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Installing any update that requires a system restart is often seen as a chore. Intel will be making its own update process a little easier moving forward, as the company is said to be working on a new update system that allows for UEFI updates without a reboot.  According to Phoronix, …

We are finally back in person for another Leo and Luke discussion about some exciting tech topics. We start with a talk on Intel's upcoming 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs and the upcoming introduction of DDR5 memory. There's plenty to be excited about, so let's speculate rampantly...

We've been hearing a lot about DDR5 memory over the course of this year and with Intel's Alder Lake platform launch just on the horizon, we're finally starting to see some performance metrics. This week, the first DDR5 memory benchmarks appeared online, in addition to new benchmark results for the …

There have been plenty of rumours surrounding the level of performance Intel is targeting with its upcoming Arc ‘Alchemist' discrete graphics cards. A recently leaked slide from Intel may have some answers, as it compares the upcoming GPUs against the competition from Nvidia and AMD. The slide first appeared on …

With Alder Lake-S, Intel will be debuting the LGA1700 socket. This socket is known to be considerably different from most sockets for Intel Core processors, featuring a rectangular form. This means that current reference CPU coolers for Intel processors won't work, so Intel is apparently planning to refresh them. The …

The first leak of a mobile Intel Arc GPU stands before us. The Geekbench 5 database was recently updated with results for an unreleased laptop using the upcoming ‘Alchemist' mobile GPU with 512 execution units (EUs) paired with a Core i7-11800H. The benchmark listing, spotted by @Benchleaks, identifies the GPU …

Listings for two upcoming Gigabyte Z690 motherboards appeared online over the weekend, revealing pricing and specifications. From the looks of it, some Z690 motherboards may support DDR4 memory, while others will support the new DDR5 standard. The listings were spotted by @momomo_us, showing some of the specifications and prices for …

We've known for a while now that Intel plans to unveil its 12th Gen Core desktop processor line-up in Q4 2021. According to new reports this week, while an announcement will come earlier, Intel will apparently be releasing these processors on the 19th of November. New Z690 motherboards will release …

We're still a short while away from Intel launching its upcoming ‘Alder Lake-S' 12th Gen Core desktop processors, but retail pricing appears to have leaked already. Pricing information for K-series processors in Europe has been uncovered, both with and without VAT.  The prices leaked by @momomo_us come from three different dutch …

Today, ASUS is launching a full new laptop line-up geared towards content creators and creative professionals. There are a bunch of new options available, headlined by the ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 – featuring a 4K OLED display with HDR capabilities. The ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 ships with either a Ryzen …

Corsair is revamping its high-performance DDR4 memory line-up this week with the launch of two new memory kits – the Corsair Vengeance RGB RT and the Corsair Vengeance RGB RS. The Vengeance RGB RT memory is optimised for AMD Ryzen PCs, while the RS version is aimed at both AMD …

In the latest release of Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility, the company added enhanced support for Alder Lake processors, expanding support for DDR5 memory, hybrid core architectures, and more. According to the patch notes for the latest Extreme Tuning Utility version, the application now supports a slew of features and technologies used …

Back when Intel 9th Gen Core desktop processors launched, Intel included a new series of “KF” chips, allowing overclocking while removing integrated graphics. According to new leaks this week, the upcoming Intel 12th Gen series, otherwise known as “Alder Lake-S”, will also feature ‘KF' processors.  The news comes from @KOMACHI_ENSAKA, …

The Intel Core i9-12900K has appeared on the Geekbench database once again. Looking at its score, the processor outperforms all mainstream processors from AMD and Intel on both single and multi-core tests, putting it at the top of the chart in the single-core test and seventh place in the multi-core …

Early samples of Intel's upcoming 12th Gen ‘Alder Lake' processors are starting to do the rounds, leading to early benchmark results. The latest benchmark entry was spotted on the Geekbench 5 database, putting the upcoming CPU in close competition with AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X.  The Geekbench 5 entry for the Core …

