AMD confirms next-gen Threadripper with Zen 6 cores, PCIe 6.0, and new TR6 socket
Mustang Peak could raise Threadripper Pro core counts to 144
AMD Zen 6 desktop CPUs may ditch integrated graphics for a built-in NPU
Nvidia's RTX Spark CPUs may be part of why AMD is making this call now
Intel CPUs with Nvidia RTX integrated graphics are targeting an early 2028 release
Codenamed Serpent Lake, the chip would pair Intel Titan Lake CPUs with Nvidia RTX iGPUs to take on AMD's Strix Halo
Researchers are turning old Pixel phones into a data center – and they outperform some server hardware
Old smartphones are piling up as e-waste, but wait... 25 phones can match a single server CPU
Forward-looking: Researchers at the University of California San Diego are testing whether retired smartphones can still do useful work instead of ending up as electronic waste. Working with Google, the team is trying to turn retired Pixel smartphones into a low-cost data center. The goal is to keep working hardware in use instead of throwing it out after a few upgrade cycles.
Intel could launch 'Raptor Lake Next' in 2027 as DDR4 makes a comeback
Industry sources say Intel will keep its older platform in the market
AMD claims next-gen Zen 6 server CPU will deliver 330% of Nvidia Vera's performance per rack
AMD counters Nvidia-controlled benchmark with internal performance calculations
CPU-Z adds support for Panther Lake, Ryzen AI Max, and new memory form factors
CPU-Z 2.20.2 expands compatibility with upcoming Intel and AMD processors, including Panther Lake, Wildcat Lake, Bartlett Lake, Ryzen AI Max, and Ryzen Pro. The release also adds support for Intel Arc Pro B-series GPUs and new HUDIMM and HSODIMM memory.
Happy Birthday, Intel 8086: World's first x86 processor debuted exactly 48 years ago today
The humble chip went on to define five decades of personal computing
AMD CPUs hit another Steam survey record as Intel gap shrinks to all-time low
Team Red closes the Steam CPU gap again while Nvidia's RTX 3060 remains the most-used GPU
Intel's upcoming LGA 1954 socket reportedly supports Nova Lake, Razor Lake, and possibly beyond
Intel may finally stop forcing you to buy a new motherboard with every CPU upgrade
Intel launches Xeon 6+ Clearwater Forest with 288 E-cores on 18A node, teases Diamond Rapids for 2027
Intel just shipped its most ambitious server chip yet, Diamond Rapids promises PCIe 6.0 and twice the memory bandwidth next year
Nvidia RTX Spark CPU is now official: "superchip" will power Windows laptops and desktops
Nvidia wants to make your Windows PC an agentic and creator powerhouse
Why it matters: Nvidia just announced what it calls the most efficient PC chip ever built. RTX Spark is a Grace Blackwell system on a chip, 70 billion transistors on TSMC 3nm, with a Blackwell RTX GPU, a 20-core Arm CPU built with MediaTek, and up to 128GB of unified memory. It is purpose-built for agents, and it runs full RTX gaming and creation on the same thin-and-light laptop. It is a genuinely impressive piece of silicon.
Nvidia's first consumer CPU in over a decade is coming – and it has RTX cores built in
Microsoft, Nvidia, and Arm tease "new era of PC" at Computex
Steam Deck sells out again despite $300 price hike, meanwhile Intel unveils new handheld chip to counter AMD's dominance
New handhelds with Intel Arc G3 are coming next month
Microsoft is rolling out its Windows 11 CPU-boosting update – here's how to enable it
The update can make Windows 11 feel more responsive by briefly pushing CPU clocks higher
Nvidia Vera CPU impresses in early Nvidia-sanctioned benchmarks
Controlled tests show strong results against Intel Xeon and AMD Epyc
Intel says 14A is on track for 2028 risk production, 10A and 7A now in development
Intel's latest products are manufactured on the 18A node
AMD may be preparing the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, offering 7800X3D-like gaming for less
The rumored Zen 4 chip could bring 8 cores, 16 threads, and 96MB of L3 cache to a lower price point
Intel may be forcing PC makers to buy its newer 18A chips by cutting off the old ones
Much of the limited Intel 7 capacity is being allocated to higher-margin enterprise products
AMD keeps gaining on Intel in servers, but desktop PCs tell a different story
What just happened? AMD has hit another x86 CPU milestone, with Mercury Research figures showing the company now holds 38.1% of overall market revenue. That sounds like another win for Team Red, especially given its huge gains in servers, but there is a surprising caveat: AMD actually lost ground in desktop PCs during the first quarter.
Arm CEO predicts CPUs will scale to extreme core counts in AI-driven future
CPUs are going to have their computing revenge against GPUs, in a sense
Gamers Are Wrong About 1440p vs 1080p CPU Benchmarking
Here We Go Again, or: Why GPU Bottlenecks Hide True CPU Performance.
Gamers keep demanding 1440p CPU benchmarks, but higher resolutions often hide the very performance differences CPU testing is supposed to reveal. Here's why 1080p still matters most.
Intel roadmap leak reveals Nova Lake, Razor Lake, Titan Lake, and Moon Lake through 2028 with Nvidia RTX GPU tile integration
Nova Lake comes first with 52 cores on TSMC's N2 node
How often do you upgrade your PC?
Rising prices and slower performance gains are reshaping the enthusiast upgrade cycle