The eighth console generation was a radical departure to what we saw in the ones which proceeded it as both Microsoft and Sony launched their upgraded, mid-generation refreshes to satisfy gamers who demanded consoles capable of running titles at 4K…
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Third Generation ThreadRipper Two Product Lines & Zen 3 Info
The first and second generation of Threadripper products was pretty easy to explain as a concept, it was AMD’s entry into the HEDT market, designed for content creators and power users who required more IO and processor cores than even…
AMD On a Roll | Zen 3 Design Complete and Zen 4 In Progress
AMD has built great momentum since the launch of the original Zen processors over two years ago, and despite their second-generation Epyc processors known as Rome only being announced days ago, the company are keen to emphasize its robust future…
Ryzen 3000 CPUs Listed with Specs on Price Tracking Website
In about a weeks time, CES 2019 will kick off, and it’s all but certain AMD will be at the very least announce key details concerning the Ryzen 3000 series of CPUs (known as Matisse). These processors will, of course,…
Zen 2 Ryzen 3000 Series Core Count Increase, PCIE 4.0 Support & More | Exclusive
Recently, there was a leak that AMD’s next-generation X570 platform (along with the Ryzen 3000 series) of processors was scheduled to launch at Computex, 2019. This information originated from the website gamer.com.tw, and the leaker claimed that this came from…
AMD Announces EPYC 7371 – 3.8Ghz Across 16 Cores
AMD put on quite the show with their recent Next Horizon conference, but they’re not content to rest on their laurels just yet. They have just announced a new addition to the EPYC 7000 series lineup, and it just show…
How Does AMD’s IPC Stack Up Against Intel? Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel I9-9900K Results
With Zen 2 arriving next year with not only the Epyc second generation Rome, but also the desktop mainstream and HEDT with Ryzen 3000 and Threadripper 3000 respectively, there’s a lot of news floating about regarding the IPC gains of the…
Ryzen 5 2600 Shows Impressive Performance Gains Over Ryzen 5 1600
AMD’s upcoming 12nm Ryzen refresh (known as Zen+) will be an interesting one, with the company touting improvements in clock speeds, soldered IHS and the inclusion of Precision Boost 2. In theory at least, this will help AMD fend off…
AMD Snowy Owl Epyc 3000 Series Specs & Details Leaked
The first solid details of AMD’s Snowy Owl platform have found their way onto the internet. Snowy Owl is a platform based on an embedded Epyc server processor and is generally aimed at the networking and communications module. The iBase…
Exclusive Interview With AMD’s Robert Hallock on Ryzen | Architecture, Performance & Chip Details
In the next few months, AMD will release their Ryzen range of processors, threatening to a total shake-up of the gaming and enthusiast processor space. Ryzen sports a radically different design to AMD’s current range of CPUs, overhauling cache systems,…
AMD Ryzen Details Leak – Zen For Desktop | 8 Cores, 3.4Ghz + & Full Overclocking Support
Because of how close we are to the New Horizon event, leaks and details popping up were inevitable. Today, we finally have confirmation that AMD’s desktop lineup of Zen Processors (which run on the Summit Ridge AM4 platform) will be…
AMD Zen 16 Core CPU Images Leak Ahead of New Horizon Event
Images of Naples, the server variant of Zen have leaked ahead of AMD’s official unveiling at the companies ‘New Horizon’ event, which takes place on the December 13th, 2016. The CPU in question appears to be a monster, sporting 16…
Intel Core I3-7350K Benchmarks Leak & Beats Older Quad Core Processors
Early next year Intel will be launching their touted Kaby Lake series of chips to the desktop, and while the CPUs are very ‘business as usual’ in their number of cores and threads, they do sport clock speed improvements and…
AMD Trademark ‘Ryzen’ & ‘ThreadRipper’ – Is It Part of Zen ?
The AMD rumor mill has been busy of late, but not quite as busy as AMD themselves. The company are planning to enter 2017 with a bang, fully replacing its processor lineup with Zen and readying to release Vega, which…
Intel’s Coffee Lake 6 Core Mainstream Won’t See A Release Until 2018
For the mainstream user, Intel’s CPU offerings have been somewhat predictable over the years; with the highest end offerings touting 4 physical cores and up to 8 threads thanks to Intel’s HyperThreading technology. Sure, there are processors such as Broadwell-E,…