Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D hit retail on March 12, according to official AMD outlet in China. Pricing tipped to be 2-5% higher
New listings at AMD’s official JD.com store suggest the retail embargo for its Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D processors will lift on March 12 (via ITHo…
Samsung extends LPDDR5 to 12.7 GT/s: Next-generation devices enjoy a really nice speed boost!
Samsung has introduced yet another extension to the LPDDR5 specification at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), increasing data transf…
Intel’s 18A and TSMC’s N2 process nodes compared: Intel is a little faster, but TSMC is denser
TechInsights and SemiWiki have published key details that Intel and TSMC disclosed about their upcoming 18A (1.8nm-class) and N2 (2nm-class) process technolo…
AMD preps 32-core and 64-core Threadripper 9000 CPUs — Shimada Peak resurfaces once again
Several months have passed since a Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (codenamed Shimada Peak) tip hit the rumor mill. However, a new one has emerged, featuring key spe…
Intel shows off working Panther Lake systems at CES — Xe3 GPU cores power Intel sneak peek
Intel’s CES 2025 exhibition features a stack of computers from the near future; six Panther Lake and Xe3-based systems. The next-generation CPU architecture …
China-made DDR5 memory chips use less advanced chipmaking tech — chips are nearly 40% larger than others
Recently, it turned out that China-based memory maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) began to ship DDR5 memory chips. However, according to the findings…
Intel’s latest Arrow Lake CPU firmware reportedly offers little to no performance gains — users test the microcode
The 0x114 microcode for Intel’s Core Ultra 200S (Arrow Lake) processor lineup has surfaced online at Overclock.net. This patch is believed to address the sig…
GIGABYTE Showcases a Leading AI and Enterprise Portfolio at SC24 with Key Technology Partners
Supecomputing 2024 presents an exceptional opportunity for us to connect with you and foster meaningful interactions. We’re excited and fully prepared to sha…
GIGABYTE Outperforms Competitors with AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series CPUs in the Latest SPEC CPU Benchmarks
GIGABYTE R183-Z93 server has achieved many top spots in performance in the latest SPEC CPU® 2017 benchmark results.
Corsair teases DDR5-10000 CUDIMMs ahead of early November release, but there is a catch
Hot on the heels of G-Skill’s DDR5-9600 CUDIMMs announcement, Corsair has teased its own clock unbuffered memory modules for Intel’s latest Core Ultra 200S p…
AMD recently unveils Ryzen AI Pro 300 CPUs: Zen 5 and Copilot+ PCs for businesses and enterprise
AMD today introduced its new Ryzen AI Pro 300-series processors designed for business and enterprise PCs. The new CPUs combine the latest microarchitecture f…
Intel finds root cause of CPU crashing and instability errors, prepares new and final microcode update
Although Intel recognized the root cause of failures among 13th and 14th Generation Core ‘Raptor Lake’ processors in late July — its microcode made the CPU d…
Asgard launches world’s first DDR5-9600 CUDIMMs — promising DDR5-10000+ modules are on the way
Memory and storage specialist Asgard has announced new CUDIMMs that are rated at a blistering DDR5-9600. The China-based firm announced its new Asgard x Thor…
IBM intros Telum II processor — 5.5GHz chip with onboard DPU claimed to be up to 70% faster
IBM has announced its next-generation Telum II processor with a built-in AI accelerator for next-generation IBM Z mainframes that can handle both mission-cri…
AMD’s ‘Sinkclose’ vulnerability affects hundreds of millions of processors
‘Sinkclose’ is the name of a recently discovered major security vulnerability that affects virtually all of AMD’s processors released since 2006. This flaw a…
JEDEC’s new standards will double DDR5 bandwidth, enable faster memory for laptops
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the industry group working on building standards, announced that it’s working on building standards for DDR5 MRDIMM…
Intel’s Arrow Lake LGA1851 CPU socket detailed. Arrow Lake under the spotlight
New pinout details and I/O information regarding Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 200 series CPUs codenamed Arrow Lake-S and its associated LGA1851 socket have su…
AMD updates 3D V-Cache optimizer driver ahead of Ryzen 9000X3D launch
Less than a month after AMD’s Ryzen 9000 announcement at Computex, the CPU manufacturer is already optimizing its 3D V-Cache driver, perhaps in preparation t…
Single-line Intel Meteor Lake Linux patch boosts performance by 72%
Intel recently released a one-line code patch for its Meteor Lake CPUs, resulting in huge performance wins in Linux. That single line of code fine-tunes the …
TeamGroup’s LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory modules become the third consumer option for the new space-saving RAM
TeamGroup has introduced its T-Create Expert AI series LPDDR5X CAMM2 memory modules (as well as many other new memory and storage products) ahead of Computex…
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips in Dell XPS 13 Plus laptops will nearly double battery life over Intel, cost half as much
According to leaked internal documents, buyers of upcoming Dell XPS 13 Plus laptops with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor could enjoy twice as much batter…
TSMC says it doesn’t need High-NA EUV chipmaking tools for 1.6nm-class node, but Intel has championed the tech
TSMC says its newest process tech doesn’t need ASML’s High-NA EUV chipmaking tools that have been championed by Intel, but the foundry is exploring the tech …
AMD Instinct MI350 with upgraded 4nm process node and HBM3E may launch later this year
MD plans to introduce upgraded versions of its Instinct MI300-series processors for AI and HPC in the second half of the year, according to market research f…
NAND flash contract prices to rise through 1H25, says Silicon Motion
Contract market prices for NAND flash memory will rise another 20% in the second quarter, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO of memory device contro…
