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AMD just mentioned an as yet unreleased Ryzen X3D chip that could become the budget gaming CPU of champions
News Come on, AMD, let's see this chip on shelves around the world.
Intel claims 18A, the node Pat bet the company on, is either 25% faster or 38% more efficient than Intel 3. Though that's a node Intel didn't have enough faith in to release for desktops or laptops
News A tricky comparison, given there are no Intel 3 chips in PCs.
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPU rumoured to get up to 52 cores, over double the count of Arrow Lake across all segments
News Mid-range Nova Lake has more cores than high-end Arrow Lake, natch.
Ex-Intel engineers are developing the 'biggest, baddest CPU in the world' by targeting IPC, not clockspeed or core counts
News AheadComputing reckons the future of CPU performance is all about instructions per clock, not GHz or a zillion cores.
Best liquid cooler for CPUs in 2025: I've tried all the best AIO coolers and these are my top picks
Wetware These are the best liquid chip chillers to suit all budgets, form factors, and processors.
The world's biggest chip maker TSMC says it still can't keep up with demand for AI hardware despite tariff uncertainty
News Oh well, looks like gaming GPUs are still going to be hard to come by.
AMD unleashes up to 96 cores of Zen 5 with its new Threadripper 9000 Series chips
Computex Coming June 2025.
Intel's next batch of CPUs might still be called Core Ultra 200S, possibly because the Arrow Lake refresh won't be much of a boost
news Anybody want a bigger NPU? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
