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Core i9 14900KF CPU hits a world record 9.12 GHz and proves Intel chips are still good at something
By Jeremy Laird published
News Or an untimely reminder that Intel's new Arrow Lake chips are still second best?
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If you're a content creator and gamer looking for a CPU upgrade, this Ryzen 9 9900X deal will get you $90 off
By James Bentley published
Deal This is a much more fitting price.
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AMD accuses Intel's Arrow Lake of being a 'horrible' product and implies a lack of options for consumers has caused the Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortage
By James Bentley published
News AMD is taking its victory lap a little early.
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Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's simple reminder that useful quantum computing is a long way off has somehow caused industry stocks to plummet
By Jacob Fox published
News I don't think it'll matter, though. Quantum computing progress will continue.
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Nvidia seems to have just confirmed upcoming Arm and Blackwell laptop chips based on its new GB10 processor in collaboration with MediaTek
By Jacob Fox published
news This is the more exciting than Project Digits itself, at least for us PC gamers.
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AMD says there are no technical reasons for not having an X3D processor with 3D V-Cache on both CCDs, but we probably won't see such a dual-stacked chip anyway
By Jacob Fox published
News Doubling the cache, in this case, probably wouldn't improve gaming performance.
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Intel on its next-gen laptop chip: 'Panther Lake will take everything you love about Lunar Lake to the next level'
By Nick Evanson published
news The first chip to be made on Intel's 18A node is on target for release later this year.
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AMD Ryzen AI Max is finally here: 'the most advanced mobile x86 processor ever created' with 40 RDNA 3.5 CUs and 16 Zen 5 cores
By Jacob Fox published
News Strix Halo has finally arrived.
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