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The Ryzen 7 5800X3D marks the end of the AM4 era and the start of a new one. From now on, AMD will focus on the AM5 platform, which is expected to bring many new features, technologies and intricacies. Things will definitely change with the new platform, and according to …

AMD's 3D V-Cache is here - but what does that mean for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D?

Intel hasn't told us much about its next generation of HEDT processors. However, rumours have been spreading, pointing to a release in Q3 2022. Although we can't confirm this yet, the new AIDA64 update suggests they are coming, as the app received preliminary support for Alder Lake-X HEDT CPUs.

After publishing the first synthetic benchmarks of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, the same tester has now begun sharing gaming benchmark results. Unlike the synthetic benchmark results, gaming is the field in which we would likely see the chip shine.  The XanxoGaming team had already tested AMD's upcoming chip with some …

We got the chance to speak to AMD's Director of Technical Marketing on a variety of topics relating to the recently launched Ryzen 6000 Mobile Series of processors. Robert Hallock discusses the advantages for AMD's high-performance core design versus Intel's hybrid architecture, power efficiency, and there's discussion on the advantages brought about by RDNA 2 graphics...

Steam's March hardware and software survey has been released, showing some interesting changes in the rankings. Besides the increasing momentum of the Nvidia RTX 2060, now in third place in the GPU ranking, 4-core CPUs were outclassed by the 6-core chips for the first time. As expected, Steam released the …

AMD's Ryzen 5 5500 chip has been spotted on Geekbench. According to the benchmark entry, the upcoming processor offers similar performance to the Ryzen 5 5600G, suggesting it could be an interesting alternative for someone looking for an affordable CPU without an iGPU. In the Geekbench 5 entry spotted by …

AMD has already confirmed we will see the new AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs later this year, during the second half of 2022. Now according to sources, these new processors will enter mass production very soon, raising the possibility of an early Q4 launch.  According to Greymon55, the AMD Ryzen …

Intel has just launched what it claims to be the world's fastest desktop processor, the 12th Gen Core i9-12900KS. As the name suggests, it's heavily based on the i9-12900K but comes with slightly higher clock speeds, capable of hitting a 5.5 GHz max turbo frequency. Featuring 16x cores (8x E-cores …

We're still a little while away from the Zen 4's debut, but rumours about the Ryzen 7000 series are beginning to circulate. According to new reports, the top-end chips will have a significantly increased TDP of up to 170W, while others will run at 105W or 65W.  According to Greymon55, …

We're still around a month away from the release of AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, but some have managed to get their hands on the chip early. This week, two new Geekbench entries were spotted, revealing performance results up against the Ryzen 7 5800X.  The first Geekbench 5 entry …

Do you remember when Nvidia announced the Grace CPU? The company has combined two of these to create the Grace CPU Superchip, a 144-core server processor aimed at HPC, AI, data analytics, scientific computing and hyper-scale computing applications. According to Nvidia, the upcoming Arm Neoverse-based processors will feature 2x Grace …

Just as recent leaks suggested, today AMD is launching its 3rd Gen EPYC series processors. Codenamed ‘Milan-X' and built on the Zen 3 architecture, AMD claims up to 66 percent more performance across a range of computing workloads compared to last year's ‘Milan' EPYC processors. The big change with Milan-X …

It looks like AMD will launch the EPYC 7003x series of processors later today. According to a new leak, AMD will unveil its new server CPUs shortly, with up to 64C/128T, 3D V-cache and a maximum cTDP of 280W.  The folks at VideoCardz have gained access to some of the presentation …

The Intel Core i9-12900KS isn't widely available yet, but some have managed to get their hands on the CPU early. One such user put their chip to the test, revealing some impressive benchmark scores.  Reddit user u/Seby9123 posted the scores achieved by the system with the CPU overclocked to an …

Following on from earlier reports, AMD has now confirmed that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D won't support overclocking. However, this only applies to the CPU, so users can still modify Infinity Fabric and DRAM clock speeds. In an interview with HotHardware, AMD's Robert Hallock spoke about the new Ryzen chips coming to …

AMD has announced that its 3D V-cache-equipped Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor will launch on April 20 at $449 USD. And in a bid to compete with Intel’s increasingly strong budget and mid-range CPU offerings, AMD has also announced the introduction of six new Zen 2 and Zen 3 Ryzen processors. …

AMD released the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX series a few days ago, finally launching the Zen3-based chips that power users and creators waited for. Featuring up to 64x cores with SMT, many thought this would be the most powerful single-socket CPU to date, and according to the PassMark database, it sure is.

Apple just recently announced the M1 Ultra flagship SoC, but the next generation of chips is just around the corner. According to new reports, the M2 SoC will debut later this year, powering a new Mac Mini, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.  As reported by 9to5Mac, Apple will redesign the …

It looks like we will get even more Ryzen processors in Q2 than we thought. At first, we were only expecting the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Then, some reports claimed we would also get three other Ryzen 5000 CPUs and three Ryzen 4000 APUs. Now, the latest rumours point to three …

Apple only just announced the M1 Ultra processor a couple of days ago, but benchmark results are already making the rounds. The M1 Ultra has been spotted on Geekbench, showcasing impressive multi-core performance. 

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D will have its benefits, thanks to performance gains delivered by the new 3D V-Cache. However, it seems it will also have one drawback. According to motherboard vendors, the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D won't support overclocking.  A Twitter user @ShiinaChaos spotted a post in Bilibili from …

New rumours suggest the new Ryzen CPUs and Radeon RX 6×50 XT GPUs may come simultaneously. However, it may be a bit later than you think, as both reports point to April 20th. In addition, it seems we'll see the first Intel Arc Alchemist desktop GPUs shortly after, between May …

As if the M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max weren't enough, Apple has now announced the M1 Ultra. Based on the same 5nm process node, the new M1 series chip consists of two interconnected M1 Max chips using UltraFusion packaging architecture, totalling 20x CPU cores and 64x GPU cores in …

AMD has announced the release of its new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 WX-Series processors featuring an update to Zen 3 architecture. The professional-orientated Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000 WX-Series chips based on Zen 2 proved a hit for workstation users in domains such as rendering and animation. AMD is aiming to repeat that success, but this time with the company’s latest desktop processor architecture...

Rumours say that the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D should be launched later this month, but a more recent report suggests it's not the only new Ryzen CPU releasing in March. As it seems, AMD will launch three other Ryzen 5000 series processors – the Ryzen 5 5500, the Ryzen 5 …

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX series has been rumoured to come out later this month, but up to now, the chip manufacturer hasn't yet confirmed its release. However, a recent leak indicates that the launch is coming soon, so perhaps hold off on that workstation upgrade for a few …

The Alder Lake/AVX-512 saga is finally coming to an end. As per an Intel representative, future batches of Intel Alder Lake chips won't physically support the AVX-512 instruction set, as the chip manufacturer will “fuse off AVX-512 on Alder Lake products going forward”. Support for the AVX-512 instruction set on …

Intel has already released many 12th Gen Core processors for laptops, but we have yet to see Alder Lake-S. While we still don't know when they will become available on laptops, some processors belonging to this series have been spotted here and there, with the latest one being the Core i7-12650HX. …

AMD announced the Ryzen 7 5800X3D two months ago, but we're yet to see this processor available for sale. However, a new report claims the 3D V-Cache-powered CPU is already being shipped, alongside the EPYC Milan-X and Threadripper Pro 5000 chips. Renowned leaker Greymon55 was the first to claim that …