The Next Step in SSD Evolution: NVMe Zoned Namespaces Explained
In June we saw an update to the NVMe standard. The update defines a software interface to assist in actually reading and writing to the drives in a way...
46 by Billy Tallis on 8/6/2020
Samsung Announces Note 20 & Note 20 Ultra: Better S-Pen, New Finishes
Today Samsung is announcing the much-awaited new Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Note20 Ultra via its Unpacked August 2020 live stream event. Much like in 2019, Samsung is continuing to...
78 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/5/2020
The Z490 Mini-ITX Showdown: GIGABYTE's Z490I Aorus Ultra and MSI's MEG Z490I Unify Reviewed
The mini-ITX form factor is as popular as ever, with a handful of options already available for Intel's new LGA1200 socket. Over the years motherboard vendors have been perfecting...
22 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/4/2020
Google Announces Pixel 4a - A $349 Value
Today Google is announcing its 2020 successor to its budget/mid-range line of phones in the form of the new Pixel 4a. Awaited since several months now, but seemingly delayed...
154 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/3/2020
Supermicro SuperServer E302-9D Review: A Fanless 10G pfSense Powerhouse
Intel launched the Xeon D-2100 SoCs in early 2018, with a feature set making them a fit for several verticals including edge servers, networking, and storage. One of the...
35 by Ganesh T S on 7/28/2020
Intel Reorganizes In Wake of 7nm Woes; Chief Engineering Officer Murthy Renduchintala To Depart
Coming in the wake of last week’s disclosure that their 7nm yields are roughly a full year behind schedule, Intel this afternoon has announced that they are reorganizing the...
141 by Ryan Smith on 7/27/2020
Intel 7nm Delayed By 6 Months; Company to Take “Pragmatic” Approach in Using Third-Party Fabs
While today second quarter earnings report from Intel represented a high-water mark for the company amid booming sales and revenues, unfortunately not everything disclosed today was good news from...
208 by Ryan Smith on 7/23/2020
The Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro Review - A Solid Overall Value
Amongst the many flagship devices released in this first half of the year, one often overlooked device was Xiaomi’s Mi 10 series. The company’s leading Snapdragon 865 phones were...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/23/2020
The ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi Motherboard Review: Premium Value
Motherboards based on AMD's B550 chipset have exploded onto the scene. Despite B550 being a cost-down version of X570 for the budget market, motherboard manufacturers have gone a little...
41 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/22/2020
AMD Launches 12 Desktop Renoir Ryzen 4000G Series APUs: But You Can’t Buy Them
Today AMD is finally lifting the lid on its long-awaited desktop Zen2 based APU family. Using the same silicon as in the Ryzen Mobile 4000 family, AMD is pumping...
130 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/21/2020
Launching the #CPUOverload Project: Testing Every x86 Desktop Processor since 2010
One of the most visited parts of the AnandTech website is our benchmark database, Bench. Over the last decade we've placed as much benchmark data as we can in...
110 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/20/2020
The Dell XPS 13 (9300) Review: Return of the King
Dell changed the Windows laptop market in a single stroke with the launch of the updated XPS 13 back in 2015, ushering in the world of the InfinityEdge display...
225 by Brett Howse on 7/16/2020
The LG V60 and VELVET Review: A Classic & A Design Restart
It’s been a few months since LG has released the LG V60, and since then the company has also finally managed to launch the new Velvet phone to western...
82 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/15/2020
AMD Announces Ryzen Threadripper Pro: Workstation Parts for OEMs Only
Last year we spotted that AMD was in the market to hire a new lead product manager for a ‘workstation division’. This was a categorically different position to the...
76 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/14/2020
Hot Chips 32 (2020) Schedule Announced: Tiger Lake, Xe, POWER10, Xbox Series X, TPUv3, Raja Koduri Keynote
I’ve said it a million times and I’ll say it again – the best industry conference I go to every year is Hot Chips. The event has grown over...
65 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/8/2020
New AMD Ryzen 3000XT Processors Available Today
Announced a couple of weeks ago, the new AMD Ryzen 3000XT models with increased clock frequencies should be available today in primary markets. These new processors offer slightly higher...
111 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/7/2020
The Intel Lakefield Deep Dive: Everything To Know About the First x86 Hybrid CPU
For the past eighteen months, Intel has paraded its new ‘Lakefield’ processor design around the press and the public as a paragon of new processor innovation. Inside, Intel pairs...
225 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/2/2020
The Samsung 870 QVO (1TB & 4TB) SSD Review: QLC Refreshed
Samsung's second-generation QLC NAND is here, but it's still held back by a SATA interface. The new Samsung 870 QVO is probably big enough to be your only SSD...
64 by Billy Tallis on 6/30/2020
The OnePlus 8, OnePlus 8 Pro Review: Becoming The Flagship
It’s been a couple of months since OnePlus released the new OnePlus 8 & OnePlus 8 Pro, and both devices have received plenty of software updates improving the device’s...
92 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/29/2020
AMD Succeeds in its 25x20 Goal: Renoir Crosses the Line in 2020
One of the stories bubbling away in the background of the industry is the AMD self-imposed ‘25x20’ goal. Starting with performance in 2014, AMD committed to itself, to customers...
83 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/25/2020
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