The new generation of Intel Xeon Scalable processor has officially launched. Based on the Ice Lake architecture, the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors bring up to a 46% performance uplift compared to the previous generation.
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper “Chagall” 5000 series reportedly coming in August
It looks like we'll be getting new Ryzen Threadripper processors in Q3 2021. New reports this week indicate that Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series processors, codenamed "Chagall", will be launching in August.
Read More »Intel Rocket Lake graphics drivers now available to download
After a “driverless” release, Intel has added support for Rocket Lake's iGPU with its latest graphics driver release. The driver supporting Rocket Lake's Xe graphics was issued in early March, but until recently, the description did not mention any support for the newly released Intel 11th Gen Core desktop processors. …
Read More »AMD Zen 3 processors vulnerable to Spectre-like exploits
AMD has published a document warning that Zen 3-based processors may be targeted by side-channel attacks. As per its description, this vulnerability is similar to Spectre, which plagued Intel processors three years ago. AMD Zen 3 core architecture features a new technology that improves performance by predicting the “relationship between loads …
Read More »Intel reportedly refreshing the Tiger Lake-U and H35 series
New reports point to a possible refresh of Intel's Tiger Lake-U and H35 series. Unannounced Tiger Lake-U processors have appeared on laptop product pages, we have also seen specifications for unreleased Tiger Lake-H35 processors. Notebookcheck's database has been updated with two new Tiger Lake-H35 processors: the Intel Core i7-11390H and …
Read More »Intel forgot to release graphics drivers for Rocket Lake iGPUs
It looks like Intel seemingly forgot to release graphics drivers for its new 11th Gen Core “Rocket Lake-S” processors. The Intel UHD graphics 750 drivers and software page is currently empty, although there is a workaround for this using Windows Update. The news was shared by AdoredTV, who noticed the …
Read More »Intel to change process node naming scheme to ”match the industry standard”
Both Intel and AMD have been using different standards to name their process nodes. At first glance, Intel's 10nm process node might seem inferior to TSMC's 7nm, leaving Intel looking like it has a less advanced node when both have a similar density. To avoid these comparisons, Intel is planning …
Read More »Intel Core i5-11600K Review
Can Intel's i5-11600K prove more competitive than the i9-11900K?
Read More »MSI Rocket Lake Roundup w/ MPG CoreLiquid K360
We've been sent a whole range of MSI motherboards, from the (relatively) lowly MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi at £170, all the way up to the Z590 ACE. Leo gives us the lowdown on these five different motherboards while also taking a look at MSI's rather fancy MPG Core Liquid K360 AIO cooler...
Read More »Intel Core i9-11900K Review
Intel 11th Gen for the desktop is here - Leo checks out the i9-11900K
Read More »Gigabyte B560 Aorus motherboards run the Core i9-11900K at 5.1GHz on all cores
The latest BIOS update for Gigabyte's B560 Aorus motherboards has shipped and there is good news for prospective 11th Gen Core i9 buyers. Gigabyte Aorus B560 motherboards will support 5.1GHz all-core boost on the Core i9-11900K and KF, as well as memory speeds up to 5300MHz. Typically, Intel B-series motherboards …
Read More »Intel Core i9-11900K overclocked to over 7GHz at 1.873V
Intel's 11th Gen Core Rocket Lake-S processors aren't releasing for another day, but overclockers already have their hands on a few of them. The first major overclock for the Core i9-11900K was revealed over the weekend, pushing the chip over the 7GHz mark at a whopping 1.873V.
Read More »Intel confirms Raptor Lake-S platform, likely launching in 2022
As we've known for some time now, Intel is planning to launch its 12th Gen Core series “Alder Lake” processors in late 2021. The follow-up won't be too far behind, with Intel confirming the Raptor Lake-S platform, which will presumably launch as the 13th Gen Core series in 2022. Intel …
Read More »Apple M1 surpasses Intel Core i7-11700K in single-thread on PassMark
The new PassMark CPU rankings are out and a surprising entry has risen to second place. Based on PassMark CPU benchmark results, the Apple M1 is able to outperform AMD's Ryzen 5 series processors and the newly launched Intel 11th Gen Core series with just one exception – the Core …
Read More »Intel “Rocket Lake” Xeon W-1300 CPU series revealed by ASRock
ASRock has listed multiple unannounced Xeon W-13xx processors on its Intel 1200-based CPU support list. As per the ASRock support page, these processors will be based on the Rocket Lake CPU architecture and feature a TDP of up to 125W. Like all Rocket Lake processors, the Intel Xeon W-13xx workstation processors …
Read More »Intel’s first 7nm “Meteor Lake” CPUs taped out this year, will launch in 2023
Intel confirmed that its first 7nm client processor architecture will be named “Meteor Lake”. Intel has seemingly solved the issues it had with its 7nm process node, allowing it to tape in Meteor Lake by the end of Q2 2021 and release the first processors in 2023. The news came …
Read More »Intel Tiger Lake-H45 leak adds 5 new SKUs to the 11th Gen Core mobile line-up
The full line-up of Intel Tiger Lake-H45 has been leaked alongside the specifications of each SKU. The table consists of five SKUs with 6 or 8 cores, maximum boost clocks of up to 5.0GHz and Hyper-Threading. The table, leaked by @OneRaichu and @9550pro, shows that the Tiger Lake-H line-up will receive …
Read More »Intel Alder Lake-S to bring a 20% boost to single-thread performance
New Intel Alder Lake-S details have leaked this week, giving us a glimpse at what to expect from Intel's hybrid architecture CPU design. As it turns out, Alder Lake-S could provide a significant performance boost, with leaked presentation slides detailing a 20 percent uplift in single-thread performance.
