Category - CPU

AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs: Prices and availability before launch

Another European retailer has listed the new Ryzen 9000 CPUs with provisional prices, although this could also fluctuate between truth and placeholder. As the official launch of the AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” processors on July 31, 2024 approaches, more and more offers and prices are appearing at various retailers. The French retailer PC21 [...]


New speed king? Ryzen 9 9950X allegedly reaches 5.85 GHz

According to reports, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X will be the first CPU of the Zen 5 architecture and will be able to boast a maximum clock frequency (FMAX) of up to 5.85 GHz. This would give it the same FMAX value as its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X. Technical data Cores/threads: 16 cores / 32 threads L3 cache: 64 MB Base clock: 4.5 GHz Boost clock: [...]


Strix Point takes off: AMD Ryzen AI PRO 300 series announced

AMD is reportedly gearing up to launch its next-generation Ryzen AI PRO 300 “Strix Point” series in October. reports Hoang Anh Phu via X, which will include two variants: the Ryzen 370 and the Ryzen 360. This new series of PRO (Accelerated Processing Units) APUs will target the needs of enterprises and professionals, offering cutting [...]


Ryzen 9000 CPUs get “Curve Shaper” for optimal overclocking

According to the renowned overclocker 1usmus, the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” CPUs come with a new overclocking function called Curve Shaper. This extension of the existing Curve Optimizer enables much finer control over the voltage-frequency curves (VFCurves) of the CPUs and thus promises more precise overclocking and improved [...]


AMD’s “new” Ryzen 5000XT CPUs will be released at the end of July

Perhaps some of you will remember. AMD made a number of announcements at this year’s Computex. Be it its new Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” series or its new AI Ryzen 300 chips. But alongside all these announcements, a new update has also been released. This is the Ryzen 5000XT series, in which AMD has given the AM4 socket another [...]


It’s not that expensive: AMD Ryzen 9000 listed at European retailers

Some of you may remember our recent article in which we wrote that the first MSI mainboards have received a BIOS update. An important update here is that stability and performance problems for the Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” are said to have been improved. We also mentioned that no price or date has yet been listed. Now the new CPU has [...]


Intel comments internally on the “13th and 14th Generation K SKU Processor Instability Issue” and finally brings a comprehensive update of its own investigation (Leak)

What do you think it means when Intel provides a document with the title “Title Enhanced Thermal Velocity Boost (eTVB) May Miscalculate Frequency Limits” and the subline “Issue Description An incorrect frequency limit calculation may allow the processor to operate at a high frequency state at a high temperature” [...]


AMD Strix Halo: Powerhouse with 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 RDNA 3 GPU cores

The Strix Halo APU is based on a chiplet design with up to three This shows Olrak_29 on X, two CCDs (Core Chiplets) and one GCD (Graphics Chiplet). This enables flexible configuration and scalable performance. The CCDs offer up to 16 Zen 5 cores with 32 threads and up to 64 MB L3 cache, while the GCD houses the RDNA 3 graphics architecture with up [...]


AMD simplifies processor branding: Strix takes over Ryzen AI

AMD is ending the use of HS, H and U designations for 15-45W mobile processors and instead introducing the scalable “Ryzen AI” branding, reports Weibo. In a significant move to simplify its mobile processor portfolio, AMD has announced it will discontinue the previous HS, H and U designations for 15-45W TDP (Thermal Design Power) chips [...]