graphics cards with 16 GB of VRAM have now become the most common hardware choices among Steam users. According to data collected by Valve (thanks VideoCardz),…
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 “Gorgon Halo” Appears in Geekbench 7
AMD‘s upcoming Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495, also known by the codename Gorgon Halo, has appeared in the Geekbench 7 database, giving an early look at the company’s next high-performance processor for mobile workstations. The benchmark was run on a 16-inch HP ZBook Ultra G3a mobile workstation equipped with 96…
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Intel Speeds Up Ohio Factory Construction to Expand EMIB-T Chip Packaging
Intel is speeding up work on its large chip factory in Ohio, United States, as it pushes forward with its plans to produce advanced chips. To help finish the project faster, the company has started offering workers generous overtime bonuses. The factory covers more than 400 hectares and will play…
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Intel Core i9-13900K Reaches 155°C at Just 93W, But There’s No Need to Worry
A recent case caught the attention of the PC hardware community after an Intel Core i9-13900K was reported running at an incredible 155°C while using only 93W of power. At first, these numbers make it look like the processor suffered a serious cooling failure or permanent damage. However, the reading…
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Intel’s Nova Lake Xe3P Integrated GPUs May Need Up to 65W of Dedicated Power
Intel is expected to launch its Nova Lake desktop processors later this year, featuring the new Xe3P integrated graphics architecture. Based on the performance already shown by the current Xe3 architecture in Panther Lake processors, the new Xe3P graphics are expected to deliver a significant performance boost. However, the most…
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Intel Core i9-14901KE Reaches 7.4 GHz, But It Was Never Released
The Intel Core i9-14901KE is an engineering sample that was never released as a commercial product. It is based on the Raptor Lake architecture and built on Intel 7 (10 nm). The processor features eight Performance (P) cores and 16 threads, with its Efficient (E) cores physically present on the…
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AMD Zen 7 Expected to Be the Final CPU Generation for the AM5 Socket
AMD has confirmed that it will continue supporting the AM5 platform until 2029, showing its commitment to keeping the socket alive for many years. However, the company’s roadmap already points to the end of the platform. Current information suggests that Ryzen processors based on the Zen 7 architecture will be…
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AMD Confirms Zen 7 Architecture for 2028 and Zen 8 for 2030
Just hours after Intel revealed it had moved up production of its 14A process node, AMD has also made headlines by officially confirming its roadmap for its next two CPU architectures: Zen 7 and Zen 8. AMD recently introduced its first EPYC processors based on its six-core Zen architecture, but…
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AMD Medusa Point With Zen 6 Is Up to 35% Faster Than Zen 5
AMD‘s next processor architecture, known by the codename Medusa Point (Zen 6), is moving forward faster than expected and is already showing stronger performance than earlier estimates. New benchmark results found in the Geekbench database reveal that an engineering sample of the Medusa Point processor clearly outperforms its predecessor based…
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Apple M7 Ultra Could Arrive With Up to 1.5 TB of Unified Memory
A few days ago, a rumor said that Apple could move directly to M7 processors for its high-end Pro, Max, and Ultra models. This would mean that Apple may launch the basic M6 chips without high-end versions and then move to the M7 generation soon after to offer the full…
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Intel Nova Lake Desktop and Laptop Chips Will Include at Least One Version with a 12-Core Xe3P GPU
Intel is expected to launch its Nova Lake processors later this year, and recent leaks have already revealed some details about the Nova Lake-S desktop lineup. However, information about the integrated graphics has been limited until now. Well-known leaker Jaykihn0 has shared new details on X, giving a better idea…
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Intel Confirms Price Increases for Some Core Ultra and Xeon Processors
Intel has confirmed another round of price increases for several consumer and server processors. The company says the changes are the result of rising supply chain costs and demand that continues to exceed supply for certain models. The increases affect selected Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop processors as well as…
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