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The EliteMini UM700 offers the Ryzen 7 3750H and plenty of connectivity. (Image source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM EliteMini UM700: A mini-PC with an AMD Ryzen 7 3750H APU for US$539

The EliteMini UM700 from MINISFORUM offers an AMD Ryzen 7 3750H APU, up to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage and a plethora of I/O. The EliteMini UM700 can be ordered now for US$539.

Alex Alderson, Mon, 23 Nov 2020 23:43:00 +0100

2020 HP Envy x360 15z with Ryzen 7 4700U, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB NVMe SSD now on sale for $830 USD (Image source: HP)

Deal | 2020 HP Envy x360 15z with Ryzen 7 4700U, 16 GB RAM, and 512 GB NVMe SSD now on sale for $830 USD

HP's latest mid-range convertible laptop comes with one of the fastest U-series CPUs available for a fair price without needing to cut RAM or storage in the process.

Allen Ngo, Mon, 23 Nov 2020 07:09:00 +0100

HP reinforces negative stereotypes about business laptops with the EliteBook 835 G7

Business laptops are known for their good keyboards, numerous connections, and high reliability - but unfortunately, also for their often below-average LCDs, a ...
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | 13.30" | 1.4 kg

Benjamin Herzig, Mon, 23 Nov 2020 01:33:00 +0100

Lenovo's ThinkPad T14 is also better with AMD Ryzen

The AMD models of Lenovo's current ThinkPad lineup are often the better choice, because in addition to a significant performance advantage they are usually less...
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | 14.00" | 1.5 kg

Andreas Osthoff, Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:53:00 +0100

The Ryzen 9 5950X has been spotted assisting the RX 6800 XT and RTX 3090. (Image source: AMD/Nvidia - edited)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X assists both the GeForce RTX 3090 and Radeon RX 6800 XT with incredible results in Geekbench Vulkan benchmark

The 16-core, 32-thread AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has appeared in a couple of startling benchmark results involving the Vulkan graphics API. The Zen 3 Vermeer processor was teamed up with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 and an AMD Radeon RX 680...

Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:27:00 +0100

The upcoming BRIX mini PCs powered by Renoir APUs are coming with slim or tall cases. (Image Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte teases BRIX mini PCs with AMD Renoir APUs

AMD is already preparing to launch the Ryzen 5000 APU series, yet Gigabyte is a bit late to the party with some Ryzen 4000 PCs. Better late than never, as they say. The recent teaser from Gigabyte does not specify the exact proces...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:02:00 +0100

Resizable BAR could deliver a sizeable performance uplift to Ampere cards (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA's Resizable BAR coming to all Ampere RTX 3000 cards soon as a Smart Access Cache alternative

GamersNexus recently confirmed that NVIDIA is working on a platform-agnostic alternative to AMD's Smart Access Cache technology. According to NVIDIA, their Resizable BAR solution delivers a similar performance uplift as Smart Acce...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Sat, 14 Nov 2020 13:23:00 +0100

The Ryzen 5000 series of Zen 3 desktop processors is codenamed Vermeer. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X in iMac Pro produces spectacular single-core scores on Geekbench that seem too good to be true

The top single-core score chart for Geekbench 5 is currently headed by a couple of entries that were purportedly produced by a potent combination of an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Apple iMac Pro. While the results are breathtaking, the ...

Daniel R Deakin, Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:45:00 +0100

The new iBOX mini PCs are passively cooled via the heatsink fins on the chassis. (Image Source: ASRock)

ASRock announces fanless iBOX mini PCs with Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors

The iBOX-V2000V and iBOX-V2000M mini PCs are powered by low-power Ryzen Embedded V2516 6-core and the Ryzen Embedded V2516 6-core processors, respectively. These 10 W TDP models do not require active cooling, but still provide dec...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:29:00 +0100

AMD is expected to announce the Ryzen 5000 mobile APUs early next year. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U in HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eh1xxx is an SMT upgrade over the Ryzen 7 4700U with an up to 23% Geekbench multi-core score improvement

Another example of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U mobile APU has been spotted, this time being tested in an HP Pavilion laptop on Geekbench. The Lucienne Zen 2-based part showed good improvements over the Renoir Ryzen 7 4700U and includes ...