Read More »Intel explains how Adaptive Boost Technology works on 11th Gen Core i9 CPUs
Earlier this week, Intel officially announced its new 11th Gen Core processors, including Core i9 K and KF SKUs with a new frequency boost feature called Adaptive Boost Technology. Now, Intel has explained how Adaptive Boost works to bring all cores up to 5.1GHz as long as power and cooling …
Read More »MSI announces new Aegis, Codex, Trident and Infinite gaming PCs with Intel 11th Gen CPUs
Earlier this week, Intel officially announced its “Rocket Lake-S” 11th Gen Core desktop processors. MSI is getting involved with the launch early, updating its gaming desktop systems with Intel's latest hardware. This week, MSI announced that its Aegis, Codex, Trident and Infinite series of gaming desktop PCs will ship with …
Read More »Intel Core i7-11800H faster than AMD Ryzen 7 5800H according to benchmark
A new Intel Tiger Lake CPU benchmark has appeared online. This time around, we get a look at the performance up the Core i7-11800H, which appears to be faster than AMD's competing Ryzen 7 5800H, at least on Geekbench. The first Geekbench 5 entry of the Intel Core i7-11800H was spotted …
Read More »AMD announces Ryzen 5000 PRO mobile processors
This week, AMD has announced its new Ryzen 5000 PRO series of mobile processors, complete with Zen 3 cores and AMD's security feature set to provide “leadership performance and enterprise-class security solutions”. According to Saeid Moshkelani, senior vice president and general manager of the client business unit at AMD, distributed work environments …
Read More »DDR5-4800 tested with Intel Alder Lake-S, brings up to 28% more performance
We've known for a while now that memory makers are working on DDR5, with plans to launch the first modules later this year alongside Intel's Alder Lake-S platform. Now, we have a very interesting early look at performance, as a China-based memory manufacturer has revealed their DDR5-4800 testing results. As …
Read More »Intel 11th Gen “Rocket Lake-S” processors announced
After many weeks of leaks and rumours, today Intel has officially announced its 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake-S" desktop processors. The flagship is of course the Intel Core i9-11900K, capable of reaching speeds of up to 5.3GHz.
Read More »Intel to show Rocket Lake-S and Tiger Lake-H45 processors at GDC
This week, it was confirmed that Intel will be taking part in GDC later this week, with a session focused on new Tiger Lake and Rocket Lake-S CPUs. While some Tiger Lake processors have already released, we expect to see new six-core and 8-core SKUs announced. Until now, Intel has …
Read More »AMD launches 3rd Gen EPYC processors with ‘double’ performance over Intel Xeon
AMD has officially introduced its new server processor series using Zen 3 cores. Designed to set the new standard for server processors, the 3rd generation of EPYC CPUs offer the best per-core performance and extend the series leadership in per-socket performance.
Read More »Intel 11th Gen Core i5 CPUs reviewed early with benchmarks
We've been seeing benchmark leaks for Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake-S series of processors for a while now, although most of these leaks have focused on 8-core SKUs. That changed this week with the first benchmark leaks for two of Intel's 6-core 11th Gen Core processors, giving us a look at …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 3 5300G APU leaks on eBay complete with benchmark results
While AMD hasn't announced its upcoming Ryzen 5000G APUs yet, early engineering samples are appearing in online auctions. Over on eBay, someone is attempting to sell an engineering sample of the Ryzen 3 5300G APU, the listing even links to a video with performance benchmarks, giving us an idea of …
Read More »Intel “Raptor Lake” processors coming in 2022 according to new leak
We know that Intel plans to release its Alder Lake processors before the end of this year and we've recently heard about Lunar Lake coming in 2023 – so what is happening in 2022? Well thanks to another leak this week, we've learned about Intel “Raptor Lake”, which is planned …
Read More »Intel Core i9 and Core i7 “Rocket Lake” line-up and gaming performance leaked
As we get closer to a major launch, there is a good chance that we'll see presentation leaks detailing upcoming tech early. This time around, two slides from Intel's Rocket Lake launch presentation have leaked, detailing the full Core i9 and Core i7 line-up in addition to some gaming performance …
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