AMD's new 65W Ryzen 5000 desktop chips are for OEMs only By Alan Dexter CES 2021 Lower TDPs could make for some sleek but powerful gaming PCs.
AMD views Ryzen 5000 CPU temperatures up to 95C as ‘typical and by design’ By Paul Lilly News Higher temps mean Zen 3 can boost higher and longer.
Intel's 11th Gen desktop CPUs could be split between two different architectures By Paul Lilly CES 2021 Some of Intel's next-gen processors might be based a refreshed version of Comet Lake-S instead of Rocket Lake-S.
Gigabyte joins MSI in confirming Intel's next-gen Rocket Lake CPUs are arriving in March By Paul Lilly News Rocket Lake is almost cleared for takeoff.
The best CPU for gaming in 2021 By Alan Dexter Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
What Apple's move to ARM could mean for PC and console gaming By Ian Evenden ARMed and ready Could a major change be coming to the insides of our PCs?
AMD's Zen 3 is the gamechanger we've needed for years By Alan Dexter Battle Royale It's been an incredible year for PC hardware, but one release stands out above all others.
Need a CPU upgrade STAT? Intel's Core i7 10700K is a great gaming chip and is on sale for $320 By Paul Lilly Deals Save $90 on an unlocked 8-core/16-thread Comet Lake CPU with this deal.
Ryzen 5000 CPU support for older AMD motherboards has begun rolling out ahead of schedule By Paul Lilly News ASRock is first out of the gate, and Asus will follow suit in a couple of weeks.
Zen 3 is sold out everywhere but AMD’s Frank Azor says it was not a paper launch By Paul Lilly News The shortage occurred despite "shipping tons of units," Azor says.
Intel's Core i7 9700K is a compelling option at $283, its lowest price ever By Paul Lilly Deals The Core i7 9700K still packs a punch and has dipped to a new low price.
Just ahead of the Ryzen 5000 launch AMD grabs its highest CPU share in over a decade By Paul Lilly News The rise in overall processor market share comes ahead of Ryzen 5000 series availability tomorrow.
AMD's next-gen laptop CPUs could be a confusing mix of architectures By Paul Lilly News Multiple leakers suggest the Ryzen 5000 mobile series will comprise both Zen 3 and Zen 2 CPUs.
Asus doubles down on X470 and B450 motherboards supporting Zen 3 By Paul Lilly News BIOS updates are still coming, despite recent rumors to the contrary.
Intel sneaks out a sub-$100 quad-core Comet Lake CPU to take on AMD Ryzen By Paul Lilly News The new chip trades an integrated GPU for a cheaper price tag.
Intel Rocket Lake CPUs confirmed to launch before March 31, 2021 By Dave James News Intel has given a sneak peak at the 11th Gen gaming processors, code-named Rocket Lake.
AMD plans Zen 3 and Radeon RX 6000 announcements for October By Paul Lilly News During two separate events, AMD will detail its next-generation Zen 3 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU architectures.
Intel's Marvel Avengers CPUs come with pretty packaging but not the actual game By Paul Lilly News The fancy packaging states "Game Not Included."
A machinist lapped an AMD Ryzen 16-core CPU within a nanometer of its life By Paul Lilly News Well, within 300 nanometers of flatness error, which is incredibly smooth.
Retailers are selling Intel ‘KA’ series Avengers Edition Comet Lake CPUs By Paul Lilly News These are likely the same CPUs as their regular counterparts, but with themed packaging.