Daniel R Deakin, Thu, 12 Nov 2020 18:52:00 +0100

AMD now wants to dominate the ultra-low voltage processor market, as well. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD launches Ryzen Embedded V2000 low-TDP processors with Zen 2 cores and improved Radeon Vega iGPUs

After revealing a stellar Zen 3 lineup, AMD is now looking to strengthen its position in the low-TDP embedded market with the new Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors featuring up to 8 Zen 2 cores and improved Vega IGPUs. Team Red prep...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:18:00 +0100

Not willing to wait a few more months for the Zen 3 mobile APUs? Origin PC has got you covered with desktop-grade options. (Image Source: Origin PC)

Updated | Origin PC NS-15 AMD mobile workstations get Ryzen 5000 desktop-grade CPU options

Don't want to wait a few more months for the Zen 3 mobile APUs? How about some custom laptops with desktop-grade Ryzen 5000 CPUs like the NS-15 AMD workstations from Origin PC? They sure are pricier, but you are essentially replac...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:09:00 +0100

The Ryzen 5000 series "struggles" against Comet Lake in UserBenchmark's charts. (Image source: AMD/Intel - edited)

Final nail in the coffin: Bar-raising AMD Ryzen 9 5950X somehow lags behind four Intel parts including the Core i9-10900K in average bench on UserBenchmark despite higher 1-core and 4-core scores

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has been impressing many with its various appearances on synthetic benchmarks. However, it is the Intel Core i9-10900K that tops the average bench charts over at UserBenchmark, while the powerful Zen 3 Vermee...

Column by Daniel R Deakin, Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:21:00 +0100

The AYA NEO Founder features a Ryzen 5 4500U chipset. (Image source: AYA)

The AYA NEO Founder arrives with an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U, 16 GB of RAM and a translucent design; global crowdfunding campaign is coming

AYA has finally begun shipping the NEO, its compact and handheld games console. The AYA NEO Founder comes with a translucent shell, an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U APU and a 47 Whr battery. AYA is only shipping the NEO Founder in China for t...

Alex Alderson, Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:35:00 +0100

The Ryzen 9 5900X was shown running on an ASRock A320 HDV (Image source: ASRock)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X spotted running on an ASRock A320 mobo: "Fine wine" A320M and X370 boards could support Ryzen 5000 despite AMD's claims to the contrary

A Chiphell forum user showcased the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X running on an older, entry-level A320 motherboard from ASRock. This indicates that some motherboard manufacturers may plan on supporting the Ryzen 5000 series on entry-level AM...

Arjun Krishna Lal, Sat, 07 Nov 2020 13:23:00 +0100

Honor offers a good multimedia laptop at a fair price with the MagicBook Pro

Large display, fast processor, sufficient storage, and an aluminum case - for around 900 Euros (~$1,054), the Honor MagicBook Pro actually offers everything tha...
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000) | 16.10" | 1.7 kg

Andreas Osthoff, Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:32:00 +0100

AMD director of technical marketing teases advanced undervolting and new details about the Ryzen 5000 series

Besides teasing the upcoming advanced undervolting feature for the Ryzen 5000 CPUs, Robert Hallock also clarifies some aspects regarding power plans, DDRAM clocks, CPU thermals and voltages, plus overclocking through Precision Boo...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:32:00 +0100

Acer Aspire 5 A515 powered by AMD Ryzen 7 5700U shows up on Amazon Italy. (Image Source: Amazon.it)

Acer Aspire 5 A515 powered by AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Lucienne APU shows up early on Amazon Italy for €779

An Acer Aspire 5 powered by the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Lucienne APU has popped-up on Amazon Italy. The laptop features a 15.6-inch FHD display, 8 GB RAM, and a 512 GB PCIe SSD. The chassis and port selection seem to be unchang...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:03:00 +0100

Bubliy manages to score almost 700 more points with a Ryzen 9 5900X coupled with DDR4-3933 RAM. (Image Source: AMD)

Latest tests show AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X running stably at 4.82 GHz on all cores coupled with DDR4-3933 RAM

Most of the tests we've seen thus far claim that it is quite tricky to push all cores above 4.7 GHz on a Ryzen 9 5900X, but the creator of the CTR overclocking utility managed to run this model stably at 4.82 GHz on all core coupl...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:55:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 5000 processors seem to be comfortably ahead than Intel Comet Lake counterparts in most games. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD offers a glimpse into Ryzen 5000 Zen 3's leads in gaming compared to Intel Comet Lake offerings

AMD offered a glimpse into how Zen 3 processors can be beneficial for gaming. Comparison with corresponding Intel Comet Lake processors shows Zen 3's new CCX architecture helps eliminate most latency issues and allows much improve...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:20:00 +0100

One of the only AMD gaming laptops you can buy is on sale right now for $900 USD

Powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU and Radeon RX 5600M GPU, the Dell G5 15 Special Edition can offer GeForce RTX 2060-level gaming performance for the price of...
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | AMD Radeon RX 5600M | 15.60" | 2.4 kg

Allen Ngo, Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:25:00 +0100

Can AMD reach 50% desktop X86 market share with the new Ryzen 5000 CPUs by mid-2021? (Image Source: EnterpriseAI)

