We go over our picks for the top 5 AMD CPUs of 2020
Read More »Luke & Leo (Ep8) AMD Ryzen 5000 Pricing
Ryzen 5000 has launched and both Luke and Leo are impressed by the performance offered up by the chips. Some of AMD's pricing decisions seem a bit bizarre, though, and have let Intel back into the picture with some of their ageing refined 14nm processors. Let's discuss Ryzen 5000, Zen 3, Intel competition, and more availability woes.
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep5) – Zen 3 Rumours and Speculation
Zen 3 is still likely to be many months away, but the rumour mill has certainly begun churning. Keeping up with AMD's release cadence from Zen, Zen+, and Zen 2, we initially expected to see Zen 3 around Q4 2020. Will this still be the case?...
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPU Review
Just how good is AMD's 64-core Threadripper processor? Here's our deep-dive review
Read More »Early review gives us our first look at Ryzen 4000 series performance in a laptop
The first review of a laptop using a Ryzen 4000 series CPU has been published online. A Ukrainian website reviewed the upcoming Acer Swift 3 SF314-42, which houses the mid-tier Ryzen 5 4500U. With this being our first look at a Ryzen 4000 series laptop processor in action, we had a peek at the …
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 »Corsair A500 CPU Cooler Review
Corsair has returned to the CPU air cooling market with the A500 dual tower cooler
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPU Review
AMD is back with the 16-core Ryzen 3000 CPU... just how good is it?
Read More »Intel Core i9-9900KS 5GHz (8C16T) CPU Review
What happens when you take a 9900K, push clocks to 5GHz and raise the TDP? Enter the 9900KS
Read More »8Pack Discusses Intel Performance Maximizer & £16K Core i9-9990XE Supernova XL
KitGuru got a minute to talk with expert overclocker, 8Pack, and discuss Intel's Performance Maximizer, and 8Pack's own Supernova XLTD system
Read More »Intel announce new Xeon W-2200 series processors
Intel has announced a new Xeon W-2200 series to join the Cascade Lake-X HEDT line-up for 2019. The Xeon W-2200 series will offer lower performance options compared to some Cascade Lake-X processors, with quad-core CPUs available. The top four Xeon W-2200 processors will effectively share the same characteristics as Cascade …
Read More »Microsoft looking to hire more chip engineers as custom processor ambitions grow
Microsoft made a name for itself as a software company but over the years, hardware has been a growing area of interest. Microsoft appears to be pursuing its own chip-design ambitions by hiring up new chip engineers in locations across the US with deep ties to the likes of AMD, …
Read More »AMD Launches EPYC ‘Rome’ Zen 2 CPUs – Up to 64 Cores for $7K
AMD has today officially launched its new range of Zen 2-based EPYC datacenter CPUs, codenamed Rome, introducing the world's highest performance x86 processor.
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 3600X (6C12T) CPU Review
How does AMD's Ryzen 5 3600X fare in the mid-range market segment?
Read More »Intel’s new Xeon Platinum series boasts a 56-core, 112-thread CPU
Back in January, Intel quietly launched the Xeon W-3175X, a 28-core, 56-thread monster of a processor. Now, Intel is ready to kick things up a notch once again with the Xeon Platinum 9200 series. This new range will see a flagship 56C/112T Xeon come to market. Of course, gamers aren’t …
Read More »Intel Core i7-7740X ‘Kaby Lake-X’ 4C8T CPU Review (inc. 5.1GHz OC)
Is the Intel i7 7740x worth the money, or are Intel really losing their way?
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 Inbound: 6C12T and 4C8T CPUs Launch April 11th
AMD has announced its Ryzen 5 processors which will be launched and on shelves from April 11th 2017 in the form of two 4C8T parts and two 6C12T SKUs. Pricing will range from $169 to $249 USD, with the Ryzen 5 flagship 6C12T 1600X featuring a Precision Boost clock frequency …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU Review
An overclockable 8C16T Ryzen 7 for £330. Bargain. You get an RGB cooler too.
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1700X CPU Review
Take a Ryzen 7 1800X, drop 200MHz off the clock speed, reduce the price by £100 and you get a 1700X. Is this too good to be true?
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU Review
AMD is back with a bang in the processor market. Is a 4.1GHz-capable 8C16T CPU for £490 too good to be true?
Read More »KitGuru @ AMD event: Ryzen CPUs set to hit Intel pricing hard
Kitguru has the pricing, we have had a hands on. Is 2017 THE COMEBACK OF AMD?
Read More »Every AMD Ryzen CPU will have an unlocked multiplier
AMD has confirmed with some slide releases that the next-generation CPUs it will be releasing as part of its Ryzen range, will have fully unlocked multipliers. That’s not a restriction to high-end chips either: every single Ryzen CPU will be ‘unlocked,’ meaning every chip can be overclocked very easily. While …
Read More »Intel Core i7-7700K & i5-7600K Kaby Lake CPU Review
Kaby Lake is upon us. With Intel killing off its Tick-Tock product cycle in 2016, Kaby Lake ushers in the new ‘Optimisation’ phase of a Process-Architecture-Optimisation strategy. What does that mean? Kaby Lake is effectively a barely tweaked version of Skylake which uses Intel’s optimised 14nm+ process technology resulting in …
Read More »Toshiba debuts new ‘analogue’ chip for deep learning on IOT
While we might need to fear the internet of things (IOT) causing ever larger DDOS attacks, there’s no denying that that network of devices will become more important in the years to come. That’s why Toshiba is looking to power it with its own hardware. It’s developed a new analogue …
Read More »Apple may drop Samsung as supplier for future iPhone chips
Over time, Apple’s relationship with Samsung has gotten pretty complicated but despite all of the lawsuits, the two companies still work fairly closely together on products like the iPhone year after year. However, that may change quite soon as reports circulating this week suggest that Apple may drop Samsung as …
Read More »Intel’s 10-core i7-6950x Extreme Edition CPU outed early
It looks like details of Intel’s upcoming flagship Extreme Edition processor have hit the web a little earlier than intended as the Intel Core i7-6950X has been spotted on the change-log for Intel’s latest management engine software on its support site. The change-log entry gives away a few key details, …
Read More »AMD’s Zen-based Opteron processor to have 32 cores
With AMD’s new Zen processors set to hit the market at the end of this year, we have begun hearing more and more about the company’s plans for its new architecture. Recent leaks seem to show that AMD’s Opteron series of processors will be getting a significant update when Zen …
Read More »Microsoft won’t support older versions of Windows on new processors
Over the last few generations of Windows, Microsoft has continued to offer up support for the latest processors from both AMD and Intel. However, that is set to change as Microsoft has revealed that future processors will only be supported on Windows 10, the company will also be dropping support …
Read More »PlayStation VR’s external processing box unveiled
When it became clear that Sony was working on a virtual reality solution for the PlayStaton 4, those who had experienced early VR with the DK1 and 2 were a little worried. The PS4 could barely handle 60 FPS at a decent resolution, let alone the 75+ it would need …
Read More »AMD launches low-cost FX-6330 Black Edition CPU
It’s been a long time since AMD offered a credibly performing alternative to Intel’s high-end CPUs, but it’s always had a good range of cost-effective options at the lower end and it’s looking to continue that with its latest release. Although it hasn’t arrived with much fanfare, AMD has now …
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