Crucial T705 Gen5 SSD with and without heatsink
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Intel Core i9-14900KS packaging revealed as it gets spotted in Vietnam
After Intel’s alleged Core i9-14900KS processor was spotted at a Canadian retailer and in the OCCT benchmark database, it is pretty clear that the CPU is ind…
AMD updates Ryzen Master to support Ryzen 8000G series APUs, improves Curve Optimizer
AMD has updated its Ryzen Master overclocking and CPU monitoring tool to support its latest Ryzen 8000 series APUs, enabling owners to check their APUs’ temp…
China’s CXMT reportedly aims to make HBM memory for AI chips — exotic memory for China’s chipmaking self-sufficiency
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading domestic DRAM maker, plans to build high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used by AI and high-performance computin…
120 Gbps Thunderbolt 5 and more PCIe 5.0 lanes coming to Intel’s Arrow Lake desktop CPUs, Barlow Ridge controller debuts
Arrow Lake desktop CPUs will apparently come with support for Thunderbolt 5, a first, per a leak of internal Intel papers courtesy of @yuuki_ans, a leaker wi…
Ryzen CPU bug crashes PCs using Firewire devices — old school interface causes new school problems on Linux PCs
A Linux patch is on the way to solve crashing issues when attempting to use Firewire devices on PCs running Ryzen CPUs and Linux (via Phoronix). The unlikely…
Intel AI-centric chips pave the way for AI everywhere era across devices
At the “AI Everywhere” event, Intel launched the 5th-gen Xeon processor, code-named Emerald Rapids, and Intel Core Ultra mobile processors to compete in an A…
New space-saving RAM sticks that jam up to 128GB of memory in a laptop get industry’s stamp of approval – CAMM2 standard
CAMM, the brand-new form factor for laptop RAM, has officially become a JEDEC standard. Now officially called CAMM2, its adoption by JEDEC means it will almo…
Western Digital has informed that prices for NAND flash memory may rise by up to 55%
Western Digital has informed customers that prices for NAND flash memory may rise by up to 55% in the coming quarters, according to industry sources. NAND fl…
Micron DDR5 Server DRAM 16Gb 5,600MT/s. DDR5: For AI and deep learning. Available now!
Speed up next-generation application performance with Micron® DDR5 server DRAM: more than a generational jump in memory innovation. Reverse the trend of decr…
AMD’s Zen 4-Based Ryzen 8000 CPUs Listed, Hawk Point breaks cover
Renowned hardware leaker @harukaze5179 has found a list of AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 8040-series accelerated processing units with built-in graphics. These upcomi…
Intel’s Itanium Is Finally Laid To Rest After Linux Yanks IA-64 Support
While some may have considered Itanium dead when its last CPUs shipped out to customers in 2021, that was just the end of production. The true end of the roa…
Introducing the Crucial T500 Gen4 SSD with and without heatsink
Fuel your system performance with the Crucial T500 Gen4 NVMe™SSD. Experience faster gaming – perfect for PS5™ upgrades. Amp up your creative po…
Chinese Phytium’s New CPU Claimed To Rival Arm’s Neoverse N2
Phytium has unveiled its latest high-performance processor core, FTC870, at the 2023 Malanshan Integrated Circuit Application Innovation Forum. The company c…
DDR4 and DDR5 Memory Price Increases Expected in Q4 2023. It’s a subtle increase.
Trendforce reports that DDR4 and DDR5 prices are expected to rise subtly for the remainder of this year. The consumer DRAM market is expected to see price in…
Global 200mm fabs to reach record high capacity by 2026, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are projected to increase 200mm fab capacity by 14% from 2023 through 2026, adding 12 new 200mm fabs as the industry re…
Intel Accidentally Revealed a CPU, Then Pulled it From Public View
Intel accidentally shared a sneak peek of a next-generation Xeon chip in a promotional video, flaunting the company’s advanced packaging technologies. While …
Taiwan-made SSDs enter space supply chain, aiding NASA lunar missions
The Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) released a press statement applauding K. S. Pua, the CEO of Phison Electronics, for his recognition by the Amer…
AMD’s Inception Fix Causes Up to 54% Performance Drop on an Epyc / Linux system
A week ago, news about AMD’s Inception vulnerability broke, and the first deep dive into the performance impact of mitigations has been published. Linux-cent…
Intel Allegedly Making Dual-Core ‘Intel 300’ Alder/Raptor Lake CPU
Just when we thought dual-cores were dead, Intel is rumored to be bringing back the “obsolete” core configuration for another generation. A Tweet by leaker c…
China’s YMTC Starts Producing Mysterious New Memory, Ups 3D NAND Prices
The Chinese company Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) seems to be adapting to new US sanctions realities with a rather mysterious 3D NAND product that combi…
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Allegedly Coming Soon, without iGPU Support
According to a a tweet from @harukaze5719, AMD is looking to bring a new CPU alternative to its AM5 platform. Allegedly launching this week, AMD’s Ryzen 5 75…
Intel’s New Core Ultra Branding Drops the i, Looks Like AMD’s Ryzen Branding
Intel announced today that it is overhauling its consumer CPU branding for the first time in 15 years, resulting in a simplified naming scheme that looks som…
AMD Confirms Ryzen 8000 AM5 Processors With Zen 5 CPU and Navi 3.5 Graphics
During a Meet the Experts webcast with retail channel vendors, AMD has confirmed some important aspects of the design of its Ryzen 8000 series processors for…
Samsung 16Gb DDR5 Enters Mass Production on 12nm Node.
Samsung says it has reaffirmed its DRAM leadership by kicking off mass production of 16-gigabit (Gb) DDR5 DRAM at 12nm. The South Korean electronics giant as…
Intel Comments on New Layoffs, Budget Cuts in Client CPU and Data Center Groups
Intel responded to our queries about rumors that the company is embarking on a fresh wave of layoffs that come as a result of a new 10% budget cut to its cli…