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Qualcomm could be testing a new Snapdragon X2 variant
A new leak claims Qualcomm is testing a new 64GB RAM version of its Snapdragon X2, replete with 18 cores.
More affordable Strix Halo model emerges — Early Ryzen AI Max 385 Geekbench result reveals an eight-core option
AMD's octacore Ryzen AI Max 385 has made its debut on Geekbench, powering HP's ZBook Ultra G1a laptop, though initial performance metrics aren't as impressive as we expected.
Intel's lackluster Arrow Lake appears to have a refresh inbound
A leaked W880 motherboard document references an Intel Arrow Lake-S Refresh chip, pointing to a refresh of the Intel Core Ultra 200S processors.
Intel says you can download more FPS for Lunar Lake
Intel's latest drivers, thanks to new low-power optimizations, can improve FPS by 10% on Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake)- powered laptops and mini-PCs.
Intel scores key jury ruling in $3 billion patent duel with VLSI
Intel secures a jury verdict confirming that Fortress Investment Group controls VLSI Technology, a decision that may overturn more than $3 billion in patent infringement awards from Intel to VLSI.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Faceoff — Battle of the Gaming Flagships
Today, we pit Intel's current-gen flagship Core Ultra 9 285K vs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the hands-down best CPU for gaming on the market, in a heated six-round match to find the winner.
Gigabyte hints AMD's next-gen gaming APUs will drop into current-gen motherboards
AMD's rumored Ryzen 9000G APUs have been listed under the memory support list for one of Gigabyte's B650 motherboards.
Intel details new advanced packaging breakthroughs — EMIB-T paves the way for HBM4 and increased UCIe bandwidth
EMIB-T comes to fore.
ASRock confirms its BIOS settings are killing Ryzen CPUs, is fully committed to fixing any damaged motherboards
ASRock confirmed that its motherboards are responsible for Ryzen 9000 deaths affecting ASRock motherboard customers. It also confirmed that it will charge both ways for motherboard RMAs.
