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The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 will be a new addition to the Ryzen 3000 Matisse series of CPUs. (Image source: AMD)

Quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU gets caught speeding at up to 4.50 GHz on all cores on 3DMark and up to 4.60 GHz on Geekbench

The upcoming quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU has been doing the rounds on synthetic benchmarks lately, where overclocked samples have been chalking up some serious scores thanks to the additional voltage being pumped into them. The...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 Apr 2020 13:47

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X can use the AM4 platform. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X continues its benchmark rampage by fending off both the Intel Core i3-10300 and Core i7-7700K in Fire Strike

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X has been spotted on 3DMark’s Fire Strike racking up a healthy Physics Score that should please anyone considering a future purchase of this budget desktop CPU. The Ryzen 3 3300X managed to surpass the upcomin...

Daniel R Deakin, 28 Apr 2020 10:33

Lenovo has started selling IdeaPad laptops featuring AMD's new Ryzen 4000-series APUs. (Image source: Lenovo)

Updated | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 featuring AMD's Ryzen 5 4500U APU goes on sale starting at US$649.99; cheaper Ryzen 3 4300U variant available in some countries

Lenovo has started selling the IdeaPad 5 laptop with a Ryzen 4000 APU from AMD inside it. The 14-inch model with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U can be had for a price starting at US$649.99 in the US, while shoppers in the UK can go for a ch...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 Apr 2020 14:04

The Zen 2-based AMD Ryzen 3 3300X should appeal to gamers looking for a cheap but fast desktop processor. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X starts cementing its position as a budget CPU champion by beating the Intel Core i3-10300 in Time Spy benchmark

An AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and an Intel Core i3-10300 have been spotted in a comparison on 3DMark’s Time Spy benchmark. In another blow for Team Blue, it appears that the new budget Matisse chip from AMD has the edge on the upcoming Com...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Apr 2020 09:54

The next Xbox Series X preview event could be streamed in early May. (Image Source: Forbes)

Next Xbox Series X preview to come soon, will focus on game titles

Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently hinted in a tweet that the next Xbox Series X preview stream may focus on game titles. It is speculated that this event should be streamed in early May, while a later stream scheduled for June is li...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Apr 2020 13:13

The desktop variants of the Ryzen 4000 APUs are expected to launch in the second half of 2020. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD "Artic" Ryzen 4000 desktop APU spotted on 3DMark

The CPU and GPU clocks appear to be quite low compared to mobility models like the Ryzen 7 4700U, but the "Artic" chip proves to be faster, at least in CPU-related tests, and the DDR4-3200 support certainly helped. On the iGPU sid...

Bogdan Solca, 23 Apr 2020 16:14

The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X can support up to 24 PCIe 4 lanes. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X calls time's up on the Intel Core i7-7700K by overpowering it in Geekbench's single-core and multi-core tests

The budget AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Matisse desktop processor has been tested on Geekbench 4 in combination with an ASRock X470 Gaming-ITX/ac motherboard. The new CPU has thrown up a single-core score and multi-core score that can beat t...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Apr 2020 14:17

The AMD Ryzen 3 3100 comes with a Wraith Stealth stock cooler. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 achieves solid scores on Geekbench and can take on the aging but still speedy Intel Core i7-7700K until the Comet Lake-S i3-10100 arrives

An AMD Ryzen 3 3100 CPU has been spotted on Geekbench being put through its paces, and the new Matisse processor performed well considering its entry-level status. The scores it achieved are similar to those of the Kaby Lake Intel...

Daniel R Deakin, 23 Apr 2020 10:55

Intel Core i5-10300H vs. AMD Ryzen 7 3750H: Another sideways step for Intel

Our first Core i5-10300H retail unit is in and, naturally, we've benchmarked the hell out of it. How does Intel's least expensive 10th gen Comet Lake-H CPU compare to the competing AMD Ryzen 7 3750H or Intel's own Core i5-9300H an...

Allen Ngo, 22 Apr 2020 09:02

The Comet Lake-S series is based on a 14nm fabrication process. (Image source: Interesting Engineering)

Intel Core i5-10600K and Core i5-10600KF peak at 4.98 GHz on Geekbench and post scores that defy the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Ryzen 5 3600X but at a cost

Both the Intel Core i5-10600K and Core i5-10600KF processors have been spotted on Geekbench managing to reach peak frequencies of 4.98 GHz. The attractive single-core and multi-core scores posted by the Comet Lake processors can r...

