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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H is 32% faster than the 155H in leaked 1T test
Arrow Lake on mobile delivers impressive results versus Meteor Lake, thanks to the newer cores and an updated process node.
AMD rumored to launch the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D alongside RDNA 4 GPUs in late March
A French publication suggests AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D/9900X3D chips won't arrive until the end of Q1.
Intel co-CEO confirms Nova Lake CPUs are on track for 2026
Intel's next-generation desktop CPUs, codenamed "Nova Lake," will launch in 2026.
Intel delays key Xeon data center processor amid massive losses — Clearwater Forest pushed back to 1H 2026
Intel quietly slashes prices of Xeon 6 CPUs by up to $5,340
They are still more expensive than AMD's competing EPYC, though.
AMD claims Strix Halo can beat the RTX 4070 laptop GPU by up to 68%
Marketing slides show AMD's Radeon 8060S beating the RTX 4070 across 17 games.
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