ASRock has announced this week that it received a huge increase in its revenue during 2019. The company proclaimed that it saw revenue increase 31.61% over a year-on-year basis and delivered total revenue of $443.16 million USD in 2019. According to a recent article by DigiTimes, the Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer …
Read More »AMD agrees a multi-year partnership deal with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team
In just over a months’ time, the 2020 Formula 1 season will be underway when the lights go out in Melbourne Australia and AMD will be on the grid. The company has announced a multi-year deal with current Formula 1 world champions, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team. AMD and the Mercedes-AMG …
Read More »Intel Core i9-10900K 3DMark scores are on par with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
With Intel's Comet Lake CPUs expected some time later this year, the first 3DMark results have emerged purporting to show how the upcoming 10-core i9-10900K performs in these benchmarks. Compared directly to AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X, 3DMark Physics scores are essentially the same between the two processors. According to Notebookcheck, …
Read More »Gigabyte B550 motherboards spotted on recent EEC listing
AMD’s B550A chipset made its debut in October 2019 with a range of Gigabyte motherboards specifically designed for OEM systems. Since then, AMD has remained tight-lipped on the possibility of any budget 500 series motherboards for consumers. However, that could change now since a Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database entry …
Read More »Intel reportedly dropping Nervana in favour of Habana Labs for AI chips
Intel has been looking to pin its flag in the AI market for years now, with efforts to create AI chips kicking off with the purchase of Nervana in 2016 and extending to a huge $2 billion acquisition of Israeli firm, Habana Labs. While Intel only just announced new Nervana …
Read More »Intel Core i5-L16G7 listing spotted on UserBenchmark
A new listing on UserBenchmark has revealed a CPU named as the Intel Core i5-L16G7. This CPU belongs to the upcoming Intel Lakefield line of processors, which use the new 3D Foveros packaging. This listing also shows that Intel is likely to change the naming convention of its processors with …
Read More »Details emerge on Zhaoxin’s first x86 processor for DIY PC builders
Zhaoxin is a Chinese semiconductor company built on a partnership between Via Technologies and the Chinese Government. This company already has multiple companies using its processors, but with the launch of what seems to be Zhaoxin's first CPU for DIY enthusiasts, the KaiXian KX-6780A, the company may start to target a new …
Read More »ASRock software lists new Intel Z490 motherboards
ASRock has listed its potential Z490 motherboard range in an official piece of software...
Read More »The European Union prepares its own prototype CPU
As the UK prepares to officially leave the European Union this Friday (31st January), the European Processor Initiative (EPI) is priming the first prototype of its HPC processor designed for advanced computing applications. The EPI was set up by the European Commission as part of the Framework Partnership Agreement, with …
Read More »Intel rumoured to tap GlobalFoundries for additional 14nm CPU production
While AMD and GlobalFoundries used to work hand in hand, in recent years there has been a shift over to TSMC for AMD's CPU and GPU fabrication needs. GlobalFoundries may end up with a big new contract though, with reports claiming that Intel might be looking to team up. According …
Read More »MSI Z490 motherboards appear on the EEC database
While the Eurasian Economic Commission database submissions do not always prove to be accurate it is often a reliable source for little snippets of information from AMD, Intel and Nvidia board partners. One of the latest submission could be a sign of what’s to come soon. Although there is still …
Read More »Intel reports record 2019 financial results despite AMD Ryzen resurgence
Intel has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results for 2019 and despite AMD's recent resurgence with Zen 2 architecture based processors, Intel’s annual revenue has increased to $72 billion, which is a record financial year for the company. Intel has recorded a record fourth-quarter financial result for 2019 with …
Read More »Intel might continue its CPU price cuts throughout this year
It's rumoured that Intel might continue to cut the prices of its CPUs this year to battle AMD's own aggressive product pricing...