Daniel R Deakin, 19 Apr 2020 09:48

Comet Lake-S is part of Intel's 10th Gen series. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Core i7-10700K clears 5 GHz and performs well on Geekbench but just cannot break the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X in multi-core testing

An Intel Core i7-10700K processor has been spotted on Geekbench throwing out some good numbers in both the single-core test and the multi-core test. The Comet Lake chip also managed to surpass a 5 GHz clock rate during testing. Ho...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 Apr 2020 09:34

AMD already secured 5 nm production allocations for next year's Zen 4 CPUs. (Image Source: FocusTaiwan.com)

Report suggests AMD's upcoming Zen 4 CPUs will be built on an exclusive TSMC 5 nm enhanced node

AMD is emerging as one of the largest clients for TSMC, as team red has already secured 5 nm production allocations for the upcoming Zen 4 CPUs launching in 2021. The 5 nm node is still expected to go online this quarter, but adva...

Bogdan Solca, 16 Apr 2020 16:17

The Intel Core i5-10600 has a 65 W TDP. (Image source: Profesional Review)

Intel Core i5-10600 sample manages higher bench result on UserBenchmark than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 despite overall lower test scores

A Comet Lake Intel Core i5-10600 sample has been spotted on UserBenchmark, where it managed an “outstanding” bench result and scored particularly highly in the single-core test. However, even though its overall score is lower than...

Daniel R Deakin, 16 Apr 2020 10:29

Zotac and ASRock just started offering mini PCs powered by AMD's one-year-old Ryzen 3000 APUs. (image Source: RightLaptop.com)

AnandTech editor reports that Intel may be incentivizing mini PC makers to delay or not build AMD-based models

The first Ryzen 3000 Picasso APUs have just been added to mini PC offerings from ASRock and Zotac and it may take up to one year for the freshly released Ryzen 4000 Renoir processors to make it into small form-factor PCs. Prominen...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Apr 2020 15:04

We tested the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS in an Asus Zephyrus G14 laptop. (Image source: Asus)

10-core Intel Core i9-10900F desktop CPU does well in Geekbench multi-core test but then gets put to shame by 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS mobile APU

A 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F desktop processor has been spotted as part of an HP system on Geekbench, where it racked up strong single-core and multi-core scores. Unfortunately for the upcoming Comet Lake chip, its multi-core sc...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Apr 2020 10:47

Intel Comet Lake-S is expected to be launched on April 30. (Image source: Intel)

Intel Core i9-10900, i7-10700K, and i7-10700 Canadian retail prices seem competitive against Coffee Lake chips but are a missed opportunity against AMD Matisse CPUs

A Canadian retailer has published the prices for the upcoming Comet Lake-S processors Intel Core i9-10900, Intel Core i7-10700K, and Intel Core i7-10700. The parts are similarly priced, at least with this particular outlet, to the...

Daniel R Deakin, 12 Apr 2020 11:22

The Comet Lake-S Intel Core i9-10900K has been seen on various benchmarks lately. (Image source: HardZone)

Different motherboard same result: Intel Core i9-10900K chip's latest Geekbench multi-core score still can't surpass AMD's Ryzen 9 3900X

The upcoming Intel Core i9-10900K processor has been spotted speeding along on Geekbench 5, reaching a maximum frequency of 5.08 GHz. The Comet Lake chip in combination with an MSI Z490-S01 motherboard racked up a very strong sing...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Apr 2020 10:58

The Gigabyte Aorus 17X YB can be configured with an i9-10980HK CPU and RTX 2080 Super GPU. (Image source: Gigabyte)

Intel Core i9-10980HK practically ties with AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in Geekbench 5 comparison but there is a huge power difference

A new Intel Core i9-10980HK processor has been spotted in a Gigabyte Aorus 17X YB laptop on Geekbench 5. The chip managed a single-core score of 1,352 points and a multi-core score of 8,386 points. The results are very similar to ...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Apr 2020 09:50

Zen 3 is the microarchitecture for Vermeer desktop CPUs and Milan Epyc server processors. (Image source: AMD)

Codename Vermeer: AMD's Ryzen 4000 desktop processors could be released in September

A new report has stated that AMD’s highly anticipated Vermeer family of Ryzen 4000 desktop processors could be released around September this year. The latest series of AMD desktop CPUs is based on Zen 3 microarchitecture, with th...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Apr 2020 11:15

Intel still owns the PassMark desktop processor single-thread performance chart. (Image source: Komputerswiat)

Desktop processor dominance: PassMark's single-thread performance chart is headed by 17 Intel processors

PassMark’s current CPU Mark single-thread performance chart for desktop processors is still dominated by chips from Intel. A total of 17 Intel processors head the table before the first AMD part can be found in the form of the Ryz...

