Explainer: What is Chip Binning?
You bought a new CPU and it seems to run cool, so you try a bit of overclocking. The GHz climb higher. Did you hit the silicon jackpot? You've got yourself a binned chip. But what's that exactly?
Intel addresses Arrow Lake's launch woes, promises fixes for gaming performance issues
Will upcoming fixes revive Intel's gaming prowess?
AMD's latest Ryzen 7 9800X3D is sold out, scalpers drive prices to $1,500
This is what happens when you release a good CPU
AMD now commands 28.7% of desktop CPU market, server chips also see significant gains
Continuing to erode Intel's dominance
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU benchmark leaked, expected to launch in early 2025
It will be AMD's flagship Zen 5 gaming processor
Intel is being sued over the instability issues in its Raptor Lake CPUs
Did Intel know about the problems before release?
What just happened? In a move that pretty much everyone expected, Intel is being sued over the Raptor Lake instability issues, making what has been a nightmare situation for the company even worse. The suit alleges that Intel became aware of the defects in pre- and post-release testing, but it continued to market the processors with boasts about their speed and performance.
AMD data center revenue surpasses Intel's for the first time, driven by strong Epyc CPU sales
Intel's $3.35 billion in data center revenue is down from $6 billion in Q1 2022
MIT's 3D nanoscale transistors use quantum tunneling design to bypass physical limits
Overcoming "Boltzmann tyranny" to maybe one day enable far more efficient electronics
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Review: The New Gaming CPU King
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is here, bringing powerful upgrades with 3D V-Cache tech and enhanced thermals. Without question, this is the best CPU released since the 7800X3D, making it a game-changer.
AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs see price cuts following Intel Arrow Lake launch
The Ryzen 9000 series launched in August
Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
Apple M4 Max chip outperforms Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9950X in Geekbench 6
The M4 Pro and M4 Max recently debuted with the new Macs
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review: Why So Slow for Gaming?
Intel's new mainstream Core Ultra 5 245K challenges the Ryzen 7 9700X in gaming and productivity. With 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, plus DDR5 support, it offers solid specs for demanding workloads.
Nvidia could enter the AI PC market in 2025 with its own Arm-based CPU
Rumor mill: Reports indicating that Nvidia plans to compete with Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD in the AI PC processor market have circulated for about a year. As Arm's spat with Qualcomm intensifies and the latter's Arm PC exclusivity license nears its end, other companies, including MediaTek and Nvidia, are expected to broaden the sector next year.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D gets official, arrives November 7 priced at $479
Higher base and boost clocks than the 7800X3D
Germany's largest hardware retailer has yet to sell a single Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU
AMD CPU sales share grows to almost 95 percent at Mindfactory
GeForce RTX 50 gaming laptops will likely be paired with previous-gen CPUs
Late-gen x86 processors aren't great at gaming, or cost too much. Or both.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D leak reveals unlocked multiplier, 5.2GHz boost clock
The Ryzen 7 9800X3D will compete against Intel's new Arrow Lake processors
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Review: Better Value, But...
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K features 8 P-Cores and 12 E-Cores with improved clock speeds and power efficiency. Let's see how it compares to AMD's lineup and the i7-14700K it means to replace.
Former Intel CEO tried to buy Nvidia back in 2005 for $20 billion
But the board of directors wasn't interested in GPUs
Next-gen Google Tensor SoC will continue to trail flagships from Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek
Expect solid performance uplifts with Pixel 10 and Pixel 11, just not enough to beat rivals
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" CPU overclocked to nearly 7.5GHz
The Core Ultra 9 285K is the flagship Arrow Lake-S desktop processor
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Review: Arrow Lake is a Mess
Intel is ready to unveil its latest Core Ultra desktop CPU series. With a tile-based design, Arrow Lake marks a major architectural shift, aiming for improved performance and efficiency.
New attack methods work against Spectre mitigations in modern PC CPUs
Speculation barriers don't work as intended
Facepalm: Spectre-based flaws are still causing some security issues in recent Intel and AMD CPUs. A newly developed attack can bypass protection "barriers" OEMs added to avoid personal data leakage. However, microcode and system updates should already be available for affected systems.
Intel "Raptor Lake Refresh" mobile CPUs leak with up to 14 cores and 5.8GHz boost speed
Laptops powered by these chips could release in early 2025