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This model balances the somewhat lacking 8 GB of RAM and mediocre display with the addition of premium features like a fingerprint reader, microSD card reader and a solid chassis.

AMD is set to release the 8-core Ryzen 7 7800X3D early next month. The CPU has now made a stop at the SiSoftware benchmark and scored 395 GOPS in the Processor Arithmetic test. The score puts the CPU quite a bit ahead of the Zen 3 Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

There has been a stark reminder posted of just how much AMD and Intel motherboards have gone up over the last couple of years in terms of average selling price (ASP). Data taken from a major European retailer reveals that average prices of MSI, Gigabyte, and ASRock boards have skyrocketed beyond the ongoing inflation surge that began in 2021.

More details about GPD's next-generation gaming handheld have surfaced online. Named the Win Mini, the gaming handheld will feature a 7-inch and 1080p display, a clamshell form factor and a 45 Wh battery, among other things.

Lenovo has refreshed its Yoga 7 lineup to feature the latest AMD Ryzen 7000U processors. The Yoga 7 (14, 8) and the Yoga 7 (16, 8) feature largely the same specifications, but the Yoga 7 14 looks to offer more display choices compared to the Yoga 7 16. Both variants are slated to be available from May this year.

Lenovo has added a new Slim 7 variant to its Yoga line-up, touted as slim, elegant, yet performance-forward thanks to a Ryzen 7000-driven OLED display and dual USB4 ports. Accordingly, the OEM touts it as capable of some photo-editing as well as video-conferencing with a ToF-augmented webcam. Then again, there are no discrete graphics for its new high-end screen.

The 2023 Yoga Slim 6 ultrabook comes with three screen options including an FHD+ OLED and it is powered by AMD's latest Ryzen 7000U Phoenix mobile processors with fast RDNA 3 iGPUs. It also features a USB4 connector and an 180° hinge.

The Venus UM690 remains one of MINISFORUM's most powerful mini-PCs, with the Ryzen 9 6900HX, Radeon 680M and DDR5 RAM delivering exceptional performance within a 127.6 x 127.6 x 48.2 mm chassis. A new deal has discounted the MINISFORUM Venus UM690 by US$170 with RAM and storage that reduces it below US$700.

Lenovo's LOQ gaming laptops feature the latest Intel or AMD CPUs, a mid-range Nvidia GPU, and an aggressive price designed to help new gamers break into the hobby.

The DFI PCSF51 is a compact single-board computer (SBC) powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded R2000 APUs. With a choice of dual-core and quad-core parts, the DCI PCSF51 supports Ubuntu, Windows and will be available with up to 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, among other features.

With a Ryzen 9, RTX 4070, and 240-Hz panel, all the basics are in place for a gaming laptop. Our test shows that the hardware also keeps its promises. At the same time, the overall package might be too lopsided for some interested buyers.

Great power comes with great fan noise, apparently. The GPD Win 4 crams a laptop-class Ryzen 7 6800U CPU in a form factor that's twice as small. As a result, the internal fan has to work overtime to keep the processor under control.

The new 2023 model of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 offers many highlights including the new GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop or the new 240 Hz Mini-LED screen. Asus also uses the new AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, which beats Intel's HX CPUs and is also more efficient.

The Ryzen 7 7736U laptop would consume just 60 W when running games compared to 110 to 145 W on the PS4 while offering a similar level of performance. Integrated graphics have come a long way since the launch of the Sony console 10 years ago.

Documents leaked from Gigabyte reveal that AMD's AM5 platform supports Rembrandt and Phoenix processors in addition to the Raphael Ryzen 7000X released last year. This suggests that Team Red is preparing to update the Ryzen G-series with 6000G and 7000G models featuring the more powerful RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 iGPUs.

Discounted below the US$1,500 threshold on Newegg earlier this month, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, 16 GB memory and 1 TB SSD storage is now 26% off on Amazon. This discount pushes the US$1,999.99 list price to US$1,499.99, which is also the lowest price in 30 days.

The Beelink GTR6 is a powerful mini-PC that measures 168 x 120 x 43 mm. Despite its compact form factor, the Beelink GTR6 packs a Ryzen 9 6900HX, one of AMD's most powerful mobile APUs. A new deal has reduced the mini-PC by over US$200, taking it below US$750.

This Geekbench test was performed on a 2.7 GHz Radeon 780M integrated with the Ryzen 7 7840HS APU, but there also is a 2.8 GHz version on the Ryzen 9 7940H that could come close to an Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti laptop dGPU.

The new AMD Ryzen 7 7730U is particularly quiet, but also provides a lot of computing power. This is due to the performance profiles, which are cleverly tuned to the tablet- and notebook modes. And there is the display cover, which is covered with fabric in a matching color.

The R5 7640U APU is 25% faster than any previous gen AMD mobile processor in single-core tests, while for multi-core loads, it brings 60% improved performance over the Ryzen 5 6600U predecessor, and is just 15% slower than the Ryzen 9 6900HX.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX APU has turned up on PassMark and in the process has delivered incredible single-thread and multi-test suite results. The Ryzen 9 7945HX is so powerful that it easily surpasses the mobile CPU competitor Intel Core i9-13980HX and sets its sights on the desktop monster i9-13900KS instead.

