CPUs
The annual Computex computer expo kicks off in Taepei this weekend. And this year’s show is shaping up to be the most packed in years. Computex rivals CES for the most important PC trade show of the year, and in most years is attended by not only the numerous local Taiwanese firms (Asus, MSI, ASRock, and others), but the major chip developers have been increasing their own presence as well. These days, while CES itself tends to land more high-profile announcements, in recent years it’s been Computex that has delivered on more substantial announcements. This is largely because tech firms have aligned their product schedules to roll out near gear in the second half of the year, when retail sales are stronger due to the...
Intel Unveils Next-Generation Atom Details
The next netbook/nettop Atom platform is closer than you think. It's called Pine Trail and it brings both the memory controller and graphics core on-die. Expect lower...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/19/2009
The Core 2 Quad Q8400: Intel's $183 Phenom II 940 Competitor
AMD and Intel have quietly been fighting a quad-core price war. AMD started by introducing a very competitive Phenom II X4 940 priced similarly to Intel's Core 2...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/7/2009
AMD Athlon X2 7850 vs. Intel Pentium E5300: Choosing the Best $70 CPU
Here's a price point we don't usually talk about: $70. And here's another interesting fact. At $70 you can buy a CPU faster than a 3.73GHz dual-core...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/28/2009
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
AMD continues to build its competitiveness with an even faster Phenom II. The 955 is AMD's answer to Intel's Core 2 Quad Q9550.
66 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/23/2009
Intel Announces Intent to Manufacture Atom SoCs at TSMC
What could have been a universe imploding sort of announcement amounted to something that just made sense: Intel will be making Atom SoCs at TSMC in addition to at...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2009
Intel's 32nm Update: The Follow-on to Core i7 and More
And you thought Core i7 was fast, how about a 6-core, 32nm version due out early next year? It's not all high performance though, Intel will be delivering...
64 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/11/2009
The Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720: AMD Gets DDR3 But Doesn't Need It
The first Socket-AM3 Phenom II parts are now here with full DDR2 and DDR3 support. It turns out that DDR3 isn't really necessary today, but with five new...
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/9/2009
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S: A New 65W Quad-Core
Intel joins the 65W quad-core bandwagon with its new S-series of chips. Now officially the most expensive Penryn based LGA-775 CPU you can buy we run the Q9550S...
62 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/27/2009
Overclocking Core i7: A Tale of Two Retail Processors…
We provide some insight into our i7 overclocking experiences and realize a good IMC is your best friend.
37 by Rajinder Gill on 1/22/2009
AMD Phenom II X4 940 & 920: A True Return to Competition
Have you been waiting for AMD's return to competition? The Phenom II does just that. It's still not the Return of the Jedi, but on its third...
93 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/8/2009
Nehalem Part 3: The Cache Debate, LGA-1156 and the 32nm Future
Want to understand why Intel went with such a small L2 cache on Nehalem? We sat down with Nehalem's chief architect and got a much better understanding of...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/2008
AMD Talks Phenom II, Roadmaps and More at Fall 2008 Financial Analyst Day
The 45nm Phenom is called the Phenom II, 8 and 12-core server parts are coming in 2011 and the first CPU/GPU fusion parts will also appear around then -...
42 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/13/2008
Nehalem: The Unwritten Chapters
Nehalem can be much more power efficient than Penryn and it can overclock quite well. What follows are some of the side quests that we didn't get to...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/7/2008
Nehalem - Everything You Need to Know about Intel's New Architecture
It's called the Core i7, but we knew it as Nehalem. We go through the entire micro-architecture and explain the new developments from IDF.
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/3/2008
The Dark Knight: Intel's Core i7
Intel reinvented itself with Conroe two years ago, could the sequel possibly live up to expectations? Later this month Intel's Core i7 processors will be shipping and you'll...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Gary Key on 11/3/2008
The Business of Tech: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - AMD Goes Fabless
In the most dire of cash crunches, AMD has confirmed the rumors and parted ways with its fabrication arm. What does this mean for AMD and its new spin off?
39 by Ryan Smith on 10/7/2008
AMD Fusion for Gaming Utility: Automatic AMD Platform Overclocking With a Twist
The beta version of the AMD Fusion for Gaming utility has been released. It overclocks both CPU and GPU and only runs on AMD hardware. But its that little...
39 by Derek Wilson on 9/18/2008
AMD 790GX - The Introduction
We provide an overview of the new 790GX chipset while we complete our benchmark testing.
42 by Gary Key on 8/6/2008
Intel's SoC Update: 1B Transistors Embedded in 5 Years
Intel revealed a bit about its upcoming embedded and SoC plans. Aside from Larrabee, these are brand new areas for Intel's x86 architectures. Intel has 15 chip...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/24/2008
AMD's SB750: Enabling Higher Phenom Overclocks?
Rumor has it that AMD's new South Bridge will allow Phenom processors to clock higher. Believe it or not, it works. We try and figure out why...
51 by Gary Key on 7/23/2008
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