The GIGABYTE MZ72-HB0 (Rev 3.0) Motherboard Review: Dual Socket 3rd Gen EPYC
Back in March, we reviewed AMD's latest Zen 3 based EPYC 7003 processors, including the 64-core EPYC 7763 and 7713. We've updated the data back in June with a...
29 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/2/2021Intel Executive Posts Thunderbolt 5 Photo then Deletes It: 80 Gbps and PAM-3
An executive visiting various research divisions across the globe isn’t necessarily new, but with a focus on social media driving named individuals at each company to keep their followers...
82 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/1/2021The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Review - Something Surprisingly Different
ZTE is one of the rare vendors active in the US market, which makes the new Axon 30 Ultra a quite interesting device that’s surprisingly viable in the current...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/30/2021Intel Launches Xeon W-3300: Ice Lake for Workstations, up to 38 Cores
With the launch earlier this year of Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon Scalable platform, the first Intel enterprise platform based on 10nm, we were always wondering to what extent this...
52 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/29/2021Intel Beast Canyon NUC Review: Desktop Tiger Lake Debuts in SFF Gaming Powerhouse
Intel kick-started a form-factor revolution in the early 2010s with the introduction of the ultra-compact NUCs. The systems were meant to be an alternative to the tower desktops used...
84 by Ganesh T S on 7/29/2021The SilverStone SX1000 SFX-L 1 kW PSU Review: Big Power for Small Form Factors
Today we are taking a look at the most powerful SFX-L PSU on the planet, the SilverStone SX1000. As its name suggests, the SX1000 can provide up to 1...
37 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/28/2021Intel's Process Roadmap to 2025: with 4nm, 3nm, 20A and 18A?!
In today’s Intel Accelerated event, the company is driving a stake into the ground regarding where it wants to be by 2025. CEO Pat Gelsinger earlier this year stated...
326 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/26/2021Supermicro Ultra SYS-120U-TNR Review: Testing Dual 10nm Ice Lake Xeon in 1U
With the launch of Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon Scalable platform comes a new socket and a range of features that vendors like Supermicro have to design for. The server...
53 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/22/2021The SilverStone IceGem AIO Coolers Review: Going Big For Threadripper
Today, we are taking a look at SilverStone's latest family of AIO coolers, the IceGem series. Designed explicitly with Ryzen Threadripper compatibility in mind, the IceGem coolers are meant...
34 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/21/2021The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Review: Big and Fast, but Inefficient
Today we’re finally taking a deeper look at Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra – the bigger brother of the Mi 11. Featuring the same screen and general design, can the...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/20/2021Testing the New 3DMark CPU Benchmark: For the Boids
A couple of weeks ago, UL (formerly Futuremark) released the latest test in its ongoing 3DMark gaming benchmark suite, CPU Profile. The premise behind this new CPU-specific test is...
29 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/15/2021AMD Threadripper Pro Review: An Upgrade Over Regular Threadripper?
Since the launch of AMD’s Threadripper Pro platform, the desire to see what eight channels of memory brings to compute over the regular quad-channel Threadripper has been an intriguing...
98 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/14/2021The Keychron K3 Low Profile Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Review
In today’s review we are having a look at Keychron’s attempt to create a portable wireless mechanical keyboard, the K3. The K3 not only has a very small footprint...
41 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/13/2021The SP750 SFX Gold Review: Lian Li's First SFX Power Supply
In today’s review we are having a look at Lian Li’s first SFX PSU, the SP750. Against all odds, Lian Li’s first diversification attempt comes with a very powerful...
29 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/12/2021ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero Review: Everything for Rocket Lake
On our test bench today is one of ASUS ROG's enthusiast models designed for Intel's Rocket Lake processors. The ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero brings plenty of premium controllers...
28 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/9/2021ASUS Announces "Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders" - A Real Product, or Just A Marketing Showcase?
Today ASUS and Qualcomm are announcing the “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders” - a ASUS designed phone with extensive Snapdragon branding – a ROG Phone 5 spin-off, or just a...
27 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/8/2021Examining OnePlus' Performance Behaviour: Optimization or Misrepresentation?
We've discovered weird behaviour on the OnePlus 9 Pro flagship: Popular apps are performance limited, while benchmarks are unaffected. Is this battery optimisation, or misrepresentation of the user experience?
88 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/6/2021Intel to Launch Next-Gen Sapphire Rapids Xeon with High Bandwidth Memory
As part of today’s International Supercomputing 2021 (ISC) announcements, Intel is showcasing that it will be launching a version of its upcoming Sapphire Rapids (SPR) Xeon Scalable processor with...
150 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/28/2021AMD EPYC Milan Review Part 2: Testing 8 to 64 Cores in a Production Platform
It’s been a few months since AMD first announced their new third generation EPYC Milan server CPU line-up. We had initially reviewed the first SKUS back in March, covering...
58 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/25/2021Using AI to Build Better Processors: Google Was Just the Start, Says Synopsys
In light of the rate of innovation, chip design teams have spent tens of thousands of hours honing their skills over the decades. But getting the best human-designed processor...
100 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 6/23/2021