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For decades now, Intel has been releasing Pentium and Celeron series processors to serve the mainstream PC market. Now, Intel is officially doing away with Celeron and Pentium, replacing both with a new line-up of chips simply named ‘Intel Processor'.  Today, Intel is announcing the Intel Processor, a replacement for …

Our man Leo is currently out in Israel visiting Intel and got a chance to sit down with Marcus Kennedy. Marcus has possibly the longest job title we have ever seen, as the General Manager of the Gaming, Creator and Esports Segment in the Client Computing Group at Intel Corporation. Leo and Marcus talk all things PC gaming, including Intel's strategy for game developers and studios, cloud gaming and Arc graphics.

This week, Leo has been in Israel with Intel for a big technology tour. So far, we've learned quite a bit about Intel's production and development cycle, and how it plans to deliver on its busy five-year roadmap. Now today, we have our first look at an Intel Raptor Lake …

Benchmark leaks for Intel's upcoming 13th Gen Core processors have been dropping frequently in recent weeks. We have a good idea of what to expect from unlocked K-series chips, and now we have our first look at a low-TDP ‘T' series CPU. In one early benchmark, the Core i7-13700T seemed …

The Intel Technology Tour kicked off this week and Leo has boots on the ground at Intel's Israel facilities to learn all about Intel's CPU development process. During the Technology Tour, Intel Corporate VP and GM of Validation, Engineering and IDC, Karin Eibschitz, and Intel Corporate VP and GM of …

New Ryzen 5 7600X Cinebench R23 results show some interesting things about the upcoming processor. At stock settings, the mid-range Ryzen chip is only slightly faster than its predecessor. However, things change when Core Performance Boost is enabled, bringing a 14% performance boost in this benchmark. VideoCardz has recently got …

We've already caught a glimpse of what the Ryzen 5 7600X and the Ryzen 9 7950X will be capable of, but we have yet to see the Ryzen 7 7700X in action. Fortunately for us, someone has been testing the unreleased AMD CPU in Geekbench and CPU-Z, with the results …

AMD's X670E motherboards are just a few weeks away from releasing worldwide. Up until now, we were still unsure of pricing – however, considering they are at the top of the hierarchy of the 600-series boards, they were always going to be pricey. Still, $480 for the cheapest X670E board …

As is almost expected by now, the specifications of the upcoming generation of Intel Core desktop processors have been leaked ahead of the official announcement. The lineup will include 14 models with up to 24 cores and 5.8GHz clock speeds, a record high for Intel CPUs. Wccftech got ahold of …

After AMD officially announced the Ryzen 7000 series, more and more performance leaks have started to hit the web. This time around, the upcoming Ryzen 9 7950X processor has been pictured scoring close to 39K points in the Cinebench R23 multi-core benchmark, matching the official figures shared by AMD. The …

Luke gave us the low-down on AMD Zen 4 during his recent visit to Austin, Texas where the chips were officially announced. The fact of the matter is that AMD has been talking about Zen 4 for quite some while, so we now have the final pieces of the puzzle in place and are eagerly awaiting the launch date of 27th September...

While we wait for the Intel Xeon “Sapphire Rapids” platform to see the light of day, reports about its successor have started to emerge. Named “Emerald Rapids”, the upcoming platform will be much like its predecessor, with slight improvements in memory support, maximum core count, and security. Leaker @yukki_ans has …

Intel is planning some big changes to chip design for Meteor Lake. These new CPUs will move to a tile-based architecture, and new reports indicate that these chips will also feature a ‘standalone media' block for media encoding/decoding without a GPU.  Traditionally, the iGPU of an Intel processor packs a …

During the Ryzen 7000 series announcement, AMD confirmed it would launch Zen 4-based chips with 3D V-Cache sometime later, without specifying a date or a period. Previous rumours claimed we would see them later this year, but a new report suggests it will take slightly longer. According to Twitter leaker, Greymon55, …

AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors have just been announced. In the lead up to release, some have managed to gain early access to samples, leading to benchmark leaks. This week, several entries for the Ryzen 5 7600X and Ryzen 9 7950X have appeared on Geekbench.  The Ryzen 5 7600X …

