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.
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AMD Ryzen 5000G ”Cezanne” desktop APU specifications detailed
We’ve had Ryzen 5000 series processors available for quite some time now, but we have yet to see the launch of AMD’s next-gen Ryzen 5000G APU series. It looks like we won’t have to wait much longer, however, as the product data sheet containing the specs for AMD’s upcoming APUs …
Read More »CPU Cooler Roundup – 9 coolers tested w/ AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
We test a total of nine different coolers on a 5950X - which is right for you?
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 »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 »MSI rolls out beta BIOS bringing Smart Access Memory to Ryzen 3000
We've known for a while now that MSI plans to roll out a BIOS update for its motherboards introducing Smart Access Memory (SAM) support to Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs. Now, this BIOS update is officially available, adding SAM for older CPUs and some small performance improvements for Ryzen 5000 series …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 3000 series will support Smart Access Memory
During the announcement of the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, AMD also confirmed that it will bring Smart Access Memory support to the Ryzen 3000 series desktop processors, excluding the Ryzen 5 3400G and the Ryzen 3 3200G. It seems AMD has taken the community's feedback into consideration and decided …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro desktop processors are now available worldwide
AMD has officially released the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX processors worldwide. Aimed at workstations, the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX series offers up to 64 cores, 128 threads, PCIe 4.0 support, 8x channels of memory, and the AMD Pro Security feature set. The Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX series consists of four …
Read More »CTR 2.1 to allow AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs to boost to 5GHz
1usmus is back with another update to the Ryzen CTR tool. In the CTR 1.2 update, new features have been added, including Hybrid OC, which switches performance profiles based on CPU load, allowing Zen 3 processors to boost up to 5GHz in some cases. Besides the P1 and P2 profile, …
Read More »PC seller claims Ryzen 9 failure rate is higher than other Ryzen 5000 CPUs
When dealing with large quantities of hardware, you're going to have some units fail from time to time. Normally for CPUs, this failure rate falls into single-digit percentages but according to one custom PC builder, the failure rate for AMD's Ryzen 9 5950X is significantly higher than normal. The statistics …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS Review (RTX 3080 eGPU Tested)
We check out the 5980HS mobile CPU in the ASUS ROG Flow X13
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5000G Pro with 8-cores and 16 threads emerges
We've known that AMD has some new Ryzen PRO series SKUs planned and now, those are beginning to leak. This week, a new Ryzen 5000G Pro CPU was detailed online, complete with 8 cores and 16 threads. Over on Chiphell (via @momomo_us), a CPU-Z screenshot for this upcoming CPU was shared. …
Read More »Unannounced AMD Ryzen 5000 mobile CPUs listed in HP laptops
Not long ago, AMD has announced its Ryzen 5000 Mobile processors, but it seems that there are a few SKUs that weren't revealed at that time. Now, thanks to a few HP laptop spec sheets and a mysterious benchmark entry, we know about the Ryzen 5 5650U and the Ryzen 7 5850U.
Read More »Ryzen 9 5980HS Hands-On: ROG Flow X13 Performance & Throttling
The eight-core, sixteen-thread Ryzen 9 5980HS is a performance monster in its 35W TDP mode, but there are some quirky clock speed and throttling behaviours with the Flow X13 laptop. Let’s have a closer look...
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” mobile CPU architecture gets new details
More details about the upcoming AMD Ryzen 5000 mobile processors have surfaced through a leaked presentation. Besides describing the improvements coming with the new architecture, this presentation also includes comparisons between the Ryzen 5000H APUs and the currently available mobile APUs and CPUs from AMD and Intel. Besides the leaked slides …
Read More »Intel Core i7-11375H and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS benchmarked in Geekbench 5
Once again, the Geekbench 5 database is giving us a glimpse of what to expect from Intel and AMD's upcoming processors. This time, the two CPUs spotted in the database were the Intel Core i7-11375H and the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS, with Intel coming out ahead in single-core and AMD's …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX tops the laptop and portable CPU ranking on PassMark
The PassMark CPU Mark ranking for laptop and portable CPUs has a new entry in the number one spot. The Ryzen 9 5900HX is the new number one laptop CPU in the PassMark CPU Mark benchmark rankings.
