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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 Fidelity FX Super Resolution has been going from strength to strength. Though the technology’s original 1.0 implementation left much to be desired, the company’s launch of FSR 2.0 back in May was met with great enthusiasm. AMD have not been resting on their laurels however, and have now officially …

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 …

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...

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 didn't say much about its iGPU plans during its Ryzen 7000 reveal this week, but that has now changed. According to an updated page on AMD's website, every Ryzen 7000 CPU will come with an RDNA 2 iGPU.  If you visit AMD's Ryzen 7000 series webpage you'll find a …

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 …

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 …

Last night, AMD officially announced its new generation of Ryzen processors, alongside the AM5 platform. These products will be launching in late September, and there will be AMD optimised DDR5 memory too, with Corsair being amongst the first to announce.  Last night following AMD's event, Corsair announced the new Dominator …

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 …

Valve has a habit of dropping a lot of promising projects. We've yet to see any iteration on the Valve Index, nor have we seen a new VR title from Valve since the release of Half-Life: Alyx. Artifact was rebooted and then dropped after the developers proclaimed they were in …

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 …

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 …

Corsair's first laptop is finally here, but is it any good?

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's starting to look like September will be a good month to get a current-gen graphics card. New reports claim AMD and Nvidia will reduce the prices of their graphics cards, just in time to make room for new-gen GPUs.  The prices of GPUs have been steadily dropping since early …

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 …

Last week ended with a major new PC release in Spider-Man Remastered. Originally a PlayStation exclusive, Spider-Man has now arrived on PC, complete with all of the features you expect from a PC game. Nvidia released a set of day-one drivers for the game, and AMD also rolled out a …

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 …

After two years of virtual Gamescom events, the game conference will again open its doors to attendees and gaming companies. One of those companies is AMD, which has already confirmed it will be at the event, inviting fans to visit their booth. Gamescom, the biggest gaming convention in Europe, is …

We're rapidly approaching the launch for AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors and as a result, we're seeing more leaks. This week, we learned that AMD has designed new packaging for its new-gen processors, and it also seems that AMD has quietly increased the speed of its Infinity Fabric too. …

AMD Ryzen 5000 Pro mobile processors have been available for some time, but the desktop models have yet to arrive. AMD has not officially announced Ryzen 5000 Pro chips for desktops, but according to a listing on Lenovo's website, there are at least three on the way. The processors were …

We're slowly finding evidence that the Ryzen 7000 series processors and X670 motherboards will release next month. Following a recent report sharing the release date, MSI China has now shared a marketing video that clearly shows that its X670 and X670E boards will be coming out on September 15th. The …

There's still much to learn about the Ryzen 7000 series. The official announcement is expected to happen later this month, but while we wait for it, leakers have shared what they claim to be the specifications of AMD's next-gen Ryzen CPUs. According to the information obtained by Wccftech, the Ryzen …

A new Cinebench R23 multi-core world record has been set by overclocker 'TSAIK', scoring over 116K points using an overclocked 64C/128T AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX HEDT processor pushed to 5.15GHz.