Anyone who thought that Intel would give up on the LGA 1851 for at least two or three generations can now laugh heartily – or cry, depending on their investment situation. Because what is currently emerging from leaked shipping data and reference platforms is another chapter in Intel’s well-oiled socket rotation. Nova Lake-S, the [...]
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It was only a matter of time before AMD switched its Threadripper series to Zen 5. What is surprising, however, is the range of SKUs that have emerged. In addition to the usual muscle in the form of 64 cores and the expected mid-range with 16 cores, a model with only 12 cores appears in the shipping manifests – an exotic addition to a family [...]
While others are still trying to conceal the lack of real innovation with AI logos and colorful bars, Intel is apparently currently relying on an old-fashioned virtue: learning from mistakes. This is new. Ori Lempel, Senior Principal Engineer in the Core Design team at Intel, has confirmed to KitGuru that they are now well beyond Cougar Cove and [...]
With version 7.65 of its system analysis tool AIDA64, FinalWire has once again rolled out an update that will make fans of future hardware sit up and take notice. While the average user is probably still clicking around with some “refresh” from the Raptor Lake box or running a GPU from the Ampere ramp, AIDA64 is gearing up for [...]
After a long wait and no less long delays, Intel has now officially announced the start of so-called risk production for its 18A manufacturing process. This early production phase is intended to be an intermediate step before mass production begins – provided that the trials deliver acceptable yields. In times when Intel’s foundry [...]
The number of reported AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D failures continues to rise. Within the last two months, over 100 documented cases have been published in which the processor refused to work – in many cases shortly after commissioning. What is particularly striking is that the majority of these incidents involved systems with ASRock mainboards from [...]
The series of potential failures with AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D processors is growing. After several Ryzen 7 9800X3Ds on ASRock motherboards have already failed, a Ryzen 9 9950X3D has now joined them in a similarly tragic manner – this time after just nine days of operation. Case study: Redditor reports early CPU death with no outward signs [...]
ASUS has introduced its first mainboard with BTF (Back-Together-Form) design, the TUF Gaming B850-BTF WiFi W, which attracts attention with its innovative, rear-mounted connection concept and support for high-performance graphics cards. The model represents an interesting step into the future, as it not only ensures a clean look in cases, but also [...]
The Meteor Lake architecture was originally intended to remain exclusive to the mobile segment. Desktop versions were never officially announced and were considered to have been canceled. But now a strange CPU discovery is causing a stir: The processor appearing under the designation Q46W seems to be just that – a desktop variant based on [...]
In an unusual turn of events, ASRock has officially commented on the recent failures of Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors on AM5 mainboards – and identified a simple cleaning problem as the main cause. According to the manufacturer’s internal tests, an affected system could be put back into full operation without repair measures after [...]
In an interview on Bilibili, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su hinted that the previously mobile “Strix Halo” APUs could also reach the desktop market in the future – in a roundabout way, of course. The SoCs originally designed for the FP11 BGA package with up to 40 compute units on the I/O die will no longer be reserved exclusively for [...]
While NVIDIA and Intel are stalking each other with their Grace and Xeon processors, AMD is launching a clear attack with the fifth generation of EPYC CPUs. The new server processors should not only outperform the competition in terms of performance, but also offer significant advantages in terms of efficiency. Up to 2.75 times the energy [...]
It seems that Intel has brought its originally scrapped refresh of the Arrow Lake-S desktop CPUs back out of the woodwork. However, you shouldn’t expect too many innovations, as the “new” refresh is based on the same dies as the Arrow Lake-HX chips, which have also been revised. Back from the rumor mill The refresh was actually [...]
New game, same drama, once again an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D has gone overboard after the simple activation of EXPO. This time, however, it wasn’t an ASRock board, but the MSI X870E Tomahawk WiFi. The CPU is dead, but the mainboard is alive and kicking. An isolated case or another chapter in the AM5 platform’s catalog of problems? EXPO: [...]
AMD now has another ace up its sleeve with the Ryzen 9 9950 X3D, while Intel is stuck in a self-inflicted drought. The X3D technology, which comes with an additional 3D V-Cache, shows once again that AMD knows exactly where to start in order to squeeze the maximum gaming added value out of the existing architecture. The Zen 5 substructure is [...]
My friend Aris from hwbusters.com / Cybenetics just experienced a story that can probably serve as a prime example of the absurdities you can encounter when you think you’re safe in the civilized world of online ordering. For the upcoming test of the 9950X3D, Aris needed an additional Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. Since his only one was already [...]
Well, that’s unlikely to cause much enthusiasm in Santa Clara. Intel apparently has to push back the launch of the Panther Lake SoCs even further. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the market launch will be delayed until at least the fourth quarter of 2025, and anyone familiar with supply chains knows that it will be 2026 before laptops [...]
First of all: please don’t panic without good reason, because this is definitely not clickbait! But I’m going to show you today, based on an incident I experienced myself, how quickly you can panic and how an avalanche can start with a little carelessness when posting on social media. I recently had serious problems with my newly built [...]
Reports of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor failures are increasing, especially in combination with motherboards from the manufacturer ASRock. Users describe in various forums and on Reddit that their CPUs refuse to work either immediately after installation or after a few weeks. It is striking that many of these incidents occur with ASRock [...]
Intel has set its sights high with the 18A process, but the reality is less rosy. According to reports, the yield is currently 20-30%, which makes economic mass production practically impossible. Although this is an improvement on the previously reported 10%, there can be no question of stable production. Hopes of getting back on the road to [...]
So now they are here, the first Geekbench values of the new vRyzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D. And as always with such leaks, the question arises: Is this impressive or just to be expected? The answer is – unsurprisingly – somewhere in between. Benchmark results: Much ado about a few percent? The CPUs were tested on a Gigabyte X670 [...]
AMD is preparing to release its latest high-end processors, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen 9 9900X3D. Both CPUs are based on the Zen 5 architecture and are equipped with AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology. Initial price details have now been leaked through listings at major US retailers such as Amazon and Newegg. Early listings on Amazon and [...]
The sales figures from one of Germany’s largest hardware retailers paint a clear picture: AMD has left Intel far behind in the CPU market. On January 25, 2025, a total of 23,615 AMD processors were sold, while Intel barely played a role with 2,010 units sold. This corresponds to a market share of 92.16% in favor of AMD. The discrepancy in [...]
Some time ago, it was announced that AMD would have to postpone the launch of the RX 9070 series due to various software adjustments. Now Aurélien Lagny from the French website Cowcotland reports that the company is planning to launch its Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs at around the same time as the new graphics cards. So far, there has been no official [...]
Intel is sticking to its roadmap for client CPUs and plans to launch the Core Ultra 300 “Panther Lake” series in the second half of 2025, with Nova Lake to follow in 2026. Despite the recent move away from Falcon Shores in the server sector, the schedule for desktop and mobile processors appears to remain stable. This was confirmed by [...]