During Architecture Day 2021, Intel introduced its own super-sampling technology named XeSS. Although the company has revealed some details about this technology during its presentation, additional information has now been shared in an interview with Intel Principal Engineer Karthik Vaidyanathan. During an extensive interview with Wccftech, Karthik revealed new details …

Overclocking has always been a major subject in the PC enthusiast community. Most of us use third-party applications for that purpose, but AMD, for example, has already implemented overclocking features in its Adrenalin software. As it seems, Intel will follow that example, integrating overclocking tools for the upcoming Arc GPUs …

Another benchmark result of the upcoming Intel 'Alder Lake' Core i9-12900K has been spotted. This time the benchmark entry was found on the PugetBench list before quickly being removed. 

Alongside its new ‘Alder Lake' processors, Intel will be launching 600-series motherboards, although the line-up this time around appears to include more chipsets than past generations according to new leaks.  The leak comes from HXL, which found the whole 600-series line-up on the Intel Chipset driver 10.1.18836.8283. According to what …

When Apple introduced its arm-based M1 processor, most people were surprised with its performance and efficiency. Until now, no other manufacturer has come close to matching the M1's efficiency, but a new report claims Intel is planning to bring this level of efficiency to x86 over the next few years …

KitGuru was recently invited to preview Intel's 2021 Architecture Day where we got to hear more on the future of Intel's Arc high-performance discrete GPUs, including the confirmation that these will be manufactured on TSMC's N6 node. Intel's DLSS competitor, Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) was also demonstrated publicly for the first time...

Intel has confirmed details on its upcoming processor technologies at its Architecture Day 2021. Many of the key points we already knew via various leaks, however, we now have full confirmation of these new technologies and the upcoming product specifications. One of the key new features that Intel is introducing …

The Intel ‘Alder Lake-S' series isn't even out yet, but the line-up of its successor has already leaked. Like Alder Lake, Raptor Lake will also feature a hybrid architecture with big and small cores, but instead of maxing out at 16x cores (8x small and 8x big), Raptor Lake-S SKUs will …

We've seen a number of memory makers begin to announce their own DDR5 memory modules in recent months and today, PNY is joining them. The new PNY Performance DDR5 memory series is launching this year, offering 4800MHz speeds. With the jump to DDR5, we'll be getting higher-density modules and faster …

Last year, the Corsair One a100 launched, being the first Corsair PC to feature AMD Ryzen processors. This week, the Corsair One a200 is launching, bumping up the specs to include an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card within the compact, 12L chassis.  There are three new Corsair One …

Recently, we've seen two companies confirm cooler support for Intel's upcoming LGA1700 socket, which is expected to be used for Alder Lake processors and motherboards later this year. Now, Noctua is joining that list, confirming plans to offer free LGA1700 brackets to customers who have already purchased one of their …

We've recently shared the alleged power limits for the Intel Alder Lake-S series of processors. Now, it's time to do the same for Raptor Lake-S, the alleged successor of Alder Lake-S expected to release in H2 2022. As reported by Igor'sLAB,  Raptor Lake-S power requirements are divided into 35W, 65W, …

We've been waiting a long time for Intel to unveil its plans for high-performance discrete graphics cards. Now, the puzzle is finally starting to come together with the announcing of Intel Arc - which will be the brand for Intel's flagship graphics cards and associated software/services. 

An entry on Basemark's database suggests that someone has tested the upcoming Intel ‘Alder Lake' Core i9-12900K on the Basemark benchmark. The processor specifications listed on the entry don't look correct, but that might be because this benchmark isn't yet fully compatible with hybrid architectures. As per the benchmark result …

Intel Alder Lake-P/M mobile CPUs have been further detailed thanks to an update to the Coreboot kernel for Google Brya. The update details the power limits of four CPU core configurations, including Alder Lake-P 2+8+2 (big + small + GPU), 4+8+2 and 6+8+2 configurations and Alder Lake-M's 2+8+2 configuration. Google …