Daniel R Deakin, 08 Apr 2020 10:01

Origin PC's chassis are clearly more compact than the Schenker ones. (Image Source: Origin PC)

Origin PC EON15-X gaming laptops get refreshed with Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs

The refreshed EON15-X gaming and NS-15 workstation laptops from Origin PC now come with a choice between Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900 SKUs with up to 32 GB of DDR4-2666 RAM, up to an RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU and up to 6 ...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Apr 2020 17:07

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800U has a base clock of 1.8 GHz. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U APU's Fire Strike Physics Score challenges Intel Core i9-9880H results despite having much lower TDP

An AMD Ryzen 7 4800U has been found on 3DMark’s Fire Strike benchmark racking up a terrific Physics Score. The Ryzen 4000 APU managed 18,588 points, which is higher than the median score that we have achieved with devices sporting...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Apr 2020 10:14

The Gigabyte Aero 15 XB with i7-10875H is scheduled to start shipping on April 15. (Image source: Scan)

Gigabyte Aero 15 XB with Intel Core i7-10875H trails Acer ConceptD 9 Pro with i9-9980HK in Geekbench and falls behind AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in multi-core test

The new Comet Lake-H high-end processor Intel Core i7-10875H has been tested on Geekbench as part of a Gigabyte Aero 15 XB laptop. The results left the Comet Lake chip behind the scores achieved by the Coffee Lake i9-9980HK found ...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Apr 2020 10:47

AMD's current Ryzen 4000 APU series is based on Zen 2 architecture. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900U APU gets past the rumor stage by making a first appearance on UserBenchmark

An AMD Ryzen 9 4900U APU has turned up on UserBenchmark as part of a system labeled “AMD Ted3-RN”. The chip managed an excellent single-core score but the weaker multi-core scores show that this is an early engineering sample with...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 Apr 2020 09:01

Lenovo to soon introduce AMD Ryzen 4000 Legion gaming laptops

Lenovo will allegedly introduce Legion R7000 / R7000P gaming laptops powered by AMD's Renoir APUs up to the Ryzen 7 4800H SKU. Some improvements include DDR4-3200 RAM, double NVMe M.2 slots and 80 Wh+ batteries, but there are some...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Apr 2020 16:05

The AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is targeted at users interested in content creation or gaming. (Image source: AMD)

HP Pavilion 24 All-in-One PC with AMD Ryzen 7 4800H shows multicore strength in Geekbench compared to the new Acer ConceptD 9 Pro with Intel Core i9-9980HK

An HP Pavilion 24 All-in-One PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H APU inside it has been spotted being tested on Geekbench 5.1, where it managed a good single-core result and unsurprisingly a very strong multi-core score. The latter resul...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Apr 2020 10:58

The more affordable Apex 15 variants can be equipped with the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and an RTX 2060 GPU. (Image Source: Schenker)

Schenker's XMG Apex 15 is the world's first Ryzen 9 3950X laptop

Users can choose to equip the XMG Apex 15 with more down-to-earth specs like a Ryzen 3600 CPU, 8 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM, 256 GB SATA 3 SSD and an RTX 2060, or could go all in with specs including the Ryzen 9 3950X, up to 64 GB of RAM...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Mar 2020 17:13

MSI is refreshing the Bravo gaming laptop lineup with Ryzen 4000 APU options. (Image Source: MSI)

Two Ryzen 4000 MSI gaming laptops you can pre-order right now for under US$1,000

The Ryzen 5 4600H model comes with 8 GB of RAM, while the Ryzen 7 4800H gets 16 GB. This difference will only set you back US$70. Both variants include 15.6-inch 1080p IPS displays with 120 Hz refresh rate, Radeon RX 5500M 4 GB VR...

Bogdan Solca, 31 Mar 2020 15:07

AMD introduced Zen 2 processors in 2019. (Image source: AMD)

AMD's Ryzen 5 3600 sold almost three times as many units than all of Intel's chips put together in latest Mindfactory CPU sales data

The latest CPU retail sales revealed from Mindfactory will make for hard reading for Intel. AMD is often dominant in terms of processor sales with the large German retailer, but the latest figures are really worth taking a closer ...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 Mar 2020 11:47

The Huawei FusionServer Pro 1288H V5. (Source: Huawei)

Huawei introduces servers with Intel Cascade Lake Refresh compatibility

Intel recently refreshed its Cascade Lake server-grade processors. Huawei has announced that its latest servers can support these Xeon chipsets. They are members of this OEM's FusionServer Pro series, and include the 2298 V5, 1288...