AMD hits highest overall X86 market share in 13 years

AMD's overall X86 market share at the end of Q3 2020 reached 22.4%. The desktop CPU market share is already higher than 20% and, with the launch of the Ryzen 5000 CPUs, it may quickly climb to new all-time-highs in the next few qu...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:29:00 +0100

The EliteMini Box X400 is slightly bulkier than your average Intel NUC. (Image Source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM announces new EliteMini Box X400 mini PCs with AMD Renoir desktop APUs

The upcoming EliteMini Box X400 mini PCs will support Ryzen 2000 / 3000 / 4000 APUs up to a Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G processor. Even though the chassis is the same as the Intel version that comes with a GTX 1050 Ti GPU, the AMD models do...

Bogdan Solca, Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:28:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Cinebench performance shows almost Ryzen 7 3700X performance (Source: APISAK on Twitter)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X destroys the Intel Core i5-10600K in Cinebench

The new AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is almost as fast as the Ryzen 7 3700X and its level of Cinebench performance simply blows the Intel Core i5-10600K out of the water: 42% better in multi-threading and 25% faster in the single-core test. ...

Codrut Nistor, Mon, 02 Nov 2020 17:31:00 +0100

Intel Rocket Lake comes really close to Ryzen 9 5950X's single-core performance. (Image Source: Intel)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Rocket Lake face off in UserBenchmark — Rocket Lake leads single-core tests but trails in multi-core and overall scores

Intel Rocket Lake seems to have an edge in single-core performance over the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, if a leaked UserBenchmark score is to be believed. The Rocket Lake part is shown to be just 5% behind the Ryzen 9 5950X in overall scor...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:53:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X looks to threaten the Core i9-10900K's hegemony in single-thread workloads. (Image Source: @GawroskiT on Twitter)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ends Intel's hegemony in single-thread perf; 10% faster than Core i9-10900K and 23% faster than Ryzen 9 3900X

CPU-Z scores of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X are now available, and they show good leads over the Core i9-10900K in single-threaded workloads while also showing significant leads over the Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 9 3900X. From the availa...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Sun, 01 Nov 2020 18:44:00 +0100

DeskMini DMAF5: A powerful and affordable mini-PC with up to 32 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. (Image source: MINISFORUM)

MINISFORUM DeskMini DMAF5: Mini-PC with an AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor is now shipping

The MINISFORUM DeskMini DMAF5 is now shipping, following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The DeskMini DMAF5 starts at US$399 and comes with an AMD Ryzen 5 3550H APU. The machine can be equipped with up to 32 GB of RAM and a 51...

Alex Alderson, Fri, 30 Oct 2020 23:26:00 +0100

The Radeon RX 6800 offers AMD's latest RDNA 2 GPU design and features for less than US$600

AMD introduced the RX 6800 as the most vanilla of its all-new RDNA 2-based line-up today (October 28, 2020). However, based on its specs, it may pack a punch of its own. It offers the same GDDR6 memory and Infinity Cache as its hi...

Deirdre O'Donnell, Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:56:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 5000 processors may very well turn out to be a gamer's delight. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X outpaces Intel Core i9-10900K by up to 20% in leaked single-core tests, Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead too

Initial benchmark leaks of the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X show excellent leads in single-core performance over the Intel Core i9-10900K in PassMark and Geekbench 5. The scores seem to indicate anywhere between 16 to 20% benefits in single-...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Wed, 28 Oct 2020 19:39:00 +0100

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Zen 3 CPU-Z benchmark (Source: CPU-Z)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Zen 3 benchmarks leak, 11% faster than the Intel Core i9-10900K

The CPU-Z benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Zen 3 are out and everything looks impressive: 11% faster than the Intel Core i9-10900K and 25% faster than the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X in single-core, as well as 10% slower than the...

Codrut Nistor, Tue, 27 Oct 2020 06:07:00 +0100

The Ryzen 5000 series is based on a 7nm manufacturing process. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen CPUs hold top 13 places in Mindfactory retail sales chart as Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series looms over the horizon

New sales data from Mindfactory has revealed the continued success story that is AMD Ryzen. The top 13 places are occupied by Ryzen CPUs, with the evergreen Ryzen 5 3600 still selling by the truckload. With the Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 se...

