AMD launches $99 Ryzen 5 5500F for AM4 and new Ryzen 5 7500 for AM5
The Ryzen 5 5500F targets budget upgrades while the Ryzen 5 7500 adds integrated graphics to Zen 4
Intel's CPUs could get 10% more expensive next month
Intel could cut another 5% to 10% of staff as CEO Lip-Bu Tan continues restructuring push
AMD documents confirm Zen 6 desktop and APU chips will support AM5 socket
Zen 6 CPUs are expected to debut in late 2026 or early 2027
Qualcomm details next-gen Oryon CPU, targets 5GHz with heterogeneous cache design
The chip pairs two 5GHz Prime Cores with six Performance Cores for AI-heavy tasks
IBM is building a dual-architecture mainframe chip that will run Arm and Z software on the same cores
The chip will use 11 IBM Z cores built on a 2-nanometer process, running above 5.7 GHz
Intel re-enters Amazon's top-10 best-selling CPUs after over a year, but AMD still dominates
High DDR5 prices are driving buyers toward Intel's DDR4-compatible CPUs
The takeaway: AMD's domination in the desktop CPU market has been so remarkable that all 10 top-selling processors on Amazon throughout 2025 were from Team Red. Now, though, two Intel processors have secured a spot on the top-10 list for the first time in over a year.
CPU-Z version 3 adds PC health checks to the classic system information tool
CPU-Z remains a favorite for checking processor, memory, and motherboard details, but version 3.01 makes it more useful for troubleshooting. The new Validator V3 can quickly scan for more than 100 potential issues, including overheating, outdated drivers, hardware problems, and bloatware.
AMD now ships more than 30% of x86 PC CPUs as Intel's long-held lead keeps shrinking
Team Red's share has jumped 6.4% in a year despite the memory crisis weighing on PC sales
Intel's next flagship CPU could be the 28-core Core Ultra 9 4950K
Nova Lake desktop chips are expected to launch in late 2026 or early 2027
Intel says Nova Lake, its next major CPU architecture, is coming to desktop PCs before servers
Nova Lake will bring a new core design to consumers before it reaches the data center
Intel may refresh Raptor Lake for a third time as high DDR5 prices push buyers toward older hardware
Intel is joining AMD and Nvidia in reviving four-year-old hardware
Another Ryzen 7 7800X3D reportedly burns out despite AMD's voltage fix
AMD has yet to respond to the complaint
Qualcomm's Snapdragon C wants to be the Arm chip for $300 laptops
Qualcomm claims up to 44% faster performance and 106% better efficiency than Intel's N250
First look: Qualcomm has released more details about Snapdragon C, the Arm-based chip it is preparing for low-cost laptops. The company is betting that a combination of modest CPU performance, integrated graphics, and low power consumption can give manufacturers another option in a segment of the market typically dominated by entry-level Intel systems starting around $300.
A four-year-old budget CPU is outselling AMD's best gaming chip in some markets
AMD marketing director's tweet inadvertently shows how distorted the CPU market is
der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower
An old cooling myth actually works, but you'd need a meter-tall tower to notice it
AMD's new Zen 6 chips will have a low-power core built from five different generations of Zen
Zen 6 low-power cores could reshape battery life on laptops and handhelds, if the software keeps up
Intel is giving a startup the keys to its x86 (Atom) CPU kingdom
The famously secretive processor technology goes to RosaicLabs, and nobody knows why
Does It matter?: Intel is providing a startup with significant access to its chip design schematics as part of a rare licensing deal involving the x86 instruction set architecture. RosaicLabs could now theoretically build its own x86 CPU, although speculation points to more cutting-edge applications such as robotics and AI.
Intel is reversing course and bringing hyper-threading back to its server chips
The feature returns with Xeon 8 "Coral Rapids" in 2028, but there's no word if client CPUs will follow
AMD's Helios rack is finally shipping, and it's coming for Nvidia's AI dominance
AMD claims 20% better performance than Nvidia's Vera CPU with new Epyc chips
AMD confirms Zen 7 Epyc "Florence" for 2028 and previews Zen 8 Epyc "Ravenna" for 2030
AMD also unveiled the CDNA 5-based Instinct MI455X AI accelerator
The big picture: AMD had a busy week, announcing the Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU for gaming PCs and the Epyc Venice lineup for agentic AI workloads in data centers and high-end workstations. The company also launched the Helios rack-scale AI system at its Advancing AI 2026 event in San Francisco and previewed its next-generation Zen 7 and Zen 8 CPU architectures.
Nvidia is challenging 20 years of datacenter CPU design with new Vera chip
Nvidia joins the battle of making the CPU interesting again
The big picture: Nvidia lifted the embargo on its Vera CPU deep dive this week, and the disclosure amounts to a direct challenge to two decades of x86 datacenter design philosophy. This is the most detail the company has shared on the chip since it first appeared on the Rubin roadmap, and it confirms something I have suspected for a while: Nvidia is not treating the CPU as an attach story anymore. It is treating it as a battleground with a lot of potential dollars at play.
Nvidia reveals Vera CPU details, claims its custom Olympus cores outperform AMD Epyc Turin
The 88-core Arm chip boasts up to 1.8x the performance in select agentic AI workloads
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review: The Budget 3D V-Cache King
AMD's Ryzen 7 7700X3D revives Zen 4 with a lower-clocked take on the 7800X3D. We benchmark 13 games to see how much performance it gives up and whether it still belongs in a modern gaming PC.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition Review
AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D is back at $350. It looks overpriced, but for AM4 owners facing costly DDR5 upgrades, this four-year-old CPU may still be the smartest path to modern gaming performance today.
Ryzen 7 7700X3D delivers the gaming performance, but not the value
Early reviews of AMD's new Ryzen 7 7700X3D show a capable gaming CPU that performs close to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. However, its launch price and weaker productivity performance make it difficult to recommend. Our full review is coming soon.