Intel compares AMD's new Ryzen laptop naming scheme to snake oil salesmen
Intel is also preparing to rebrand its CPUs starting with laptops
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs. Intel Core i5-9600K: 2023 Revisit
Let's revisit the gaming performance of two budget CPUs from years past: the Ryzen 5 3600 and Core i5-9600K to see how they compare in today's games but also determine which platform has aged best.
AMD 3D V-Cache CPU memory used to create incredibly fast RAM disk
For when even the fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD drives are not fast enough
Amazon unveils super fast AI chips to compete with Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft
Competition hots up in the AI hardware sector
AMD Ryzen 8000G APU specs, benchmarks, and release date leaked
New AMD Ryzen AM5 APUs are coming soon
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Holidays 2023
For gamers and mainstream users, it's a great time to build a PC. The TechSpot PC Buying Guide includes four builds for different budgets and purposes.
Intel sales and new accounting: Choose your own adventure
How will Intel's sales team adjust? A lot rides on this seemingly small change in accounting
Best CPU Deals, AMD vs Intel: Holiday CPU Buying Guide
A look at the CPU market and pricing to see what would truly constitute a Black Friday sale and give our advice on the kind of deals you can expect during the holiday shopping season.
Lunar Lake-MX leak suggests Intel is serious about "outcompeting" Apple
Lunar Lake-MX processors will look a lot like Apple's M-series chipsets
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X and 7970X Review
It's not every day that we get to review a $5,000 CPU, so this should be fun. The Ryzen Threadripper 7980X and 7970X pack 64 and 32 cores, two new super-powerful chips part of AMD's latest HEDT lineup.
CoreDirector lets you take full control of P-cores and E-cores on your Intel CPU
CoreDirector allows you to control which processes and applications run on P-cores and which run on E-cores. CoreDirector is a free application, compatible with any 12th-gen Intel CPU and above.
3D Game Rendering 101: The Making of Graphics Explained
You're playing the latest games at beautiful 4K ultra res. Do you ever wonder how those graphics got there? Welcome to our 3D Game Rendering 101: A guide to how one basic frame of gaming goodness is made.
Fujitsu claims new tech can optimize CPU & GPU allocation for AI and HPC workloads
Working on a practical solution for the global GPU shortage, allegedly
Retailer lists Intel Core i9-14900KS with 6.2GHz stock speed, a consumer CPU record
Intel could reveal the chip next month
AMD gains CPU market share in desktops, laptops, and servers
Thanks to 4th-gen EPYC and Ryzen 7000-series processors
Manuals confirm LGA-1700 and LGA-1851 sockets support the same coolers
One fewer component customers will have to replace upon upgrading
The Upgrade Path: AMD Ryzen 3700X to 5800X3D vs. Intel Core i9-9900K
Following up with our CPU testing from last week: How do the 3700X and 9900K compare today, and how does the 9900K stack up against the 5800X3D? It's an interesting question and a great comparison to look back on.
CPU makers are experimenting with alternative substrates to double clock speeds
Engineers tripled speeds on an Nvidia chip using a diamond substrate
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs. Intel Core i9-9900K: 8-Core CPUs, 4 Years Later
Today we're taking a look back at CPUs released in the last 4 to 5 years, the Ryzen 7 3700X and Core i9-9900K. There's a good reason (but not an obvious one) why we chose these two CPUs.
Apple M3 and the state of CPUs
Is it Apple and everyone else, even for CPUs?
The big picture: Apple's M3 launch stood out for its focus on how people actually use computers, the lack of AI acronyms and the fact that they launched three chips all at once. It is only getting harder to compete with them. As with all things Apple, the M3 has been extensively covered in the press, but beyond the performance metrics, a few things stood out for us, and here's our thesis on the overall sector.
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U and Ryzen 3 7440U mobile processors launched with Zen 4c cores
The same cores found in the company's Z1 chip for handheld gaming consoles
Latest Steam survey sees AMD and Windows 11 crash as a new top language appears
While the RTX 3060 cements its position at number one
Loongson CPU approaches traditional x86 performance in new benchmarks
A hot potato: China is willing to fight US restrictions on advanced technology with domestically-produced chip products, and the highly-discussed Loongson CPU line is receiving further confirmation regarding its presumed capabilities when compared to traditional x86 microchips.
Intel to unveil Meteor Lake Core Ultra and 5th-gen Xeon CPUs at AI event on December 14
Intel's laptop-focused chips are almost here