AMD just announced the Ryzen 7000 series and it looks like competition from Intel won't be far behind. Intel has yet to confirm its launch plans, but according to reports this week, the company is planning to reveal its 13th Gen ‘Raptor Lake' desktop processors in late September, followed by …

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X will likely perform better than any processor that's currently available on the market. However, that may not be true after Intel launches its upcoming Raptor Lake-S flagship CPU, the Core i9-13900K, with early CPU-Z tests indicating Intel's chip will win the performance crown.  According to …

AMD has today given more details on its upcoming Ryzen 7000 Series - Zen 4 - processors and the AM5 platform. Launching 27th September, the Ryzen 9 7950X flagship is touted as having a 29% faster core for gamers versus Ryzen 5000 Series whilst also enhancing power efficiency thanks to the application of TSMC's 5nm process node. Four chips launch on September 27th alongside DDR5- and PCIe 5.0-capable X-Series motherboards, with B-Series boards to follow-up in October.

We've already seen the Intel Core i9-13900K hitting 5.7GHz, and reports claim it can even reach 5.8GHz. That won't be enough to take the clock speed crown away from AMD, however, as it is claimed that the Ryzen 9 7950X will boost over 5.8GHz. Those looking to tinker further with …

We're days away from AMD properly unveiling its new Ryzen 7000 series processors. Some samples already seem to be out in the wild, leading to benchmark leaks. In a recent leak, we get Cinebench R23 results for the Ryzen 7 7700X and the Ryzen 5 7600X, showing significant gains over …

Recently, a retailer leaked what looked to be the full launch line-up for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. Now, two retailers have leaked Intel's launch line-up for its 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” processors.  The listings found by @momomo_us (1, 2) on two different Canadian store websites suggest the …

A leaker has recently shared what may well be the first Cinebench R20 results for the Ryzen 7 7700X. As expected, the upcoming CPU was considerably faster than its predecessors, scoring 20% higher than the Ryzen 5000 series flagship in the single-core test. The CB R20 results shared by Extreme …

By now, it's clear that Meteor Lake will bring many architectural changes over Raptor Lake. Unlike the latter, which is basically a revised version of Alder Lake, Meteor Lake will have new components, including a VPU (Versatile Processing Unit) for AI workloads and likely a new integrated graphics architecture. Intel …

Intel is expected to reveal the 13th generation of Core series desktop processors fairly soon, but we're already seeing leaks surfacing across the web. This time around, a leaker has revealed what looks to be the full launch line-up for Raptor Lake on desktop.  Over on Bilibili, ExtremePlayer (via VideoCardz) …

Intel has new high-performance HX laptop CPUs on the way. Recently, an unannounced 13th Gen Core i5-13600HX was spotted in a database, suggesting that engineering samples are now being circulated for testing.  The BAPCo entry shared by @momomo_us shows the unreleased processor will pack 14x cores and 20x threads, meaning …

Earlier this week, AMD announced that it will be holding its Ryzen 7000 launch event this month, matching what we've previously heard through rumours. It was also expected that Ryzen 7000 CPUs would be available by mid-September, but this has apparently shifted to late September. According to one reviewer, this …

It is now official – AMD will properly unveil its next generation Ryzen processors later this month. Today, the company announced a livestream for the occasion, which will include new details on Zen 4 and the AM5 platform.  In recent weeks, rumours have been pointing to a late August announcement …

It seems it will take a bit longer than expected to see Ryzen 7000 CPUs in action. According to a new rumour, the launch has been postponed by a couple of weeks, with availability now apparently planned for late September.  There was already plenty of proof that AMD would reveal its …

We seem to be rapidly approaching launch for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 desktop processors and the first 600 series motherboards. Ahead of AMD's official unveiling, retailers have begun listing multiple processors and X670 motherboards online complete with pricing.  The listings are no longer online, but they were shared by @momomo_us. Looking …

As we approach Q4 more details about upcoming product launches have been leaking. This week, new reports claim to reveal the internal codenames for AMD's upcoming RDNA 3 GPUs, as well as the upcoming Ryzen 7000 series CPUs for laptops.  According to Angstronomics (via VideoCardz), AMD has internally named the …