Intel's 14nm era is about to end. The remaining 14nm desktop CPUs from the blue team, which mostly consist of 10th Gen Core non-K CPUs, will soon be discontinued. Moreover, Intel is also discontinuing the 12th Gen Core flagship processor, the Core i9-12900KS. Intel's Core i9-12900KS was once the fastest …
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While AMD and GlobalFoundries used to work hand in hand, in recent years there has been a shift over to TSMC for AMD's CPU and GPU fabrication needs. GlobalFoundries may end up with a big new contract though, with reports claiming that Intel might be looking to team up. According …
Read More »Leaked slides of Intel Comet Lake-S allegedly show TDP ratings and core boost frequencies
Intel is set to fire back at AMD in the new year when the company launches its 10th generation desktop Core series processors. Exactly when this will be is still uncertain, however, the flagship Intel Core i9-10900K is expected to boast 10 cores to offer competition to current Ryzen 3000 …
Read More »Intel Rocket Lake-S rumours suggest Gen12 iGPU, 14nm, and up to 8 cores
Sharkbay, a user from the PTTWeb forum, has posted what appears to be a list of specifications for Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake-S CPU. The successor to Comet Lake is currently rumoured to cap out at eight cores while using the 14nm process node. As with any rumour though, all of …
Read More »Intel reportedly taps Samsung to help boost CPU supply
There has been plenty of talk around Intel's CPU shortages this year, with struggles to keep supply meeting demand. Intel itself has already issued a letter to apologise for the delays, which are impacting OEM financial forecasts for the year. Now, some reports indicate that Intel might be turning to …
Read More »Intel addresses 14nm CPU supply struggles
Over the last few months, there has been plenty of talk surrounding Intel's CPU shipment troubles, with 14nm processors hitting a supply issue. As part of an update to customers today, Intel has acknowledged the issue and is promising to improve supply-demand balance. In a letter published this week, Intel …
Read More »10th generation Intel Core i3 processors could feature Hyper-Threading
Intel may be ready to offer a Core i3 Comet Lake CPU featuring Hyper-Threading after a benchmark submission is spotted listing a Core i3-10100 processor sporting four cores and eight threads, marking a big step up from previous generations. A SiSoftsoftare benchmark submission revealed on Twitter by @TUM_APISAK has shown …
Read More »Leo Says Episode 40: The Intel Special
After spending a couple of days at Intel's development centre in Israel, Leo returns with an Intel-focused episode to share what was learned.
Read More »Intel’s first 10nm CPU coming in June, 7nm planned for 2021
Intel's struggles to get 10nm off the ground are well documented at this point but it looks like 2019 will finally be the year. This week, Intel revealed its latest CPU roadmap, which says that the first Intel 10nm processor will begin shipping in June, with multiple new products coming …
Read More »Intel could still outsource chip manufacturing to TSMC
Intel’s struggle with its new 10nm process has put considerable strain on its 14nm chips, with the firm believed to have sought the help of rival TSMC to help with satiate demand. Although Intel later emphasised that it was handling its own manufacturing capacity, industry sources continue to claim that …
Read More »Intel stock jumps as 10nm production slated to begin earlier than expected
Intel’s continuously delayed 10nm chips has put significant strain on its 14nm range, resulting in the company doing a round of damage control to assure it has enough stock to meet its full-year revenue outlook. Now, it seems as though 10nm production is ahead of schedule, causing Intel’s stock to …
Read More »Intel addresses 14nm chip supply shortage, assuring it will meet full-year revenue outlook
Intel’s acting CEO Bob Swan has finally outlined the firm’s plans to combat its 14nm chip shortage.
Read More »Intel suggests that it is handling the 14nm demand on its own, refuting claims of seeking TSMC’s help
Earlier this week, reports emerged claiming that Intel had outsourced some of its manufacturing to rival TSMC amidst a 14nm silicon shortage. In a bid to dispel these claims, Intel has since issued a statement emphasising that it would solely be investing in its own 14nm manufacturing capacity. The reason …
Read More »DRAM market expected to see a steeper price decline thanks to Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage
Industry analysts expect Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage to lead to a further price decline for DRAM and storage markets later in the year.
Read More »Intel set to counter tight supply of 14nm chips by outsourcing some production to TSMC
Intel aims to counter reported 14nm yield problems by enlisting TSMC to deal with production for its lower-end products.
Read More »AMD launches dual-Vega Radeon Pro V340 graphics card
Using the tailwind of Nvidia’s ray tracing GeForce 20 Series Turing graphics cards announcement, AMD has unveiled its own dual-Vega Radeon Pro V340. Unlike the Green Team’s efforts, however, this looks to be based on AMD’s existing Vega architecture, strictly marketed towards data centres. During its panel at the Las …
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It's a tiny SFF rig from MSI, but at £1885 is it just too expensive for its own good?
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Read More »AMD will build another round of Zen CPUs on 14nm+ before jumping to ‘Zen 2’ and 7nm
This evening, AMD held a conference call to follow up and provide additional clarification to some of the announcements it made during the Financial Analyst meeting on Tuesday this week. During that event, AMD unveiled the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, alongside its forthcoming Threadripper and EPYC processors. However, GPU and …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX Vega caught hiding in plain sight
An eye-catching entry in the TechPowerUp GPU database caught our attention. The data shows the intimate details of none other than the AMD Radeon RX Vega, a card which, just a couple of days ago, AMD had said it would be launched sometime this quarter. If you remember, just last month …
Read More »Intel confirms 8th-generation CPUs will stick to 14nm node
In a somewhat confusing move, this week Intel confirmed that its next 8th generation Core processors would remain on the 14nm node, despite previously saying that it would have 10nm ready to go later this year. Speaking at its annual investor day in California, Intel spoke about its plans for …
Read More »Samsung launches new 14, 10nm processes, updates on 7nm
Samsung has announced an expansion of its foundry production process offerings with a fourth generation 14nm process known as 14LPU. It's joined by a new 10nm process, 10LPU, too, offering better performance, area reductions and cost savings to potential customers. Although Samsung's commercial mobile business has blown up in its …
Read More »Intel Core i7 6950X Broadwell-E (10-core) CPU Review
Intel's decision to skim over “Broadwell” CPUs on the mainstream LGA 115x platform meant that prior to today, the High End Desktop Platform (HEDT) was 2-generations behind the mainstream, and in need of a revamp. The latest architecture from Intel, “Skylake”, has been with us since August 2015 on the …
Read More »Intel is moving from its ‘tick-tock’ CPU release cycle
For many years now, Intel has been producing its chips yearly on a tick-tock cycle but that strategy appears to be changing going forward as the most recent Intel financial report shows that it will be moving to a new three-step strategy and slowing down the pace of its processor …
Read More »AMD’s Zen-based Opteron processor to have 32 cores
With AMD's new Zen processors set to hit the market at the end of this year, we have begun hearing more and more about the company's plans for its new architecture. Recent leaks seem to show that AMD's Opteron series of processors will be getting a significant update when Zen …
Read More »Samsung rumoured to be making chips for AMD next year
It looks like Samsung might start making chips for AMD starting early next year according to new reports from South Korea. These chips would include a CPU (possibly of Zen architecture) as well as a GPU, both based on 14nm technology. South Korean newspaper, Electronic Times (via: Reuters) was the …
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