CPUs

Intel Core and AMD Ryzen dominate consumer CPUs. Intel leads in single-core speed and platform maturity; AMD offers strong multi-core value and longer socket support.

Linux 7.3 Introduces Early Zen 6 Support, Native RGB Controls For Ryzen AI Halo, And Major Laptop Improvements

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor and packaging with text 'Unlocked Series 2' and 'LGA1851'.

Intel’s 24-Core Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Dips Below $200 For The First Time Since Launch, Pressuring AMD’s X3D Lineup

A split image showcases Fujitsu Fugaku supercomputers with the text 'Technology Cultivated Through the Development of World-Class Supercomputers' and a Fujitsu-Monaka series next-generation arm v9-base CPU chip with a visual representation of circuitry.

Fujitsu’s Monaka Chip 3D Stacks 2nm “144-Core CPU” With 5nm “SRAM” Dies While Monaka-X Eyes 2029 Release on 1.4nm & NVLink Fusion

Intel 18A-P Hits 30% Frequency Gain at 0.5V on Production Silicon, Powering Diamond Rapids and Nova Lake CPUs

AMD Confirms Zen 6 “Ryzen” Desktop & Mobile CPU Families: Olympic Ridge & Medusa1 on AM5, Medusa1 & Medusa2 on FP10

An AMD Ryzen 9 CPU box and graphics card are displayed next to an illuminated gaming PC in front of a poster for Capcom's game 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword'.

AMD Radeon 9000 GPUs & Ryzen 9000 CPUs Receive A Free Copy of Onimusha: Way of the Sword In The Latest Game Bundle

A presentation slide titled 'Intel® Core™ Series 3' highlights cost reduction strategies and excellent value features, such as 'Foveros to MCP' and 'Latest IP Technology,' with a central image of the Intel Core chip.

Intel Uncovers How It Optimized Wildcat Lake CPU & Platform Cost By Swapping Foveros With A Standard “UCIe” Multi-Chip Package

Presentation slide for Intel's next-generation Xeon CPU 'Diamond Rapids' featuring Krishnakanth Sistla, Intel Fellow and Chief Architect Xeon Performance, with Intel and Hot Chips logos.

Intel Diamond Rapids “Xeon 7” CPUs Feature 256 P-Cores, The Same Number of Cores As Top EPYC Venice, Also Pack 1.28 GB of Cache And 12,800 MT/s Memory Support

An ARM AGI CPU is displayed against a gradient blue and purple background with the text 'arm AGI CPU' above.

Arm Dissects Its AGI CPU Which Is Tailor-Made For AI: Dual Chiplets With >100B Transistors, 136 Neoverse V3 Cores, Driving A $2B Demand In 2027-2028

A detailed blueprint of a chip is shown next to the text 'Dual-ISA Core z/Architecture + Arm' on a black background.

IBM Details The World’s First Dual-Architecture Processor As It Builds Its Next-Gen Dual ISA Core That Natively Executes Z & Arm Software On The Same Chip

A box for the Intel Core Ultra, Series 2, marked '250K Plus LGA1851,' is displayed with a bold '5' and 'UNLOCKED'.

Intel’s Best 18-Core CPU Gets A Massive Price Cut On Micro Center As Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Drops To Just $139

A liquid cooling setup on a PC test bench featuring a NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card, Samsung memory labeled 'Trident Z5,' and a dual-fan radiator connected to a bottle with tubing.

22-Year-Old Pentium 4 Liquid Cooler Works Flawlessly On Ryzen 7 9800X3D, But Heavy Workloads Show Why You Can’t Trust It

Two Intel Processors Secure A Spot In The Top 10 Best-Selling CPUs List On Amazon After Being Invisible For Over A Year

Two boxes of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X processors with '9000 Series Processor' packaging are placed on opened plastic mailer bags.

Amazon Refunds For A Missing Ryzen 7 9600X Order, But Then Ships Another Empty CPU Box

Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPU Whispers: Early 2027 Launch, 52-Core Power/Thermal Details, Multi-Core Overclocking & Z990/Z970 Boards at Computex

Intel’s 28-Core bLLC Nova Lake-S Reportedly Draws 296 W PL2, 18% Higher Than Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPU Whispers: Early 2027 Launch, 52-Core Power/Thermal Details, Multi-Core Overclocking & Z990/Z970 Boards at Computex

Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K Points To New Naming Scheme For Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs, Alleged ES Chip Faster Than All Current-Gen Chips

An Intel Core Ultra chip is displayed with a digital depiction of its internal architecture, and the text 'RAZOR LAKE' is prominently featured.

