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PassMark records first-ever decline in CPU performance after 20 years of growth

TL;DR: PassMark has been aggregating CPU performance data for nearly two decades based on collective scores recorded through its benchmarking software. For the first time in 20 years, however, the data now shows an unexpected decline, shedding light on a potentially concerning trend in CPU performance.

Intel Xeon server CPU sales hit 14-year low as AMD gains ground

Bill Gates says Intel has lost its way, fallen behind in chip design and fabrication

Big quote: The last few years have not been kind to Intel. The company has seen its fortunes fall as rivals continue to make great strides, both financially and technologically. In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates shared his thoughts on the situation, stating that Intel has "lost its way."

AMD keeps crushing Intel in CPU sales on Amazon and Germany's largest PC hardware retailer

AMD's AM4 platform is still going strong after many years, AMD reports a 50/50 sales split with AM5

Why it matters: It's been almost three years since AMD launched the AM5 chipset alongside Ryzen 7000 CPUs. But according to a company executive, global sales of AM5 and the previous-gen AM4 are split 50/50, illustrating how the socket that supports Zen 1 through to Zen 3 remains popular.

Intel discloses CPU roadmap, confirms Nova Lake architecture for 2026 rollout

E6 unveils copper-diamond composite for next-gen thermal management

Intel's takeover dilemma: A Gordian knot of funding and politics

Editor's take: A takeover of Intel has become a Gordian knot. The company's factories require massive investments – billions of dollars and several years to fix – which most prospective buyers, companies or private equity firms aren't willing to handle. The US government has also poured a lot of money into these factories, making it politically difficult to shut them down. The problem is clear: no one wants the factories, but Intel can't be sold without them.

AMD confirms microcode vulnerability revealed in beta BIOS update

World's fastest supercomputer, "El Capitan," goes online to safeguard US nuclear weapons

AMD admits the Ryzen 9 9950X3D may not be faster than the 9800X3D in gaming

Intel Nova Lake and Clearwater Forest CPU samples appear in leaked shipping manifests

Intel claims Core Ultra 200 patches improve gaming performance by up to 26% (Update: they don't)

Arm aims to challenge x86 dominance with faster CPUs and AI-enhanced GPUs

AMD Threadripper 9000 series spotted: 96-core Zen 5 CPUs on the horizon

Overclocker pushes Intel Core i9-14900KF to 9.12 GHz, setting new CPU frequency world record

Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs receive upgraded Laminar RH2 and RM2 stock coolers

AMD blames Intel's "horrible" CPUs for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages

Big quote: What do you do when your latest CPU is proving so popular that consumers are struggling to get their hands on it? If you're AMD, it's to partly blame rival Intel for releasing such a "horrible product" as a competitor – i.e., the Arrow Lake desktop processors.

Nvidia CEO teases plans for consumer CPU following Project Digits and GB10 CPU unveiling

Intel launches Core Ultra 200 laptop chips with a mix of architectures, CPU, GPU and NPU capabilities

AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ brings monstrous 40-core GPU, unified memory to laptops

AMD reveals RDNA 4 architecture, Radeon RX 9070 GPUs, and Ryzen 9000 X3D CPUs

What just happened? The big surprise out of CES 2025 is that AMD hasn't fully launched new RDNA 4 GPUs at the show, instead deciding to merely "preview" the new architecture and a couple of graphics card models. As of writing, AMD has officially announced the RDNA 4 graphics architecture, Radeon RX 9070 series of GPUs, ML-powered FSR 4 upscaling, and new Ryzen 9000 X3D desktop CPUs. We've got all the information for you here, plus a few thoughts on what AMD has shown off so far.

System76's 128-core Thelio Astra desktop PC sets Arm performance benchmark, at a cost