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The ONEXPLAYER ONEXFLY F1 EVA Edition is another limited edition gaming handheld by One-Netbook. Built on the same platform as the regular ONEXFLY, the F1 EVA Edition has a striking purple colourway with green accents and is available with up to 64 GB of RAM.

The BENICO Mini PC, equipped with Ryzen 5 5600H, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD, is currently on sale. Amazon is offering a 35% discount, reducing its regular price of US$310 to an enticing US$200.

This may have happened sooner if it were not for Qualcomm's exclusivity contract with Arm for Windows-compatible models. Nvidia is already using Arm cores in its data center Grace Hopper hybrid compute platform, while AMD has been working on Arm-based CPUs since 2021.

A Bilibili leaker says AMD plans to launch two new Dragon Range processors, the Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Both will keep the 16-core and 12-core configurations of their 7045HX counterparts but operate at lower clocks.

This discounted configuration comes with the newly-introduced IMAX Enhanced HDR feature for OLED screens. It also integrates 16 GB LPDDR5x-6400 RAM, a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD, plus a 5 MP webcam with wide angle lens and IR sensor.

The new RDNA 3 GPU will go head-to-head with the mobile GeForce RTX 4080 with performance advantages of up to 20 to 40 percent in specific titles like Hogwarts Legacy, COD: Modern Warfare 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and more.

AMD is confident that its new Threadripper PRO series has it all for use-cases ranging from "world-class" creation to "generative" design in manufacturing - a new top-end variant with double the cores and threads of the outgoing 5995WX flagship included. The 7000WX line-up also introduces PCIe 5.0 support, an increased top clock and a larger TDP, yet is touted to do so with "industry-leading efficiency" as well as potentially unprecedented speed and bandwidth.

Threadripper for the desktop is officially back today (October 19, 2023) with the launch of the new 7000X-series processors. They are rated for a selection of the main I/O support upgrades of their PRO counterparts, not to mention their improved TDP. AMD backs them to beat comparator Intel platforms in use-cases ranging from software development to industrial design on high-end PCs.

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core and Single-Core scores for the Ryzen 9 8950X have leaked courtesy of RedGamingTech. The results allege the purported Zen 5 flagship to be up to 10% faster than the Ryzen 9 7950X while also beating the Core i9-13900K and even the Core i9-14900K in the multi-threaded test.

It seems that AYANEO is preparing to release two versions of the FLIP, a 7-inch gaming handheld that it recently revised. Now, the standard version has been re-branded as the FLIP KB to enable the release of the FLIP DS, a version with a small secondary display.

This configuration is now only US$663.92, and also includes 2x USB4 connectors, a 2.5 GbE NIC, plus support for 4x video outputs. Amazon is discounting all configurations, including the barebone one priced at US$511.92.

This model is only available in Japan for now and its lightness comes with a performance cost, as it supports up to a Ryzen 7 7730U processor coupled with up to 16 GB DDR4-4266 and 512 GB SSD storage. Nevertheless, the included 83 Wh battery can last up to 24 hours.

AMD has announced the Radeon RX 6750 GRE, a RDNA 2-based graphics card available with 10 GB and 12 GB of VRAM. The pair feature different GPU configurations and power requirements too, but both should handheld triple-A games with ease at 1440p with high-quality settings enabled.

AYANEO is edging ever closer to releasing the SLIDE, its first gaming handheld with a slide-up display like the GPD Win 4. Still slated to arrive with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU, the AYANEO SLIDE has now been shown for the first time in a series of hands-on pictures.

The Nano Play is a new gaming handheld based around a 7-inch display and a Zen 4 APU. Purportedly available from US$499, the Nano Play is said to offer a 165 Hz refresh rate and a 48 Wh battery, among other hardware.

The AYANEO Flip is scheduled to launch before the end of the year, which is in less than two and a half months. In the meantime, AYANEO has confirmed initial specifications for its first clamshell gaming handheld, as well as a few images of a new design that it claims to have updated based on consumer feedback.

The Intel Core i9-14900KF has made its first appearance on the PassMark site, where it has immediately snatched the crown for top CPU performance in single-thread testing. However, the Raptor-Lake S Refresh i9-14900KF couldn’t quite leapfrog the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or the Ryzen 9 7950X3D in overall desktop CPU performance.

The XMG gaming laptop benefits from moderate noise emissions, comparatively low power consumption and still a high level of performance (Ryzen 7 7840HS, GeForce RTX 4050). Completing the setup are good runtimes and a moderate price range (from US$1,170).

