Apple’s mobile chips are now made in the U.S. — TSMC produces the older A16 Bionic at its Arizona fab
Although TSMC’s Fab 21 phase 1 near Phoenix, Arizona, is officially set to start mass production of chips sometime in 2025, the […]
Tag: CPUs
Intel outlines a plan to get back in the game: Pause fab projects in Europe, make the foundry unit an independent subsidiary, and streamline the x86 portfolio
Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger revealed the company’s next steps this week in the form of three main goals that might turn around […]
AMD microcode improves cross-CCD latency on Ryzen 9000 CPUs — Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X cross-CCD latency cut in half to match previous-gen models
Ryzen 9000 launched with unexpectedly high cross-CCD latency on the dual-CCD models — Ryzen 9 9900X and Ryzen 9 9950X. However, AMD […]
6.3 GHz Ryzen 9 9700X beats 7.1 GHz Core i9-14900KF in liquid nitrogen AVX showdown
LN2 overclocker Skatterbencher has taken AMD’s Ryzen 7 9700X to new heights, beating a 7.1GHz Core i9-14900KF in OCCT with nearly a […]
Intel preps Royal Core and Cobra Core microarchitectures for next-gen CPUs
Discovered by Gamma0burst, Intel is reportedly preparing Royal Core to replace the chipmaker’s current Lion Cove. Royal Core’s successor, Cobra Core, is also […]
AMD EPYC CPU hacked onto B650 motherboard, hits 6.6 GHz with liquid nitrogen — $159 EPYC 4124P shows immense overclocking potential
AMD’s EPYC processors and overclocking typically don’t go together in a sentence. However, overclocker Sergmann has demonstrated that you can overclock EPYC […]
Intel’s Core i5-14600KF is now only $277 at Amazon
If you’re in the market for a new processor, now is a great time to spend a little and get a lot. […]
Intel Core Ultra 200 CPU specs allegedly leaked — Arrow Lake tops out at 24 cores and 5.7 GHz boost clock at 250W
The specifications for Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 200 (codenamed Arrow Lake) series, which will rival the best CPUs, have purportedly been finalized. […]
AMD introduces AFMF 2 & VGM tech to boost Ryzen AI 300 CPU gaming performance — AFMF 2 offers up to 78% higher frame rates in Cyberpunk 2077
Earlier this morning, AMD introduced a new feature for its Radeon Adrenalin Software called Variable Graphics Memory, explicitly targeted at Ryzen AI […]
AMD’s Krackan Point APUs land in early 2025 for budget notebooks — Krackan Point-powered Copilot+ laptops may start at $799
AMD is preparing a new Zen 5-based mobile CPU lineup to target the mainstream budget. ComputerBase reports that AMD’s Krackan/Krackan Point mobile […]