Read More »2nd generation AMD EPYC processors will power weather forecasting supercomputer
AMD has announced a new deal with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) which will see the CPU giant supply 2nd generation EPYC processors to power one of the most advanced meteorological supercomputers in the world, in the Atos BullSequana XH2000. AMD had a successful year in 2019 …
Read More »ASRock launches its Radeon RX 5600 XT graphics card series
A couple of weeks ago ASRock dropped specifications on its website of AMD’s new RX 5600 XT graphics cards a little earlier than expected. The company has now officially announced its Radeon RX 5600 XT GPU range which includes new Phantom Gaming and Challenger series cards. ASRock has unveiled its …
Read More »Intel i9-10990XE leak shows a 22C/44T CPU, 380W TDP
A screenshot purporting to show a 22-core Intel i9-10990XE HEDT CPU has appeared online...
Read More »CES 2020: Luke and Leo discuss the Intel NUC 9 Extreme
Luke and Leo share their views on the Intel NUC 9 Extreme at CES 2020
Read More »CES 2020: First look at the Intel NUC 9 Extreme at EVGA
we look at the NUC 9 Extreme with an EVGA RTX 2060 KO GPU crammed inside
Read More »CES 2020: Hands-on with Corsair’s new air and AIO coolers
Luke is at the Corsair booth taking a look at what new coolers the company is launching for 2020
Read More »CES 2020: AMD’s 64-core TR 3990X is coming in February for $3990
Last night AMD revealed the final details for the 64-core Threadripper 3990X, including its release date and price tag...
Read More »CES 2020: AMD announces Ryzen 4000 mobile series processors
At CES today, AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, proudly proclaimed that 2020 is going to be an even bigger year, with the company focused on delivering the very best, That battle is starting off in the laptop sector, with the brand new Ryzen 4000 mobile series processors, spearheaded by ‘the …
Read More »Intel Core i9-10900K processor could be up to 30% faster than the previous generation
Just a few days ago, the potential specification of Intel’s 10th generation Core series desktop processors were leaked online and now an alleged internal Intel document appears to show the performance of the upcoming flagship ten-core Intel Core i9-10900K CPU...
Read More »AMD set to push the high performance computing envelope again in 2020
AMD ended 2019 with the message that the company will push the envelope of high computing again in 2020, at the same time as announcing it will be holding its annual CES press conference on Monday 6th January at 2 pm. AMD finished off 2019 with a message on its …
Read More »Leaked slides of Intel Comet Lake-S allegedly show TDP ratings and core boost frequencies
Intel is set to fire back at AMD in the new year when the company launches its 10th generation desktop Core series processors. Exactly when this will be is still uncertain, however, the flagship Intel Core i9-10900K is expected to boast 10 cores to offer competition to current Ryzen 3000 …
Read More »Rumours suggest AMD Ryzen 4000 will offer significant performance gains
Rumours suggest AMD Ryzen 4000 processor architecture could offer up to 20% performance increase over the previous generation
Read More »Intel socket LGA1200 expected to retain same dimensions as LGA115x
Good news for Intel fans, LGA1200 should support current LGA115x cooling solutions.
Read More »EKWB launch a new monoblock for the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite
Just last week, EK Water Blocks launched a brand new monoblock for the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard and the company has now announced it will extend its X570 Aorus motherboard support with a new monoblock being launched for the X570 Aorus Elite. Water cooling enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting …
Read More »Nvidia unveils its next generation platform for autonomous vehicles and robots
Nvidia has announced its new software-defined platform for autonomous vehicles and robots. Nvidia Drive AGX Orin is set to be powered by the company’s new Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) which is the result of four years of R&D investment. The Nvidia Orin SoC consists of 17 billion transistors and integrates Nvidia’s …
Read More »Adata XPG memory tested to support AMD Ryzen 3950X and Threadripper 3000
Adata’s XPG range has provided gamers and enthusiasts with high-performance memory for recent generations of desktop PC systems. The excellent compatibility of Adata XPG memory is set to continue through support for the latest AMD Ryzen 3950X and Threadripper 3000 based systems. Adata has announced that it's XPG DDR4 memory …
Read More »Intel Core i5-10600 shows up in 3DMark database
Following yesterday's leak, a new listing of a Comet Lake processor has appeared in 3DMark's database. This listing shows a Core i5-10600, detailing some of its specifications, and new Z490 motherboard, the MSI Z490 Gaming Carbon. The entry of the new processor was reported by Twitter user momomo_us, who got …
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