Deirdre O Donnell, 29 Mar 2020 22:38

The Ryzen 4000 laptop from Asus also comes with 16 GB RAM and a 1 TB PCIe SSD. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H APU offers desktop CPU-like performance on Cinebench R15 in combination with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 inside an Asus TUF Gaming laptop

An Asus TUF Gaming laptop has been put through its paces on Cinebench R15 utilizing the power of its AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor and its Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. The new 8-core Renoir chip scored 1,743 points, which puts it no...

Daniel R Deakin, 28 Mar 2020 10:24

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in review: Inexpensive gaming laptop with good battery life

Disappointing display - The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in Review

The Pavilion Gaming 15's combination of CPU and GPU is able to display all current PC games smoothly on the 15.6-inch screen. On top of that, it comes with an NVMe SSD, 8 GB of RAM (dual-channel mode) and very good battery life. H...

Sascha Mölck, 27 Mar 2020 16:43

The Intel Core i9-10900K is a powerful desktop processor with 10 cores. (Image source: Profesional Review)

Intel Core i9-10900K Geekbench test with ASRock Z490M Pro4 board shows healthy gains over i9-9900KS and threatens AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in multi-core result

A Comet Lake 10-core desktop processor in the form of the Intel Core i9-10900K has been flexing some multi-core muscles on Geekbench 5. The result recorded was 11,390 points, putting it way beyond the i9-9900KS on 9,458 points. Ev...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 Mar 2020 07:43

Will Tiger Lake-U CPUs help Intel regain supremacy in the mid-range laptop market? (Image Source: PCmag)

10 nm Intel Tiger Lake-U CPU spotted inside a Microsoft Surface Laptop, performs better than the Ryzen 7 4700U

The latest 3DMark tests reveal that the 2.7 GHz / 4.3 GHz quad-core/octa-thread Tiger Lake-U should be faster than the Ryzen 7 4700U and its Gen 12 Xe iGPU could end up 10-20% faster than that of the Ryzen 7 4800U. These results w...

Bogdan Solca, 26 Mar 2020 17:21

The AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is aimed at high-end gaming laptops and for content creation. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS performs better than the Ryzen 7 3700X and even the mighty Ryzen 9 3950X in startling UserBenchmark test

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS APU have started popping up and the latest one is quite a surprise. According to the results recorded on UserBenchmark, the Renoir chip outpaced both the Ryzen 7 3700X and even the 16-core Ryz...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 Mar 2020 08:07

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 can also be fitted with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS APU. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS in Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 takes out Dell Precision 5540's Intel Core i9-9980HK in Geekbench multi-core contest

An Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop has been spotted on Geekbench being tested along with its powerful new AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS APU. While the reported single-core scores held up well against the rival Intel Core i9-9980HK, the Renoir c...

Daniel R Deakin, 24 Mar 2020 11:21

The Asus TUF Gaming A17 can be configured with a Ryzen 5 4600H or Ryzen 7 4800H APU. (Image source: Asus)

New Geekbench results for AMD Ryzen 7 4800H in Asus TUF Gaming laptop top those of the Intel Core i9-9980HK in the Dell Precision 5540 and Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019

Some of the latest Geekbench 4 and 5 results for the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H APU have been shared online, and once more they offer the sort of high multi-core scores you would expect from a Ryzen 4000 processor. However, the Renoir part...

Daniel R Deakin, 21 Mar 2020 09:01

Intel’s Comet Lake-S desktop processors might be launched in April. (Image source: HardwarEsfera)

Comet Lake-S desktop processors led by Intel Core i9-10900K post respectable Fire Strike Physics Scores but have yet to face AMD's Ryzen 4000 Vermeer CPUs

No less than five Comet Lake-S desktop processors from Intel have been put in a 3DMark Fire Strike comparison to show off their decent Physics Scores. The CPUs chosen range from the i5-10400 all the way up to the mighty i9-10900K....

