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New rumours suggest the new Ryzen CPUs and Radeon RX 6×50 XT GPUs may come simultaneously. However, it may be a bit later than you think, as both reports point to April 20th. In addition, it seems we'll see the first Intel Arc Alchemist desktop GPUs shortly after, between May …

The Alder Lake/AVX-512 saga is finally coming to an end. As per an Intel representative, future batches of Intel Alder Lake chips won't physically support the AVX-512 instruction set, as the chip manufacturer will “fuse off AVX-512 on Alder Lake products going forward”. Support for the AVX-512 instruction set on …

Intel has already released many 12th Gen Core processors for laptops, but we have yet to see Alder Lake-S. While we still don't know when they will become available on laptops, some processors belonging to this series have been spotted here and there, with the latest one being the Core i7-12650HX. …

Based on what we've heard so far, Intel's upcoming Raptor Lake platform will support DDR4 memory as well as DDR5, just like the current generation Alder Lake processors. However, DDR4 motherboard options may become more limited when we make the jump to the 700-series chipset, as sources claim Intel is …

After 20 years of existence, CPU-Z has finally reached version 2.0, and within its patch notes, something caught our eye. According to the changelog, the developers have introduced support for the unreleased Intel Core i9-12900KS and the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, suggesting an imminent release.  Besides the two new processors, …

As part of the US sanctions towards Russia, Intel and AMD have reportedly stopped shipping processors to Russia. Intel has already confirmed the report, but we're still waiting for AMD's word on the matter. Taiwan had stated it would take part in the sanctions against Russia, impeding companies such as …

Geekbench results of the Core i9-12900KS have recently been spotted, and as expected, they are slightly above what we would expect from the original i9-12900K/KF chips. Overall, single-core performance seems to have improved by about 5%, but the multi-core score gains over the original i9 chip are over 10%. The …

For months now, we've seen countless leaks and rumours around Intel's upcoming 12th Gen Core Mobile processors. We got a good look at some of these processors already during CES 2022, but now, Intel is launching its full stack, including the new U-series CPUs for low-power thin and light portable PCs. 

Last week, Intel gave us a look at what they plan to deliver over the coming years, confirming some CPU architectures such as Meteor Lake and its successor, Arrow Lake. We've already heard a few rumours about it, including CPU core and iGPU Execution Unit (EU) counts, but a newly …

During CES 2022, Intel announced a new gaming NUC featuring up to an Intel 12th Gen Core i9 processor. That sounded promising, but it was unclear whether it would be equipped with desktop or laptop CPUs. Now according to a leaked spec sheet, we have confirmation that the NUC will …

With Intel Arc Alchemist desktop graphics cards coming in Q2 2022, we are starting to see a few benchmark entries of the engineering samples hitting the Internet. This was the case in the Geekbench database, where an Intel GPU with 512 EUs was spotted running at 2.4GHz. According to the …

Last week, Intel gave us a first look at the Raptor Lake processors and detailed the upcoming architecture. According to Intel, the Raptor Lake processors should offer “up to” double-digit performance gains, which is rather vague. However, a recent report gave us a better understanding of what type of performance …

With new CPUs and GPUs coming from major manufacturers, we are seeing a lot of new laptops launching this month. One of those laptops is none other than the Colorful X15 XS gaming laptop, equipped with Intel 12th Gen processors and RTX 30 graphics.  The Colorful X15 XS gaming laptop …

Intel Investors Meeting took place this week, complete with new roadmaps and details about the upcoming roster of CPUs and GPUs. 

Today during Intel's 2022 Investor Meeting, the company gave several important updates on its product roadmaps. Most interestingly to us is the confirmation that the first Intel Arc Alchemist graphics cards will still be releasing in Q2 2022.  We expected to hear more about the first round of Arc Alchemist …

Alder Lake processors have already found their way to desktops and laptops. However, low TDP platforms have yet to be addressed. That should change soon though, as references to new low-power Alder Lake processors have been discovered in new Linux drivers.  According to the Linux driver of the SOF project …

Intel announced the Core i9-12900KS pre-binned chip a while ago, but official information about it is still scarce. While we wait for Intel to tell us more about the upcoming CPU, a retailer listing has been spotted, unveiling new details. Known leaker, @momomo_us, appears to have found a retail listing for …

Intel has been quiet regarding its next generation of Xeon Scalable processors, but samples are beginning to float around. This week, one leaker got their hands on one of the upcoming processors and put it to the test in a range of benchmarks.  Chinese leaker, @yuuki_ans, ran the engineering sample …

Adobe has recently released a promising new version of Premiere Pro. Aside from new features, version 22.2 of the popular video editor also brings some major performance improvements to 10-bit HEVC encoding on Intel and Nvidia GPUs.  Thanks to the implementation of HEVC 10-bit 4:2:0 hardware encoding on Adobe Premiere …

Considering how often we're seeing Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs being tested in benchmarks, an official launch shouldn't be too far off. This time around, a leaker found two new benchmark results for the Intel Arc A380 (desktop) and the A370M (mobile) GPUs, giving us an interesting look at performance.  Leaker …

It's a mighty motherboard with a mighty price, coming in at £445

Just before the Alder Lake-S launch, Intel decided it was best to disable support for AVX-512 and eventually blocked user-made workarounds to re-enable it. Now, some motherboard makers are taking matters into their own hands, with MSI launching a new BIOS with trial support for AVX-512.  Xavier Amberger found the …

Intel announced the Core i9-12900KS back at CES 2022, but we have yet to learn when the chip will launch. While it hasn't been released yet, samples are beginning to do the rounds and as a result, we're seeing benchmark results starting to pop up, giving us an early look …

Last month, Blender received a major update, bringing the software up to version 3.0 and packing some major improvements. In recent weeks, we've noticed some big performance gains while rendering using both AMD and Intel processors, cutting rendering time down considerably. With Blender 3.0, the developers re-wrote GPU kernels and …

Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs have clearly found their way into the hands of a few. This time, someone tested a laptop equipped with an Arc A370M mobile GPU with Bapco CrossMark, a cross-platform productivity test. Once again, the benchmark entry was spotted by @TUM_APISAK. Reading it, you can see the …

We've seen at least one impressive overclock already this week, with a new DDR5 memory record being set. Now, Gigabyte is making some headlines after pushing Intel's Pentium Gold G7400T to impressive speeds.  As first shared by HD-Tecnologia (via Tom's Hardware), HiCookie, Gigabyte's professional overclocker, pushed a Pentium Gold G7400T to 5.8GHz by …

While we wait for a more precise date for the release of the Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs, a slide showing the memory configuration of the laptop SKUs has been leaked. As it seems, there will be five SKUs in total and up to 16GB of VRAM.  Reading the table shared …

We all want to know exactly how well Intel's Arc Alchemist GPUs will perform, but right now the company is keeping its cards close to its chest. Still, rumours have suggested the Arc Alchemist SKU with 512 EUs will be roughly on par with the RTX 3070 Ti, and according to a leaked SiSoftware Sandra result, that appears to be accurate.

After announcing a range of multiplier-locked (non-K) CPU SKUs at CES 2022, it didn't take long for these processors to hit the market. With German overclocker Der8auer already experimenting with base-clock (BCLK) overclocking methods for the likes of the i5-12400, Intel has now issued a statement regarding overclocking these non-K processors...

After showcasing how to overclock Alder Lake non-K desktop processors on Z690 motherboards, Der8auer has posted a new video, this time using a B660 motherboard to overclock the i5-12400 up to 5GHz. Based on der8auer findings, only B660 motherboards with DDR5 memory support can be used for BCLK overclocking. The …