The time has finally come and the results for Intel’s new Core Ultra 200 series are on the table. I can already spoil the fact that we will see very interesting, but partly mixed results today compared to AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series, especially in the gaming sector. The tension curve was also extremely tense for me and so it ended up as it [...]
ASUS is not planning to release a Z890 motherboard with the so-called “backside connector” design in the near future, but is still working on corresponding products for the future. The BTF (Back-to-Front) design moves the connectors of a motherboard to the rear, which creates a tidy appearance in computer cases. Despite this [...]
Intel has released its new Z890 motherboards, which are designed to support DDR5 memory. Among the most prominent offerings is the ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF, which supports memory speeds of up to 10,133 MT/s. This represents a significant increase over the standard JEDEC speeds of 4800 MT/s and is also above the native 6400 MT/s supported by Intel [...]
NZXT has announced the launch of the N9 Z890 and N7 Z890 motherboards designed specifically for the latest Intel® Core™ Ultra desktop processors. These motherboards are suitable for a wide range of applications and offer robust features that ensure reliable performance and adaptability for various PC configurations. The N9 Z890 is designed to meet [...]
Intel’s Arrow Lake processors, which will soon be physically released to end users, represent a significant evolution for Intel and are intended as a response to AMD’s Zen 5 chips. These processors, which belong to the 15th generation of Core processors, will be available in desktop (Arrow Lake-S) and laptop (Arrow Lake-H) variants and [...]
The Taiwanese company Biostar presented its new flagship mainboard, the X870E VALKYRIE, yesterday. The model has a stylish design and is designed to support AMD’s latest processor series, the Ryzen 9000 series, among others. But before you can form an opinion, let’s take a look at the technical specifications. As already mentioned, the [...]
I recently replaced the MSI MEG X670E Ace in my benchtable with the MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi because a new (old) chipset for the Ryzen 9000 feels better and Intel is also releasing a new chipset together with Arrow Lake S into the product cycle. Just between you and me: in terms of performance, this stunt is superfluous, but with USB 4.0 and WiFi [...]
The company Colorful has announced that it will be launching its new flagship mainboard today, September 2, even though it is quite late for Intel’s current socket. This is the “iGame Z790D5 Vulcan”, which looks quite appealing. But let’s first take a look at the technical specifications and then judge. The mainboard is [...]
As reported by our colleagues at Computerbase, ASUS may have inadvertently given the first hints of the upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs from AMD, which are already being talked about even before their official announcement by the manufacturer. These new processors are said to be based on the Zen 5 architecture and use 3D V-Cache technology, an [...]
It wasn’t easy to find the right attributes for AMD’s new Ryzen 9 9950X and the right headline for the test article. But while I was able to pull myself out of the noose elegantly with a relatively large amount of text, AMD will probably still have to sit, sweat and make a lot of improvements. There were certainly other reasons for the [...]
The problems at Intel are currently increasing, especially with the 13th and 14th generation CPUs. In case you haven’t heard about it yet: These processors are struggling with significant stability issues. To counteract this, MSI and ASUS have recently released new BIOS updates. Before we go into detail, however, let’s take a brief [...]
Testing the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X as a harbinger of AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 series would only really be a cracker if AMD had raised the bar to completely new heights in terms of either performance or price or both. That’s not exactly the case, but the test is still very interesting because you have to look at all the charts in their entirety [...]
Summer is in full swing and temperatures are rising. But what’s the best way to cool down? In addition to a cold bath or an ice cream, there is now a technological refreshment: the new B650E AORUS STEALTH ICE mainboard from Gigabyte, which not only provides visual cooling with its white design, but is also intended to attract customers. At [...]
Computex was a few weeks ago and the manufacturer AMD presented its new Ryzen 9000 series, which is based on the Zen5 architecture, at this event. These new Ryzen 9000s will only fit into the AM5 socket and also require customized firmware. Some manufacturers have already taken this step of adaptation and have prepared their mainboards for the [...]
The company Gigabyte has recently released a teaser for its new upcoming Z890 Xtreme AI TOP motherboard and thus users can look forward to this year’s Computex..: COMPUTEX 2024 is coming up! And guess what? AORUS turns 10! 🎉🧡What was your first AORUS motherboard?🧡Do you have any of the motherboards featured in the video? 👇 Share your answer [...]
After we published Aris’ article about the power consumption of the Core i9-13900K in Cinebench 23 on Monday, I’m following up today with a larger program scope. And yes, I’m deliberately using a Z690 board because I also used it for the launch of Raptor Lake S and the subsequent refresh. That makes the comparison much easier [...]
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Intel’s potential degradation issues with the high-end 13th and 14th generation CPUs, so I thought I’d use Powenetics and test an i9-13900K under three different power settings: Standard, Performance and Extreme. Then there’s the “Insane” profile, where you set the 4096 [...]
Even though Intel is currently being celebrated for the new BIOS profiles for CPUs from Raptor Lake onwards on all the Z790 mainboards – has anyone ever asked themselves what will happen to the Z690 mainboards, which are also compatible? There’s nothing yet, nothing has been announced and you slowly get the impression that those [...]
The company ASUS has rolled out its new BIOS firmware AMD AGESA 1.1.8.0 BIOS firmware for its X670E motherboards. Significant changes due to this update are not apparent for the time being. However, one can assume that this is probably a BIOS firmware update that prepares for the upcoming Zen 5 architecture from AMD. This makes ASUS one of the [...]
After several companies have already announced that their AM5 motherboards will support the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 series, ASRock and Biostar are now joining this run. Accordingly, both companies announced support for AMD’s Ryzen 9000 desktop CPU series, codenamed Granite Ridge, in the next BIOS updates. These processors are based on [...]
