CPUs
For numerous generations of their desktop processor releases, Intel has made available a selection of high-performance special edition "KS" CPUs that add a little extra compared to their flagship chip. With a lot of interest, primarily from the enthusiasts looking for the fastest processors, Intel's latest Core i9-14900KS represents a super-fast addition to its 14th Generation Core lineup with out-of-the-box turbo clock speeds of up to 6.2 GHz and represents the last processor to end an era as Intel is removing the 'i' from its legendary nomenclature for future desktop chip releases. Reaching speeds of up to 6.2 GHz, this sets up the Core i9-14900KS as the fastest desktop CPU in the world right now, at least in terms of frequencies out of the box...
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AMD Announces Ryzen 5 Lineup: Hex-Core from $219, Available April 11th
As part of our initial Ryzen 7 review, AMD also teased the presence of two more elements to the Ryzen lineup, specifically Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3, both aiming...
229 by Ian Cutress on 3/15/2017
AMD Prepares 32-Core Naples CPUs for 1P and 2P Servers: Coming in Q2
For users keeping track of AMD’s rollout of its new Zen microarchitecture, stage one was the launch of Ryzen, its new desktop-oriented product line last week. Stage three is...
91 by Ian Cutress on 3/7/2017
How To Get Ryzen Working on Windows 7 x64
Officially, AMD does not support Ryzen CPUs on Windows 7. Given that Microsoft has essentially ended support for the OS, this is the type of response we expect from...
104 by Ian Cutress on 3/7/2017
The AMD Zen and Ryzen 7 Review: A Deep Dive on 1800X, 1700X and 1700
For over two years the collective AMD vs Intel personal computer battle has been sitting on the edge of its seat. Back in 2014, when AMD first announced it...
574 by Ian Cutress on 3/2/2017
Making AMD Tick: A Very Zen Interview with Dr. Lisa Su, CEO
AMD held a Tech Day a week before the launch of Zen to go over the details of of the new Ryzen product with the technology press. As part...
59 by Ian Cutress on 3/2/2017
Intel Announces Xeon D-1500 Network Series SoCs with QuickAssist, Four 10 GbE Ports
Intel’s Xeon D SoCs and supporting platforms for storage, web hosting and networking applications seem to be getting traction with actual hardware manufacturers as well as end users. This...
12 by Anton Shilov on 2/26/2017
Intel Launches Atom C3000 SoCs: Up to 16 Cores for NAS, Servers, Vehicles
Intel this week formally launched its Atom C3000-series processors (formerly codenamed Denverton). The new chips are designed for inexpensive storage servers, NAS applications, as well as autonomous vehicles. The...
26 by Anton Shilov on 2/23/2017
AMD Launches Ryzen: 52% More IPC, Eight Cores for Under $330, Pre-order Today, On Sale March 2nd
The biggest x86 launch for AMD in five years is today: Ryzen is here. As always before a major launch, AMD gives a ‘Tech Day’ for relevant press and...
386 by Ian Cutress on 2/22/2017
Intel Announces Cyclone 10 FPGAs for IoT Devices
Intel this week has announced its new portfolio of FPGAs designed for small form-factor and/or low-power Internet-of-Things devices, specifically in the fields of automotive, industrial, audio/visual and vision applications...
26 by Anton Shilov on 2/18/2017
Intel Announces the Xeon E7-8894 v4 CPU: 24 Cores at 2.4 GHz for $8898
In the past week, Intel has launched a new halo CPU - its highest-performing multi-core CPU for multi-socket mission-critical servers, the Xeon E7-8894 v4. The new processor is based...
83 by Anton Shilov on 2/13/2017
Intel Confirms 8th Gen Core on 14nm, Data Center First to New Nodes
A quick news piece on information coming out of Intel’s annual Investor Day in California. As confirmed to Ashraf Eassa by Intel at the event, Intel’s 8th Generation Core...
124 by Ian Cutress on 2/9/2017
Intel to Equip Fab 42 for 7 nm
Intel this week announced plans to bring its Fab 42 online to produce semiconductors using a 7 nm fabrication process. It will take three to four years, and the...
24 by Anton Shilov on 2/9/2017
The Intel Core i3-7350K (60W) Review: Almost a Core i7-2600K
For some intrepid enthusiasts, this is the chip from Intel we’ve been waiting for. I foolishly predicted that Intel would never create an overclockable Core i3, because it had...
186 by Ian Cutress on 2/3/2017
AMD Announces Q4 2016 Earnings
This afternoon, AMD announced their fourth quarter earnings for the 2016 fiscal year. 2016 was a challenging year for AMD, as they continue to expand their business away from...
34 by Brett Howse on 1/31/2017
Intel Announces Record Quarterly Revenue And Full-Year Revenue For Q4'2016
This afternoon, Intel announced their quarterly earnings for the fourth quarter of their 2016 fiscal year. Intel set a new record for revenue for this quarter, coming in at...
20 by Brett Howse on 1/26/2017
Kaby Lake E3-1200 v6 Xeon Specifications Leaked
Some sleuthing by CPU-World has uncovered the list of to-be-released Kaby Lake single-socket quad-core Xeons. As it to be expected, these are incremental updates from Skylake-based Xeons using the...
31 by Ian Cutress on 1/24/2017
AMD Set to Launch Ryzen Before March 3rd, Meeting Q1 Target
Thanks to some sleuthing from various readers, AMD has accidentally let the cat out of the bag with regards to the official Ryzen launch date. While they haven’t specifically...
72 by Ian Cutress on 1/11/2017
CES 2017: Intel Press Event Live Blog
We're here at Intel for their CES Press Event.
26 by Ryan Smith & Ian Cutress on 1/4/2017
The Intel Core i7-7700K (91W) Review: The New Out-of-the-box Performance Champion
The Core i7-7700K, launched today, is Intel's fastest ever consumer grade processor. Using Intel’s third set of processors at 14nm, using the new 14+ variant, we get processors with...
127 by Ian Cutress on 1/3/2017
Intel Launches 7th Generation Kaby Lake: 15W/28W with Iris, 35-91W Desktop and Mobile Xeon
The death of Intel’s ‘Tick-Tock’ means that Kaby Lake is Intel’s third crack at their 14nm process. 14nm started with Broadwell (5th Gen, tick), introduced a new microarchitecture with...
44 by Ian Cutress on 1/3/2017
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