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AMD Strix Halo Ryzen AI Max

AMD's next-gen 'Medusa Halo' APUs to reportedly use LPDDR6 RAM, enabling 80% higher bandwidth

By Hassam Nasir published

A significant upgrade over Strix Halo.

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Alder Lake

Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop CPUs can reportedly devour up to 700W of power in PL4 state

By Hassam Nasir published

Intel might undo the efficiency gains of Arrow Lake.

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Core Ultra 200S

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus makes its Geekbench debut with 5.3 GHz boost clocks

By Hassam Nasir published

A solid upgrade to the outgoing Core Ultra 5 245K.

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Intel Xeon 6 processor

Intel quietly kills controversial 'pay as you go' chip licensing initiative

By Anton Shilov last updated

Intel seemingly discontinues its 'Intel On Demand' technology that let its customers activate certain accelerators inside Xeon CPUs after purchase.

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Core Ultra 200S

Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh judgment day is reportedly on March 23

By Hassam Nasir published

Can Arrow Lake Refresh save Intel from AMD's dominance?

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Intel Xeon 6 processor

Intel, AMD server CPUs reportedly suffering from supply shortages in China

By Jowi Morales published

The increased demand is said to be partly brought by demand for agentic AI, which need CPUs to execute their tasks.

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX with direct die cooling IHS

AMD's 96-core beast with watercooling engraved into CPU joins car and industrial parts in a 2,000W direct die cooling setup

By Zhiye Liu published

Chinese tech YouTube channel Geekerwan tests direct die cooling on the 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX, using a CNC-engraved IHS and automotive-grade cooling components.

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AMD

ASRock issues statement concerning yet another round of Ryzen 9000 CPU failures

By Zak Killian published

While the scope of the faults appears to be quite small, ASRock joins the chorus of motherboard companies promising to search for a cause.

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Intel clawed back CPU market share from AMD in the Steam Hardware survey for the first time in months

By Mark Tyson published

After months of consistent decline, Intel’s consumer CPUs have enjoyed a small but significant spell of market share growth, at least according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey.

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AMD CEO downplays PC memory crunch, saying 'our focus areas are enterprise'

By Jake Roach published

AMD's CEO doesn't seem concerned with current memory prices, suggesting the company is focusing its efforts on the enterprise.

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