Daniel R Deakin, Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:35:00 +0100

Lenovo's Legion Slim 7 can now be equipped with up to a Ryzen 4900H APU. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo releases the AMD Ryzen 4000H versions of the Legion Slim 7 gaming laptops

Lenovo is now introducing Ryzen 4000H APU options for the world's lightest gaming laptops featuring RTX 2000 GPUs. The new Legion Slim 7 models can be equipped with up to a Ryzen 4900H APU coupled with up to 32 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:11:00 +0200

These models may be the lightest, but they also come with small batteries. (Image Source: Fujitsu)

Fujitsu announces the world's lightest 13.3-inch Lifebook laptops weighing only 634 g, Intel Tiger Lake and AMD Renoir processors in tow

In order to bring the total weight down to 643 grams, Fujitsu had to reduce the number of components, replace the metallic upper cover with carbon fiber and redesign some of the ports and internal circuitry. The UH-X / E3 models a...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:26:00 +0200

AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs will have both Zen 2 Lucienne and Zen 3 Cezanne parts. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD's Ryzen 5000 APU lineup is a confusing mix of Zen 2 Lucienne and Zen 3 Cezanne parts

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5000 APU lineup will be a mix of Zen 2 Lucienne (Renoir Refresh) and Zen 3 Cezanne parts probably with the intention of offering more value to OEMs and maximizing the utilization of the 7 nm node. So far, ther...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:01:00 +0200

Overclocking the Ryzen 5000 CPUs might be easier than ever. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X overclocked to 6.0 GHz pops up in Geekbench tests

Apparently, AMD made it easier to overclock the Ryzen 5000 CPUs, as the Geekbench tests were recorded on an iMac Pro running macOS, which are not particularly suitable for overclocking. The best results for the Ryzen 9 5950X runni...

Bogdan Solca, Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:32:00 +0200

RMT allows Renoir users to overclock or udnerclock their Ryzen 4000 APUs. (Image Source: github)

Renoir Mobile Tuning 1.0.0 quick test: overclocking and underclocking the Ryzen 4000H/U APUs

In this quick test, we attempt to overclock and underclock the Ryzen 5 4600U APU powering a Xiaomi RedmiBook 16 using the new Renoir Mobile Tuning 1.0.0. Underclocking worked like a breeze, but the Renoir-U APU in question shows n...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:14:00 +0200

More non-X Ryzen 5000 CPUs could be launched in early 2021. (Image Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (non-X) rumored to launch early 2021 for $220

AMD may have increased price points for the Ryzen 5000 desktop CPUs, but keep in mind that we have not yet seen any non-X versions. According to a new leak, the non-X Ryzen 5000 CPUs are expected to launch in Q1 2021, and the Ryze...

Bogdan Solca, Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:07:00 +0200

The Simply NUC relies on AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir processors. (Image source: Simply NUC)

Simply NUC Aspen: An AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir Mini-PC with up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 2 TB PCIe SSD

The Simply NUC Aspen is a new series of Mini-PCs based on AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir APUs. The Aspen can be configured with up to 64 GB of dual-channel RAM and a 2 TB PCIe NVMe SSD.

Alex Alderson, Sat, 10 Oct 2020 18:21:00 +0200

The new Alienware Aurora R11 model is here with the option of either an Nvidia RTX 3080 or RTX 3090 GPU. (Image: Dell)

New Alienware Aurora gaming desktops can now be ordered with custom RTX 3080, RTX 3090 GPUs

Dell’s Alienware division has just revealed its upgraded Aurora desktop gaming PCs. As you would expect, the new models feature Nvidia’s vaunted new RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 GPUs, although they have been customized by Alienware to fi...

Sanjiv Sathiah, Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:41:00 +0200

Rocket Lake could be in trouble: AMD announces the Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 Vermeer lineup led by the 16C/32T Ryzen 9 5950X — Promises significant IPC, gaming, and single-thread gains

AMD has revealed the much anticipated Zen 3 Vermeer lineup today led by the flagship Ryzen 9 5950X. According to AMD, Zen 3 offers 19% IPC increase, 2.8x higher performance-per-watt, and up to 26% higher gaming performance. In Zen...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:30:00 +0200

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 in review: Inexpensive gaming laptop with a lot of power under the hood

The HP Pavilion Gaming 15 comes with a convincing 144 Hz display

The Pavilion's hardware brings all modern computer games smoothly onto the matte 15.6-inch screen (IPS, Full HD, 144 Hz). The latter scores points with fast res...
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q | 15.60" | 2 kg

Sascha Mölck, Sun, 04 Oct 2020 01:50:00 +0200

AMD may only launch four Zen 3 desktop CPU models this year. (Image Source: PCGuide)

AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 9 5900X CPUs expected to land on October 20, Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 9 5950X may launch in December

Trusted sources claim that only the 8-core Ryzen 7 5800X and 12-core Ryzen 9 5900X will hit retailers by October 20. However, around December this year, AMD also plans to release the 6-core Ryzen 5 5600X and the 16-core Ryzen 9 59...

Bogdan Solca, Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:20:00 +0200

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