Arm expects more vendors to enter Windows PC chip market alongside Qualcomm Snapdragon
"Diversification" is Arm's key word for a new attempt at dethroning the x86 ISA supremacy
Intel-powered Aurora is now the fastest AI supercomputer in the world
But it still ranks second overall behind the AMD-powered Frontier
Samsung steps up its timeline to enter the semiconductor glass substrate market
Samsung plans to launch a pilot line in the fourth quarter, three months earlier than expected
Intel's answer to PCIe 6 heat concerns is a driver that throttles bus speeds
Higher transfer speeds come at a cost
Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU leak includes a 24-core 285K flagship, 20-core 265K
Rumored to be announced at Computex 2024 next month
Minisforum crams Windows 11, an Alder Lake CPU, and DDR5 RAM into an iPhone-sized PC
Ethernet powered $200 pocket PC for travel and signage
Opinion: Could Broadcom buy Intel?
Can Broadcom afford a deal of this size? The obvious answer is, yes
AMD's consumer and server CPU sales surge, driven by latest Ryzen and Epyc chips
But Intel still holds a massive lead
Motherboard makers must implement new Intel power spec defaults by May 31
Stricter power settings for 13th and 14th-gen CPU stability
PC market recovery leads to increased client CPU shipments, but server sales lag
Quarterly shipments were down, though
Leak casts doubt on Intel's Battlemage, Celestial GPU plans for 2024
Chipzilla's graphics ambitions may hit a roadblock
Leaked Asus Computex lineup teases ROG Ally upgrade, Snapdragon X notebooks, and gaming peripherals
No sign of the RTX 50 series though
"CPUs Don't Matter For 4K Gaming"... Wrong!
Something we hear a lot is that CPU performance doesn't matter for 4K gaming. Without proper context, CPU benchmark data can be misinterpreted. Let us explain to you what's what with some hard data.
CPU overclockers hit a ceiling, and it happened about 17 years ago
The golden age of overclocking has long passed
The big picture: Intel recently invited two leading overclockers to its headquarters to discuss achieving the world's first 9 GHz CPU overclock. The duo of Pieter-Jan Plaisier (SkatterBencher) and Jon Sandström (ElmorLabs) also looked back at CPU frequency overclocking milestones along the way, highlighting an obvious wall that was hit roughly 17 years ago.
Intel's 18A Panther Lake CPUs on track to launch in mid-2025, promising significant AI boost
The chipmaker wants to move through five new process nodes in just four years
April Steam survey sees another AMD card enter chart, Windows 11 gain more users
AMD also made up ground in the CPU section
Intel CPUs Are Crashing and It's Intel's Fault: Intel Baseline Profile Benchmark
For years, we have highlighted Intel's loosely defined CPU power specs and the problems they pose for customers. The issue now is that some 13th and 14th-gen processors have started crashing.
Intel issues statement on Raptor Lake crashes, asks mobo makers to revise extreme BIOS defaults
Intel has suggested some motherboard makers have taken performance bragging rights too far
China's Loongson claims its latest CPUs are a match for Intel's 10th-gen in single-core performance
The new 3B6600 and 3B7000 chips narrow the performance gap with Intel and AMD offerings
Intel has a wafer-level assembly problem, and it's hurting Core Ultra sales
Customers are hot for Intel's Core Ultra products
Gigabyte and MSI also provide BIOS settings to address Intel crashing CPUs
The updates and settings are designed to curb the chips' stability issues
In context: Reviewers, CPU owners, and engineers have for the last several months endured stability issues related to several Intel 13th- and 14th-gen processors. Further investigation attributed the issues to the BIOS settings used by many Intel motherboard partners, which use "optimized" settings ignoring Intel's default maximum power limits. This week, Gigabyte and MSI joined Asus in providing additional BIOS versions and configurations aimed at alleviating these issues and adhering to Intel's power specifications.
TSMC unveils A16 manufacturing process for 1.6nm chips in challenge to Intel's claims
Intel previous said it would overtake TSMC in making the world's fastest chips
Asus releases firmware update to address game crashes on Intel CPUs
Was going over Intel's recommended power settings really that necessary?
The legendary Zilog Z80 CPU is being discontinued after nearly 50 years
The microprocessor was used in countless consoles, arcade machines, and embedded devices