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Intel admits it needs more Core Ultra 200-series wafers — 'If we had more Lunar Lake wafers, we would be selling more Lunar Lake'
By Anton Shilov published
Intel needs more Core Ultra 200-series 'Arrow Lake' and 'Lunar Lake' wafers from TSMC as demand exceeds supply.

Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D has 120W TDP, leaked shipping manifest states
By Hassam Nasir published
Increased clock speeds at no extra wattage.

AMD isn't increasing prices on CPUs, at least for now
By Zhiye Liu published
Industry sources have told 3DTested that there has been no communication from AMD about price hikes on Ryzen processors.

Best Budget CPUs of 2025, Benchmarked and Ranked
By Paul Alcorn last updated
You can get a surprisingly powerful processor on the cheap. We've tested several cheap budget CPUs to help you find the right one for your needs and budget.

AMD mentions unreleased gaming-optimized Ryzen 7 9850X3D
By Anton Shilov published
The best gaming CPU seems to getting a stronger brother with higher clocks.

CPU upgrades aren't dead from the DDR5 apocalypse — here are in-place DDR4 upgrades you can still make
By Jake Roach published
Let's make the best of a bad situation.

Homegrown Chinese CPUs bring Core i7 Raptor Lake performance to domestic gaming PCs
By Zhiye Liu published
Chinese PC maker Thunderobot has launched the Black Warrior Hunter Pro gaming PC with a domestic Hygon C86-4G CPU and a GeForce RTX GPU.

Intel's next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPUs allegedly feature up to 144 MB of bLLC only on unlocked SKUs
By Hassam Nasir published
The bLLC is allegedly part of the compute tile.
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