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The Intel version comes with lower TDP processors from the Core Ultra-U series but gets a Thunderbolt 4 connector, while the AMD version features more powerful Ryzen 8040HS APUs yet remains stuck with USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 connectors.

This year's Pavilion Aero 13 models finally get the AMD Zen 4 treatment, as HP provides APU options up to a Ryzen 7 8840HS. With the increased requirements for AI processing, the base configuration will include at least 16 GB of LPDDR5x-6400 RAM instead of 8 plus at least 512 GB SSD storage. Availability is scheduled for May with prices starting at $800.

MINISFORUM has now shared early benchmark results for the V3, its first 2-in-1 device. Not only has the company revealed what to expect from its AMD Ryzen 7 8840U APU performance-wise, but it has also confirmed the date of its global release.

It seems AMD is determined to bring the fight to NVIDIA in the mid-range segment as the company has now officially reduced the price of the RX 7700 XT. Coinciding with the launch of the RX 7900 GRE stateside, the RX 7700 XT price cut is welcome news for mid-range GPU buyers.

The Acer Swift Edge 16 with a sharp and smooth 3.2K 120 Hz OLED panel, a Ryzen 7 7840U CPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and 1 TB of storage has dropped back to its all-time low price at Best Buy. The discounted rate is a massive $450 lower than the list price of $1,299.99.

Unveiled at CES 2024, the 2024 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has now hit the shelves. Two of the six configs are now available at Best Buy, although one of them is currently out of stock. For those who missed the launch coverage, this gaming laptop comes with AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS APU and up to Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU.

One-Netbook is upgrading the OneXPlayer 2 Pro with the latest Ryzen 7 8840U "Hawk Point" APU, promising improved performance. Featuring Zen 4 & RDNA 3 architecture, the device offers high-end features like a 2.5K 8.4-inch screen, up to 64 GB of memory, and a up to a 4 TB Gen 4 SSD.

The GPD Win Max 2 gaming handheld sacrifices efficiency in the name of performance in a recent in-depth test, achieving marginally less battery life than its predecessor but performing better in games and synthetic benchmarks, largely due to improved high-speed RAM compatibility.

GucksTV, a German tech reviewer, recently tested AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 8700GE APU, highlighting its impressive performance and efficiency. With a TDP of just 35 W compared to the 8700G's 65 W, the 8700GE achieves 84% of the 8700G's performance while consuming significantly less power. Featuring 8 Zen 4 cores and 12 RDNA 3 cores, the 8700GE excelled in various tests, making it an ideal choice for compact builds and home server setups.

Highlights for the KDE Slimbook V include a full aluminum chassis, a 16-inch IPS display with 2560 x 1600 resolution, 165 Hz refresh rate and 100% sRGB color gamut, as well as the pre-installed KDE Neon distro with the latest KDE Plasma 6 environment.

A few days back, Colorful teased a new gaming laptop, and today, the brand has fully unveiled it. As it turns out, the first notebook entry for the series goes by Colorfire MEOW R15. It is available in two configurations in China, with the base variant's current initial pricing being CNY4999 (around $694).

Lenovo has launched the 2024 ThinkBook 14+ and 16+ Ryzen Edition laptops in China. Both the systems within the new laptop range pack the AMD Ryzen 7 8845H processor, with the main difference being the screen size and display specs. As for the pricing, the 14+ starts at around $694, while the 16+ begins at about $750.

After the RX 7900 GRE appeared in the EU and UK, AMD is reportedly officially launching the card in the US later this month for $549. Pitting it as a hedge against a possible RX 7900 XT sales slump, Team Red is allegedly preparing the GPU to get rid of Navi 31 stock at sub-$600 pricing.

The latest non-OLED model of the Asus VivoBook 16 (M1605) laptop is down to $599.99 on Amazon. It's the first discount for the system since launch, and for the reduced price, the notebook brings a very capable set of specs, including AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, 16 GB of RAM, and a NanoEdge display with FHD+ resolution.

