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AMD exec reveals Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X3D gaming performance
AMD Manager Martijn Boonstra said that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D chips will perform similarly to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming.
Intel ships Nova Lake CPUs to partners for testing
Validation of Nova Lake is underway as Intel is sending out test chips.
Fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs are circulating in China
Counterfeit AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D chips are currently circulating in China, according to tech forums in the country.
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F sells for $115 in China
The AMD Ryzen 5 7400F is now available in China for $115, but there's still no word on U.S. pricing and availability.
Intel's Arrow Lake fix doesn't 'fix' overall gaming performance or match the company's bad marketing claims - Core Ultra 200S still trails AMD and previous-gen chips
We tested Intel's fix for its lackluster 'Arrow Lake' Core Ultra 200S and found it doesn't have any meaningful impact.
AM5 copper guard stops you from making a mess on your Ryzen CPU
Japanese PC accessory Ainex offers a copper AM5 plate guard to prevent you from messing up your PC build with too much thermal paste.
AMD reportedly preps 32-core and 64-core Threadripper 9000 CPUs
A shipping manifest reveals the core counts for AMD's upcoming Threadripper 9000 (Shimada Peak) processors, which the Zen 5 architecture will power.