Read More »The Ryzen 7 5800 with PBO enabled is basically a Ryzen 7 5800X
It would seem the recently announced Ryzen 7 5800 can be “upgraded” to match its X-series counterpart, simply by enabling PBO. Given its inferior 65W TDP, the non-X SKU runs at lower clocks when using stock settings, but once PBO is enabled, the boosting behaviour appears to be very similar to …
Read More »CES 2021: Ryzen 5900 and 5800 confirmed as OEM-only
The biggest announcement from Lisa Su's keynote at CES 2021 was undoubtedly the reveal of the Ryzen 5000 mobile processors. However, we did also get confirmation of the rumoured non-X Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 CPUs. We've been hearing about these non-X Ryzen desktop parts since the end …
Read More »CES 2021: AMD unveils Ryzen 5000 mobile processors
After plenty of speculation, Lisa Su today officially announced AMD's Ryzen 5000 mobile processors at CES 2021. These new mobile parts are split between the more performant H-series and the lower-power U-series, scaling up to 8-core/16-thread parts that can push past a 45W TDP...
Read More »Rumoured specifications for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 have surfaced
The first set of specifications for AMD's rumoured OEM CPUs have come to light...
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5000 “Cezanne” APU die images leaked
CES is coming up in just a few days time and we're expecting some big announcements from AMD in particular. Thanks to a last-minute leak this week, we've got a new look at the die for an unreleased Ryzen 5000 "Cezanne" APU, which should be officially unveiled next week.
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series reportedly features a 16-core SKU
While the Zen 1 based Ryzen Threadripper line-ups featured a 16-core SKU, we did not get a 16C/32T Ryzen Threadripper 3000 chip. As we look ahead to Ryzen Threadripper 5000, it looks like the 16-core chip will be making a return. According to Yuri Bubliy, AMD might be working on bringing …
Read More »CTR 2.0 receives a new UI, Hybrid OC mode and support for Ryzen 5000 CPUs
ClockTuner for Ryzen is getting a 2.0 version, updating its GUI with a new dark theme and introducing interesting new features such as the Hybrid OC mode and support for Ryzen 5000 series processors. The slides from Yuri (aka as 1usmus) shared by Guru3D describe each new feature and come with …
Read More »Intel Core i7-11700K beats the Ryzen 9 5950X in single-core score Geekbench test
A new entry for an Intel Core i7-11700K has been found in Geekbench 5 database. This time around, we have results for the upcoming processor up against the Ryzen 9 5950X while running at frequencies of up to 5GHz. The Intel Core i7-11700K is an 8C/16T processor using the 14nm-based Rocket …
Read More »Epic Games Launcher idle bug seems to be making Ryzen CPUs run hotter
Ryzen CPU users have found that the Epic Games Launcher is causing unusual CPU temperature spikes. In some cases, just having the app running idle can cause temperatures to jump by 20ºC
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020 Day 26: Win an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU! (closed)
For Day 26 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar 2020, we’re teaming up with AMD to give one lucky KitGuru reader a CPU upgrade! Our prize today is none other than the Ryzen 7 5800X!
Read More »Cyberpower Ultra 7 RTX Gaming PC ( Ryzen 7 5800X and RTX 3070)
The name of this gaming PC is the Cyberpower Ultra 7 RTX however we want to be crystal clear this is a completely different system from the PC reviewed by Dominic that had exactly the same name. In fact the hardware is bang up to date as the latest Cyberpower …
Read More »Intel Tiger Lake-H i5 and AMD Ryzen 5000H CPUs spotted on Geekbench 5 database
Geekbench 5 database entries of four Ryzen 5000H mobile SKUs and two Intel Tiger Lake-H processors have been spotted. Expected to be announced in CES 2021, both the Ryzen 5000H and Tiger Lake-H series should be paired with the upcoming Nvidia RTX 30 series mobile GPUs, once they have been …
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