The Zen 6 desktop APUs are allegedly codenamed Medusa and could feature a tile-based architecture similar to Intel's Meteor Lake thanks to a faster 2.5D interconnect. AMD also plans to skip straight to an RDNA 5 iGPU, possibly in response to Intel adding more powerful Xe2 iGPUs to its desktop processors.

Chinese brand Colorfire, a sub-brand of Colorful, has teased the MEOW gaming laptop. While the teaser didn't go into details, it did say that the notebook will feature an AMD AI CPU and Nvidia RTX 40 series GPU. The brand also shared the launch date, which is on February 23.

GPD has announced its intentions to introduce new versions of its Win 4 gaming handheld and G1 eGPU. While the GPD G1 will gain improvements from refined I/O and additional buttons, the GPD Win 4 2024 will adopt AMD's new Ryzen 7 8840U APU.

Compared to its predecessor, the Phoenix series, the Ryzen 8000 series maintains core counts and clocks but showcases sizeable improvements. Initial reviews by tech expert Cary Golomb suggest promising performance, with the Ryzen 7 8840U outperforming previous generations and even the Steam Deck's Van Gogh at 10 watts. Market availability is underway, with companies like GPD planning to integrate the new APUs.

AMD’s Zen 5 processors could bring an insane single-core IPC uplift per a leaked Cinebench R23 single-core benchmark result. The single-threaded score puts Zen 5 miles ahead of the current AMD flagship while comfortably beating the 14th-gen Intel showrunner.

The official review embargo of the recently announced MSI Claw hasn't lifted yet, but Chinese outlets have already started to share performance results. One such gaming benchmark pits the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H of the gaming handheld against the Ryzen Z1 Extreme of Asus ROG Ally, and the reported results show that the latter has a noticeable lead.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D is one of the fastest processors you can get right now. Featuring 12 cores and 24 threads, the CPU is an easy choice for high-end gaming builds. What's more is that the processor is now cheaper than ever, with the price tag currently sitting at a new record-low of $409.98 on Amazon.

CheckMag Nvidia’s 40-series graphics cards have had a bit of a rocky start to say the least. While the company has tried to make amends with the mid cycle refresh giving us some “Super” variants, where does that leave budget conscious gamers invested in Nvidia products?

The AOOSTAR GEM10 is the latest mini PC offering from the Chinese brand. It has a reasonably compact form factor, with the chassis measuring just 0.6 liters. For its size, the tiny gaming computer packs powerful internals, featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, support for up to three NVMe drives, and an OCuLink port for connecting an external GPU.

The Lenovo IdeaPad 1 laptop series is best known for offering affordable systems that are good for productivity workloads. On the note of affordability, things got better for the IdeaPad 1 15ALC7. This laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, 15.6-inch FHD screen, 16 GB of RAM, and 512 GB SSD is currently enjoying a generous $370 discount.

The new BD790i motherboard comes pre-installed with a top-of-the-line Ryzen 9 7945HX mobile APU for $519. Users can add up to 64 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, speedy PCIe 5.0 SSD storage via 2x M.2 slots and a dGPU on the included PCIe 5.0 X16 slot.

The Loongson 3A6000 CPU is a follow-up to the China-made 3A5000 launched in 2021. While the newer processor is still fabricated on a 12 nm process and is based on LoongArch, it has seen many improvements. The newer processor reportedly matches the integer IPC (instructions per cycle) performance of AMD Zen 4 and Intel Raptor Lake architectures.

Some features are not yet fully supported, but even proprietary CUDA renderers can now run on AMD GPUs. ZLUDA is open-source and can be improved by third parties to eventually provide full compatibility for AMD cards, which could put Team Red's accelerators on equal footing with Nvidia's highly sought-after AI GPUs.

Overclocking master Der8auer tears into the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G with impressive results, netting a 25 °C reduction in operating temperatures and a massive jump in performance, bringing it close to the performance of the Ryzen 7 7700X.

An overclocker named SkatterBencher has tried out different overclocking strategies with the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G. After testing different methods, including manual AMD Radeon 780M, CPU, and RAM overclock, SkatterBencher gained up to 61.14% performance boost compared to stock.

