During the Computex Keynote, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su made waves by unveiling the Ryzen 9000 series of AM5 CPUs. The upcoming series introduces the new Zen 5 core architecture and is set to hit the market next month. While the core count and clock rates remain unchanged in the …
Read More »RTX 4080 12GB benchmark results show performance similar to an RTX 3090 Ti
A couple of weeks ago, Nvidia officially cancelled the RTX 4080 12GB model. The 12GB version used a further cutdown GPU core, offering considerably less performance compared to the 16GB version. The gap was big enough that grouping both together as RTX 4080s seemed misleading to the consumer. While the …
Read More »AIDA64 update brings support for next-gen AMD and Nvidia hardware
AIDA64 is used by enthusiasts and professionals alike to benchmark and monitor hardware. Usually a little while before major hardware launches, we'll see the software updated with support for upcoming CPUs and GPUs. With the latest AIDA64 Extreme update, we got exactly that, with support for Zen 4 CPUs being …
Read More »Intel Xeon ‘Sapphire Rapids’ CPUs with DDR5 memory tested
Intel has been quiet regarding its next generation of Xeon Scalable processors, but samples are beginning to float around. This week, one leaker got their hands on one of the upcoming processors and put it to the test in a range of benchmarks. Chinese leaker, @yuuki_ans, ran the engineering sample …
Read More »AIDA64 update confirms RTX 3080 Ti for laptops
We've been hearing plenty of rumours about Nvidia's new GPU plans for early 2022, including mention of an RTX 3080 Ti SKU for laptops. Now, we seem to have confirmation of this GPU, thanks to the latest AIDA64 update. AIDA64 is a well-known and often used benchmarking and system monitoring …
Read More »AIDA64 introduces support for numerous unreleased AMD and Nvidia SKUs
Finalwire has recently launched a new beta update for AIDA64 Extreme introducing support for multiple unannounced Nvidia RTX 30 series and AMD Radeon RX 6000 series SKUs. As per the patch notes of AIDA64 Extreme 6.32.5659 Beta, this version added information on the RTX 3050 laptop GPU and the desktop …
Read More »MSI rolls out beta BIOS bringing Smart Access Memory to Ryzen 3000
We've known for a while now that MSI plans to roll out a BIOS update for its motherboards introducing Smart Access Memory (SAM) support to Ryzen 3000 desktop CPUs. Now, this BIOS update is officially available, adding SAM for older CPUs and some small performance improvements for Ryzen 5000 series …
Read More »AIDA64 receives support for upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards
AIDA64's latest beta release notes show that the diagnostic tool has received support for a plethora of unannounced Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series cards, including the RTX 3080Ti, the RTX 3060, the RTX 3050, and multiple RTX 3070/3060 Mobile graphics cards. As the year of 2021 comes closer, the release …
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Read More »Version 6.10 of AIDA64 released offering new features and support
FinalWire, the company behind AIDA64, has released version 6.10 of the PC diagnostic and stress testing tool. The new version is available to download immediately and includes support for new processors, PCIe 4.0, NVMe 1.4 and more. Multiple versions of AIDA64 6.10 are available to download from the official website. AIDA64 …
Read More »AIDA64 update adjusts Ryzen temp readings, adds support for RX 500 series
Shortly after Ryzen's launch, AMD made it clear to reviewers that its Ryzen 7 series processors were built with a +20°C temperature offset, meaning software would be showing these CPUs running 20 degrees hotter than they actually were. Now, a few weeks later, it looks like CPU monitoring software is …
Read More »AIDA64 v2.20 released – system diagnostic and benchmark suite
A new version of AIDA 64 has been released with a January update: OpenCL GPGPU Stress Test A new OpenCL-based multi-threaded GPU and APU stressing module for the AIDA64 System Stability Test, using GPGPU computational tasks. Support for AMD CrossFireX, AMD DualGraphics and nVIDIA SLI configurations with simultaneous stressing of …
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