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Mar 2020 11:46

The ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV comes with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU. (Image source: Asus)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS in Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 unsettles Intel Core i9-9880H in the Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 with sturdy Geekbench 5 results

An AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS has been spotted being put through its paces on Geekbench 5. The Ryzen 4000 APU was part of an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop. The 8-core Renoir chip amassed decent single-core scores of 1,135 and 1,164 points ...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 Mar 2020 08:29

The PlayStation 5's Tempest 3D Audio engine will take audio immersion to the next level. (Image Source: Let'sGoDigital)

The PlayStation 5's Tempest 3D audio engine is so revolutionary that Sony may ask you to send a photo of your ears for added realism

Sony is equipping the PlayStation 5 with a revolutionary Tempest 3D audio engine that focuses a lot on positional audio experiences using HRTF methods. The PS5's Tempest Engine actually leverages an entire GPU compute unit for aud...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Mar 2020 01:44

The SSD in the PS5 is a lot more powerful than the one in the Xbox Series X. (Image Source: Let'sGoDigital)

The PlayStation 5 SSD comes in an odd capacity and can fill 16 GB of RAM in just two seconds

One of the defining features of the PlayStation 5 and one that Mark Cerny stressed a lot upon is the console's storage. Sony's custom flash controller has performance equivalent to that of nine Zen 2 cores and can deliver up to 5....

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Mar 2020 00:36

The PS5 sports a 10.3 TFLOP custom RDNA 2 GPU at 2.23 GHz. (Image Source: Eurogamer)

TFLOPs aren't everything: The PlayStation 5's 10.3 TFLOP GPU is a custom RDNA 2 part with 36 CUs running at 2.23 GHz

Sony's Mark Cerny spoke in detail about the PlayStation 5's GPU, which is a custom designed AMD RDNA 2 chip. The PS5's GPU has a lower CU count than the Xbox Series X but has higher clocks and boosts differently compared to PCs an...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Mar 2020 21:05

AMD SmartShift is awesome. Too bad most gamers will never get to use it (Image source: AMD)

Update | AMD SmartShift is awesome. Too bad most gamers will never get to use it

(Update: The feature will be coming to the Sony PlayStation 5.) The AMD-only feature can give you "free" CPU and GPU performance by dynamically optimizing the power budget between the processors. Laptops with Nvidia or Intel hardw...

Allen Ngo, 18 Mar 2020 20:59

The PlayStation 5 boosts the SoC based on a "completely different paradigm". (Image Source: Let'sGoDigital)

The PlayStation 5's method for SoC boost allows for dramatic increase in GPU clocks much higher than PCs, no matter the ambient temperature

Sony offered details into how the boost clocks of the Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU in the PS5's SoC are regulated. Sony's approach of using a constant power but varying frequency should allow all PS5 units to process data in the same ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Mar 2020 19:50

Sony's Mark Cerny talking about the Intersection Engine in the PS5's RDNA 2 GPU. (Image Source: PS5 Live Stream)

Sony finally reveals PlayStation 5 specs: 10.3 TFLOPs 32 CU GPU at 2.23 GHz can give stiff competition to the Xbox Series X

Sony has finally taken the wraps off the PlayStation 5's much anticipated specs. PS5 Chief Architect Mark Cerny, in a pre-recorded webcast, talked in detail about the various hardware choices in the console and how they affect gam...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 18 Mar 2020 19:24

The Cooper Lake “narrowing” raises questions about the state of Intel’s server division in 2020 (Image source: Intel)

AMD forces Intel to narrow its Cooper Lake Xeon lineup, even as 10nm woes put Ice Lake Xeon in question

Intel recently stated that it would be “narrowing” its Cooper Lake family of Xeon server CPUs. The move comes in the context of rapid AMD gains in the segment and the impending arrival of EPYC Milan.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 18 Mar 2020 15:57

Microsoft might soon release some all-AMD Surface Laptop variants. (Image Source: Microsoft)

All-AMD Microsoft Surface notebook with Ryzen 5 4500U and RX 5300M spotted on 3DMark

It looks like Microsoft is already planning to add the newly launched Ryzen 4000 APUs to the Surface lineup, and this time around, we could potentially see 15-inch as well as 13.5-inch all-AMD models. The 13.5-inch models may get ...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Mar 2020 14:02

New Raspberry Pi-sized AMD Ryzen Embedded SBC coming from DFI

The GHF51 from DFI is a new single-board computer powered by a Ryzen Embedded R1000 APU. Boasting a 12 Watt TDP and integrated Vega graphics, the GHF51 will likely be scores more powerful than the similarly-sized Raspberry Pi. All...

Sam Medley, 18 Mar 2020 05:29