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Chinese chipmaker's new 7nm CPUs reportedly outperform Intel's Raptor Lake
By Aaron Klotz published
Chinese CPU manufacturer Loongson is purportedly closing the gap quickly to Western CPU manufacturers regarding raw performance.
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Extensive AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D specs leak details unlocked 120W CPU with 5.2 GHz boost clock
By Hassam Nasir published
Detailed specifications of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D reveal a 5.2 GHz boost clock, 120W TDP, and even an Unlocked Multiplier.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D beats the 7800X3D by 26% in leaked Blender benchmarks
By Hassam Nasir published
Improved thermals and higher clocks thanks to AMD's 2nd Generation V-Cache allow the Ryzen 7 9800X3D to pull ahead of its predecessor by almost 26% in Blender.
Intel Arrow Lake CPUs have more than 1,851 pads under the chip
By Hassam Nasir published
Members of MSI Japan manually counted all pads below an Arrow Lake CPU and found the final result to be greater than 1851.
Z890 motherboards are having instability issues with Windows 11 24H2
By Christopher Harper published
Intel Z890 motherboards have issues with the latest Windows 11 update and Intel Xe iGPUs.
Extreme overclocker recommends heating Arrow Lake CPUs to 165 degrees Celsius before delidding
By Jowi Morales published
YouTube creator der8auer shared this crucial tip if you want to safely delid your brand-new Intel Core Ultra processor.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D trails Core i9-14900K in leaked PugetBench benchmarks
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D was benchmarked in PugetBench and performed excellently against the Ryzen 7 9700X and even the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
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