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Sharkbay, a user from the PTTWeb forum, has posted what appears to be a list of specifications for Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake-S CPU. The successor to Comet Lake is currently rumoured to cap out at eight cores while using the 14nm process node. As with any rumour though, all of …

Back in April, Apple and Qualcomm dropped their respective lawsuits against each other and agreed to partner up once again. At the time, this had a knock-on effect on Intel, as the company would no longer be supplying modems for future iPhones. Development on 5G modems swiftly came to an end and …

There has been plenty of talk around Intel's CPU shortages this year, with struggles to keep supply meeting demand. Intel itself has already issued a letter to apologise for the delays, which are impacting OEM financial forecasts for the year. Now, some reports indicate that Intel might be turning to …

Over the last few months, there has been plenty of talk surrounding Intel’s CPU shipment troubles, with 14nm processors hitting a supply issue. Last week, Intel published a letter addressing the problem, apologising for the prolonged struggles. However, Dell still isn't pleased with the situation, blaming the shortages for impacting …

In late 2017 and over 2018, Intel went on quite the hiring spree for its graphics division. Raja Koduri switched over from AMD to begin developing the Intel Xe discrete GPU architecture, while Chris Hook left AMD's marketing division to help Intel's GPU marketing. Now, there seems to have been …

Intel has launched its second generation QLC 3D NAND SSDs, succeeding the 660p series with the 665p series. The new Intel SSD 665p series is the “first 96-layer QLC-based PCIe SSD” to be manufactured. The 665p series comes with in a 1TB or 2TB capacity, offering “great value for everyday …

This has been a big week for CPU news. Yesterday, we presented our full review of the Core i9-10980XE and now today, we take a look at UK retail availability and pricing for the Cascade Lake-X lineup.

Usually when there is talk of 5G we automatically think of mobile phone handsets; however, Intel and Media Tek are partnering to develop certification and support of 5G modem solutions for the use in next-generation PC systems. The partnership will include a 5G solution specification defined by Intel that will …

Priced at $1000 less than its direct predecessor, is Intel's i9-10980XE 18-core processor worth buying - or does AMD have better alternatives?

While Intel is set to become the world's highest-selling chipmaker once again this year, other areas of the hardware market are also doing very well in 2019. Over the course of the year, the GPU market has begun to rise, with discrete graphics cards in particular now found in 32.1% …

Back in 2018, Samsung managed to break Intel's 25-year long streak as the largest chipmaker in the world. Intel had been holding the title since the early 90s, but a boom in NAND and DRAM demand led to significant growth for Samsung, putting it over the top in 2017 and …

Over the last few months, there has been plenty of talk surrounding Intel's CPU shipment troubles, with 14nm processors hitting a supply issue. As part of an update to customers today, Intel has acknowledged the issue and is promising to improve supply-demand balance. In a letter published this week, Intel …

Last month, Microsoft officially launched the Surface Pro 7 alongside a slew of other Surface devices. The big upgrade this time around was the jump up to Intel Ice Lake processors but unfortunately, this appears to have been causing issues so far, with users being stuck on outdated, broken drivers.  …

Yesterday, the Intel HPC Developer Conference kicked off and as previously leaked, Raja Koduri was there to introduce its new GPU codenamed ‘Ponte Vecchio', based on the upcoming Intel Xe graphics architecture. This is the first Intel discrete graphics card to be named and detailed publicly, with plans to release …

Intel has been quietly working away on its upcoming Xe graphics architecture for quite some time now. We've heard tidbits of information over time, including multi-GPU scaling support, ray-tracing capabilities and plans to bring Xe graphics to all major markets, from gaming to data centres. A new report this week …

What happens when you take a 9900K, push clocks to 5GHz and raise the TDP? Enter the 9900KS

Could this mark a real push to see Intel's 10nm chips on the desktop platform?

Intel officially announced its new line of Cascade Lake-X HEDT CPUs a few weeks ago, with SKUs all the way up to 18 cores and more competitive pricing to combat the growing popularity of Ryzen. The full launch is coming in November with reviews set to drop around the same …

Intel officially announced its new 10nm ULP x86 microarchitecture  – Tremont. This new microarchitecture will be at the core of Intel's Lakefield chipsets, planned to be used in servers, IoT devices, laptops, 5G networking, and tablets, like the Surface Neo. Yesterday, in Santa Clara, California, at the Linley Fall Processor …

Intel Xe is still on track for 2020 and after scouring recent driver updates, it looks like we can expect multi-GPU scaling support.

Intel's race to ship 10nm started a few months ago when the first Ice Lake chips for laptops were released. Now it's time for the low-end, mobile, and IoT devices to get Intel's 10nm… hopefully. Tremont, the name chosen by Intel for the next-gen SoCs built for low-end, IoT, and …

Custom cooling specialist, Bitspower has announced new products adding to its already extensive range. Two new designs are available including a universal CPU water block with an OLED display and a GPU water block for Nvidia RTX cards. The Bitspower Summit M CPU water block is a follow on from …

There's no doubt AMD has been applying pressure to Intel's market share of the CPU segment since the launch of Ryzen. Now, according to a recent leak, Intel wants to disrupt the CPU market by injecting billions of dollars in price cuts and incentives to fight back AMD competition. Based …

Intel has unveiled a new device they are calling Element, a next-generation modular PC platform aimed at gaming and workstation NCUs which will offer up to eight-core Xeon or Core series processors. At a recent Intel event in London, the Element was on display. Similar to a concept which Razer …

Rumours coming from inside Intel are suggesting the company is about to scrap plans for 10nm production of desktop CPUs to concentrate on a 7nm node for this market instead. According to some exclusive information from the team at hardwareLUXX, Intel is planning to scrap all plans for 10nm CPUs …

It's been a couple of years since Intel's Kaby Lake processors were in the headlines, but Intel has announced that its 7th Gen desktop CPUs will be discontinued as of October 2020. This follows on from last week's news that the Kaby Lake-G mobile processors, using AMD Radeon RX Vega …

Intel has killed off its Kaby Lake-G collaboration with AMD Radeon RX Vega M graphics. However, the company has vowed it will continue to support the product with drivers for five years to follow policy. Kaby Lake-G was released at the beginning of 2018 featuring a collaboration between Intel and …

Intel’s Technology Open House in London was an exhibition of products from the chipmaker and its partners that showcase the capabilities provided by Intel. Core to the showcases were 10th Gen Ice Lake and Comet Lake laptops, Optane-accelerated systems, and gaming PCs designed for high framerate horsepower.

We sneaked a run on the new 10th Gen Intel Dell XPS 13. ssshhhhh.

KitGuru got a minute to talk with expert overclocker, 8Pack, and discuss Intel's Performance Maximizer, and 8Pack's own Supernova XLTD system