AMD could have made an RTX 4090 competitor but chose not to in favor of a trade-off between price and competitive performance. AMD's rationale is that a 600 W card with a US$1,600 price tag is not a mainstream option for PC gamers and that the company always strived to price its flagship GPUs in the US$999 bracket. The company execs also explained why an MCM approach to the GPU die may not be feasible yet unlike what we've seen with CPUs.

The energy efficient AMD Ryzen 7 5825U is complemented by 16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM. Apart from the touchscreen with 1920 X 200 @60 Hz and wider color gamut, other outstanding features include an SD card reader and a fingerprint sensor integrated in the power button.

The Ryzen 9 7950X3D, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D are a trio of Zen 4 CPUs that feature 3D V-Cache. Courtesy of 3D cache, L3 cache that resides on top of a Core Chiplet Die (CCD) aimed at providing increased performance in cache-sensitive applications, the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X3D has now proven to be the fastest gaming CPU on the market per launch review analysis conducted by 3DCenter.

Promotional material on Ebuyer suggests that current and last-gen AMD graphics cards will soon be bundled with a copy of The Last of Us Part 1. Eligible products include the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, 7900 XT and the entire Radeon RX 6000 lineup.

Introduced in late September 2022 with a US$299 list price, the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X desktop processor is now down to US$237 on Amazon, thanks to a 21% discount. Although it comes with integrated Radeon graphics, this 5 nm chip with a typical 105 W TDP does not retail bundled with a cooling solution.

The 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS is a part of the trio of Phoenix-HS APUs that AMD revealed in January. Moore’s Law Is Dead has now leaked the 3DMark Time Spy performance of the chip and the results look very encouraging if accurate.

At MWC, we were able to get a hands on with the newest 2023 gen ThinkPad laptops. Highlights are the new ThinkPad Z series and the ThinkPad X13 G3, but we also received some interesting information about the new ThinkPad T series.

The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is available as a US$5,000 upgrade for Apple's Mac pro 2019 workstations. It surprisingly supports Crossfire as well, so two of these cards can be paired together, which, in theory, could wipe the floor with the RTX 4090. Not a cost-effective solution by any means, however.

The Dell XPS Desktop 8960 can now be configured with Intel Raptor Lake processors, up to 64 GB of DDR5 memory, Nvidia Turing/Ampere/Ada Lovelace and AMD RDNA 2/RDNA 3 graphics cards, up to a 1,000 Watt power supply and liquid cooling.

The Ryzen 7040 Phoenix-HS APUs combine a Zen 4 CPU with an RDNA 3 Radeon 780M/760M iGPU. The Radeon 780M on the Ryzen 9 7940HS and the Ryzen 7 7840HS features 12 Compute Units (CU) while the Radeon 760M on the Ryzen 5 7640HS boasts 8 CUs. Now, AMD has quietly reduced the GPU clock speeds as well as cut PCIe Gen 5 support from the upcoming Ryzen 7040-HS APUs.

AMD announced the Zen 4 Ryzen 7000X3D parts at CES 2023. The processors include the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, the Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. AMD lifted the Ryzen 9 7950X3D’s review embargo on February 27 and per independent reviews, the CPU is a beast in gaming. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D is also reportedly miles ahead of the Core i9-13900K/KS in FPS per watt.

At MWC, Lenovo is introducing the second generation of its ThinkPad Z series. ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 and Z16 Gen 2 both look a lot like their predecessors, but they receive a new haptic trackpad made by Sensel. This marks the first time that Sensel provides their complete technology stack for a laptop trackpad.

Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 and ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 at MWC 2023. Both laptops feature 16:10 IPS/OLED screens, AMD Ryzen 7000 processors, two USB 4.0 ports and LPDDR5x memory. The Z16 Gen 2 goes on sale in August, and the Z13 Gen 2 in July.

At MWC, Lenovo is announcing most models of the new ThinkPad lineup. One of the main highlights are the classic models of the ThinkPad T series. T14s Gen 4, T14 Gen 4 and T16 Gen 2 are updates of last years models, but they still bring a few new features.

The ThinkPads of the X series are the smallest, most mobile ThinkPad laptops for the enterprise market. In 2023, Lenovo is completely redesigning the X13 and its convertible counterpart ThinkPad X13 Yoga.

Armed with just an iGPU, the VivoBook is a multimedia laptop aiming to compete in the entry-level segment and pulls this off in a surprising manner. What's more, not having a dGPU also has some interesting side benefits.

With a list price of US$899.99, the Asus ZenBook 13 OLED ultra-slim laptop is now down to US$647.03 on Amazon thanks to a generous discount. The model UM325UA-DH71 comes in Pine Grey finish, loaded with Windows 11 Home and driven by the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor alongside 8 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD.

First-party benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D have leaked online. The Zen 4 X3D processor outperforms the Core i9-13900K by up to 6% and the Ryzen 9 7950X by up to 16% in gaming but loses out to the former in some synthetic benchmarks.