CPUs
As part of AMD's Q1'2024 earnings announcement this week, the company is offering a brief status update on some of their future products set to launch later this year. Most important among these is an update on their Zen 5 CPU architecture, which is expected to launch for both client and server products later this year. Highlighting their progress so far, AMD is confirming that EPYC "Turin" processors have begun sampling, and that these early runs of AMD's next-gen datacenter chips are meeting the company's expectations. "Looking ahead, we are very excited about our next-gen Turin family of EPYC processors featuring our Zen 5 core," said Lisa Su, chief executive officer of AMD, at the conference call with analysts and investors (via SeekingAlpha). "We are widely...
Opening the Kimono: Intel Details Nehalem and Tempts with Larrabee
Intel gave us a few morsels of information on its future microprocessor plans, including details on the architectural enhancements to its first desktop CPU with an integrated memory controller...
53 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/17/2008AMD's B3 Stepping Phenom Previewed, TLB Hardware Fix Tested
We scored a B3 stepping Phenom with the hardware level fix for the TLB bug. Let's find out if Phenom take-two is any better than the original.
30 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2008AMD 780G: Preview of the Best Current IGP Solution
We take an initial look at HD playback quality against the GeForce 8200 and G35.
50 by Gary Key on 3/10/2008More Details on the Intel Atom Emerge
Intel revealed some more information on the Atom processor and its 2009/2010 successor, Moorestown.
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/6/2008Intel's 45nm Dual-Core E8500: The Best Just Got Better
Intel continues to assert their processor marketplace dominance with the release of a new line of 45nm dual-core CPUs designed to bring outstanding performance and energy efficiency to the desktop.
45 by Kris Boughton on 3/5/2008Silverthorne Gets a Name: Meet Intel Atom and Intel Centrino Atom
Intel is announcing the brand names for its ultra low power x86 Silverthorne based processors and platforms. Read on for the specifics.
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2008Intel X38 Tango - Is High FSB Overclocking Worth It?
We do some dirty dancing with Intel's X38 MCH and find that there is a price to pay for running those high FSB rates.
16 by Rajinder Gill on 2/26/2008Intel's Silverthorne Unveiled: Detailing Baby Centrino
Intel unveiled the architectural details of its Silverthorne CPU at this year's ISSCC. Silverthorne has the potential to be Intel's most important microarchitecture since the first Centrino CPUs...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2008Intel's 8-core Skulltrail Platform: Close to Perfecting the Niche
Need 8 cores but can't wait until 2009? Intel's Skulltrail platform can give you 8 Penryn based cores today, but not without some serious caveats.
31 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/4/2008Intel's Menlow Revealed: Baby Centrino Gets Ready
Intel has been hard at work on an even smaller, even more power efficient mobile platform since 2004. The first incarnation is about to be released and we...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2008Intel Mobile Penryn Benchmarked: Battery Life Improves Again
The latest update to Centrino comes in the form of a mobile Penryn. Here's what we have to look forward to.
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/7/2008PCI Express 2.0: Scalable Interconnect Technology, TNG
We look at the technology behind PCI Express 2.0 and the innovations that drive the changes.
21 by Kris Boughton on 1/5/2008Overclocking Intel's New 45nm QX9650: The Rules Have Changed
By using a new material combination of high-k gate dielectrics and metal gates, Intel's 45nm process once again raises the bar by delivering faster multi-core processors that consume significantly...
56 by Kris Boughton on 12/19/2007NVIDIA 780i: Evolution Plus Triple SLI
NVIDIA updates the 680i with the addition of 3-Way x16 SLI, PCI Express 2.0, and ESA.
24 by Wesley Fink on 12/17/2007ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Overclocking: DDR3 Takes Front Stage
We provide a BIOS guide and explain how to get the most out of your Q6600 and DDR3 investment on this impressive motherboard.
26 by Kris Boughton on 11/20/2007AMD's Phenom Unveiled: A Somber Farewell to K8
After entirely too long we are able to benchmark AMD's Phenom 9900, 9700, 9600 and 9500. The quad-core market is now a two-horse race, or is it?
124 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/2007Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Preview - Updated
Spoiling AMD's fun, Intel let us benchmark its upcoming QX9770 processor complete with 1600MHz FSB.
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/2007Intel X48 - Much Ado about Nothing....
We take a quick test drive of the ASUS P5E3 Premium featuring the Intel X48 chipset. Is it just a rebadged X38 under the hood, or is there something more?
20 by Gary Key on 11/14/2007Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 - Penryn Ticks Ahead
Intel is on the verge of releasing the first update to its successful Core micro-architecture. Can Penryn's entry be as powerful as its predecessor?
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/29/2007Intel X38: Overclocking Update
We answer a couple of questions about the overclocking capabilities of the ASUS and Gigabyte X38 boards before the full reviews.
8 by Gary Key on 10/24/2007