The MSI Bravo 15 with a Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU, an RTX 4060 laptop board, and a 144 Hz FHD display can now be had for less than $1000. The discounted price is a massive $300 below the list rate and, as a result, the laptop presents a compelling value proposition.

AMD’s RDNA 4 RX 8000 GPUs could launch in Q4 of this year without any flagship boards. According to the latest information, the mid-range Navi 48 and Navi 44 GPUs could beat the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and the RTX 4060 Ti, respectively, in performance. The GPUs are also reportedly hitting much better clock speeds in the engineering sample phase vs the retail RDNA 3 cards.

Initially released only to OEMs in April 2022, the Ryzen 7 5700 processor from AMD recently became available as a retail product. Hardware Unboxed put this model through its paces and discovered that it only features half the L3 cache from the X version, which affects performance to the point where it even lags behind the more affordable Ryzen 5 5600.

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has dropped by a cool $50 on Newegg to become a full $100 cheaper than the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. Needless to say, the Radeon card is an exciting value at the discounted price owing to its superlative QHD/4K rasterization performance that puts the GPU in line with the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER.

The V3 will sport a 28 W Ryzen 7 8840U processor with 8 Zen4 cores, integrated Radeon 780M and powerful XDNA NPU, along with a high-quality 14-inch touchscreen, up to 32 GB RAM and 2 TB storage. Pricing info is expected to be revealed by late March.

Other highlights for this configuration include a 5 MP webcam with IR sensor, fingerprint reader integrated in the power button, 2x USB4 ports and a total weight of only 2.51 lbs.

Users can raise the TDP of the APU up to 65 W via a BIOS option in order to boost CPU and iGPU performance. GMKtec offers the new NucBox K8 in barbone form, but there is also a 32 GB RAM +1 TB SSD option, and both can be bundled with a pair of AR glasses.

CheckMag With many manufacturers releasing ample amounts of AM5 motherboards, it is quite the challenge to find the right one for your needs. Let’s explore five X670E motherboards that we think you should consider.

ASUS has added even more features to the ROG Ally, not long after it enabled gyroscope controls. This time, the ROG Ally has gained a quick access TDP slider, among other improvements.

Orange Pi, known for having a comprehensive SBC lineup, is venturing into the gaming handheld market. The company’s first offering in this segment is called Orange Pi Neo, which will soon debut with a Linux distro called Manjaro OS and the same AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU that has become quite popular among handheld gaming devices.

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA617NS laptop is currently sitting close to the record-low price on Best Buy, offering a generous discount of $300. It packs the Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, a dedicated Radeon RX 7600S GPU, a 512 GB SSD, and 16 of GDDR5 RAM.

CheckMag Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices will give you remote access to all your files from any device both at home and away. Just add your drives and off you go, but they aren’t cheap. However there are some compelling software solutions that can turn any old PC and a few drives into a potent NAS which can compete with even the most expensive off the shelf solutions.

Moore's Law Is Dead reports that Microsoft has always tried to shop around before turning to AMD just to obtain a better deal. For the next gen console contract, however, Microsoft sure seems to be taking its sweet time picking a production partner, giving Intel the opportunity to try and secure a big win for its foundry business.

The Lenovo Xiaoxin 2024 laptop lineup with AMD Hawk Point APU will launch after the Spring Festival in China. Ahead of the official release, Lenovo has shared details on the high-end notebook of the series, the Pro 16 2024 Ryzen Edition. The company says to expect up to 40% better battery life and good gaming performance than the predecessor.

Tianbao, internationally known as AOOSTAR, has launched the GOD88 gaming mini PC in China. It's a successor to the GOD78 that debuted last year. But not much has changed, with the only noticeable difference being the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS. The other specs of the tiny gaming computer are identical, including the same Cyberpunk-themed design and USB 4 connectivity.

With this sale embargo lifted, we've started to see benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 8000G series desktop APUs. One of such has brought a critical flaw to AMD's attention. The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 7 8700G currently have a bugged firmware that makes them thermally throttle shortly after being pushed to the max.