Described by Alienware as a "one-stop shop for a seamless gaming experience" and featuring a design that focuses on airflow, the Aurora R15 comes with a wide range of hardware choices. Now, a 20% discount takes the Ryzen 9 7900X-powered model with GeForce RTX 4080 down to the lowest price so far, so those interested can get it for US$2,519.99.

Also included are 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, a high-quality IPS display with QHD+ resolution and 240 Hz refresh rate, plus an SD card reader.

Introduced simultaneously at the end of February 2023, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and 7900X3D arrived carrying the US$699 and US$599 price tags, which are now still their list prices on Amazon. However, the ongoing discounts for both processors (14% and 17%) have driven down their prices by US$100.

The entry-level AMD Ryzen 3 7740U (Little Phoenix) scored 2,323 and 6,591 points in Geekbench 6.1. The 4-core, 8-thread processor performs on par with the Intel Core i5-1335p.

The Asus ROG Flow X13 (2023) is a 13.4-inch gaming convertible, a segment that currently has very little competition. Despite the slim chassis, the Flow X13 manages to squeeze in a 65 W AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and a 60 W Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU. Our comprehensive review looks into this and other aspects of this year's ROG Flow X13 iteration.

This year's HP Envy x360 15 is a strong convertible overall with a competitive price-performance ratio. In addition to IMAX Enhanced certification, the convertible's highlights include a true-colour OLED display, an exceptionally high-quality chassis and a wide range of ports.

Introduced roughly one year after the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and for the same US$449 launch price, the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D reached its Amazon all-time high of US$460.92 on April 30. Now, those interested can acquire it for the all-time low of US$381.93, a price only 15% lower than the aforementioned MSRP.

AMD would hopefully upgrade the Navi 33 chip from the RX 7600 to a cut-down Navi 32 on the XT version in order to better take advantage of the doubled VRAM. Otherwise, we could be looking at minimal performance gains similar to what Nvidia did to the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB versions.

The AMD Strix Point APUs are expected to launch sometime in 2024. Just like the Ryzen 7040HS Phoenix APUs, these Ryzen 8000 APUs could also integrate dedicated AI hardware in addition to Zen 5/5c cores and RDNA 3+ iGPU. According to the latest information from All_The_Watts, the Strix Point APUs could be based on TSMC’s N4P process with a die size of 225 mm² and pack a total of 12 cores.

AMD skipped the Ryzen 6000G models last year, but there is a strong chance that the G-series will make a comeback later this year as the newest AGESA microcode update introduces AM5 motherboards support for Phoenix APUs.

A fresh leak from WCCFtech posits that the RX Radeon 7900M would be based on a cut-down Navi 31 chip with 72 CUs and 4608 stream processors plus 16 GB VRAM. On paper, this model should be twice as fast as the existing RX 7600M.

The ZBook Firefly workstation also packs 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage, a bright 14-inch IPS display with 2560 x 1600 resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate, 2x USB4 connectors, 5 MP webcam and fingerprint sensor, while the Targus DV4K docking station offers additional ports like GbE plus 5 more video outputs.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) model on sale comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H processor, an Nvidia RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB SSD.

The model on sale also features a 500 nit 16-inch IPS panel with 2560 x 1600 resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate, 1x USB4 connector, a microSD card reader, plus a 90 Wh battery.

Google's new Chromebook Plus naming scheme allows manufacturers to demark Chromebooks that have higher-end specs (relative to the ChromeOS world). Chromebook Plus laptops will have to meet specific minimum hardware requirements and will have some AI-enabled features baked into ChromeOS.

Lenovo's upcoming handheld PC, the Legion Go, is now available for pre-order starting at US$699.99. The handheld has an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU, 16 GB of RAM, up to a 1 TB SSD, and a 2560x1600 144 Hz display.

ASUS has announced a new series of updates for the ROG Ally. Not only has the company confirmed plans to push a BIOS update to the gaming handheld, but it has finalised Armoury Crate SE and MCU improvements that it will roll out separately.

The Palmshell NeXT H2 features impressive connectivity for its price point, including two SFP+ cages and a 2.5 GbE LAN port, and supports link aggregation. It comes with an AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G processor paired with DDR4 memory and multiple storage interfaces.

The Minisforum BD770i features an 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX mobile CPU paired with dual-channel DDR5 memory and two PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots. Additionally, users have the option to add discrete graphics thanks to the PCIe 5.0 x16 slot.