Intel Razor Lake CPUs to Utilize TSMC N2X Process & Bring bLLC to Laptops

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme power limits

A Battery-Powered Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme System Beats A Plugged-In Intel Core Ultra X9 System, While Also Surpassing AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 In Geekbench 7 By 83%

AIDA64 Quietly Adds AMD Zen 7 Server Support Nearly Two Years Ahead Of EPYC Florence Launch

Two Intel processors are displayed, one showing the front with visible blue and silver design details, and the other showing the back with an array of connection pins.

Intel Flips The Script On AMD As Nova Lake Targets Desktops First While Zen 6 Chases Servers With EPYC Venice

Intel's Arc G3 Extreme Handheld Chip Crushes Ryzen Z2 Extreme by 25% In Benchmark Leak, Rocks The Powerful B390 iGPU

Intel Reportedly Splits Its Handheld Strategy As A Tiny 4-Xe3 Panther Lake Chip Targets The Budget Buyers Arc G3 Ignored

An open-source utility was used to drop idle GPU power draw by 80 percent on an Intel-powered MacBook Pro

An Intel-Powered MacBook Pro Owner Reduced the Radeon Pro 5300M’s Idle GPU Power Draw By Nearly 80% By Creating An Open-Source Utility To Make A Custom 48Hz Refresh Rate

Three Intel processors are displayed against a dark background, each with distinct core designs highlighted in vibrant colors, including blue and gold elements.

AMD & ARM Have Eaten Intel’s Server Lead, Yet x86 Is Poised To Own The AI CPU Wave Through 2030 As TAM Crosses $200b

Two Intel processors, the Core i9-14900K and the Core i5-14600K, are displayed in their packaging against a blurred background of a processor wafer.

Intel Wants To Keep Offering Raptor Lake CPUs Till Memory Prices Return To Normal

A Gigabyte motherboard is displayed alongside Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus LGA1851 packaging and a pair of Crucial memory modules.

Micro Center Bundles Core Ultra 5 250K Plus With A Motherboard And 32 GB RAM, So You Can Save $270

The image shows an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor in its packaging against a dark, illuminated backdrop.

User Orders CPU Cooler, But Receives Ryzen 7 5800X3D Instead; Complains CPU Cooler Was Still Missing

An Intel Core processor labeled Razor Lake is showcased with illuminated blue and purple accents.

Intel Razor Lake-AX resurrects cancelled Nova Lake-AX architecture, while Razor Lake-S jumps a full generation ahead

Qualcomm Aims Snapdragon C At $300 Laptops With Up To 16 GB Memory, Claims 67% Faster Speeds And 2x Efficiency Over Intel’s Twin Lake

Intel Resurrects On-Package Memory With Razor Lake-AX, Loading Up LPDDR6 to Hunt Down AMD's Medusa Halo by 2028

Intel’s Razor Lake-AX Surfaces In HWiNFO Support, Confirming Halo-Class SoC To Challenge AMD’s Halo Around 2028

A Minisforum mini PC is displayed on a desk, highlighting its compact design and front ports, with a monitor in the background.

Minisforum Launches Elite Mini M2 Air-304 Wildcat Lake Mini PC Barebone At $263; Supports Up To 64 GB DDR5 RAM And 2 TB SSD Configuration

Two Intel Core Ultra Series 2 boxes are displayed, with the left box labeled 5 and Discrete Graphics Required, and the right box labeled UNLOCKED, 250KF Plus, and LGA1851.

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Hits $153, While The 10-Core Ultra 5 225F Drops Below $100 For The First Time

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Showcases Impressive Undervolting Capabilities at Sub 1V

AMD’s Aging AM4 Platform Refuses To Die As Ryzen 5 5500 And 5800X3D Dominate Against DDR5 Costs

The Intel Gamer Days image features offers on games including 'Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis' and 'Star Wars: Galactic Racer' with text 'The best deals in gaming' from Aug 10 to Sep 13.

Intel Core Ultra 270K & 250K Plus CPUs Slide Below MSRP as Gamer Days Bundle Throws in $120 of Tomb Raider and Star Wars Games

Two AMD Ryzen processors, models 5 439 and 7 449, are displayed in a futuristic setting with an orange glow in the background.

AMD’s NPU-Free Ryzen 7 449 & Ryzen 5 439 Launched As Gorgon APUs Chase Cheaper Laptops Over AI Branding

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