To kick off this year's IFA in Berlin, Intel held its third Real World Performance event, which brought us some interesting news. Not only is the Core i9-9900KS coming soon, but there was also confirmation of Cascade Lake X coming very soon. The Core i9-9900KS is a special edition version …
Read More »AMD sees sharp rise in CPU market share following 3rd Gen Ryzen launch
The launch of 3rd Gen Ryzen appears to be going down very well, leading to a big boost in AMD CPU market share.
Read More »MSI launches trio of Intel 10th Gen powered laptops
We've seen plenty of monitor and peripheral announcements throughout this week, but there have also been some interesting announcements on the laptop front. This week, MSI announced the expansion of its creator line up laptops, the world's first to be powered by Intel's new 10th Gen six-core processors. The new …
Read More »Apple is acquiring Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion
In another surprise move, Apple has acquired Intel's smartphone modem business.
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 »Reported Intel leak admits AMD is a competitive threat
It is no secret that the launch of the Zen architecture has brought plenty of competition back to the CPU market. AMD is about to make another leap with Zen 2, which will also introduce the first 7nm desktop CPUs to the market and put them in the hands of …
Read More »Apple hires new chip architect, could be looking to move Macs to ARM CPUs
There has been plenty of talk surrounding Apple's future plans to develop its own in-house chips moving forward. Back in 2017, Apple split up with Imagination Technologies and started developing its own GPUs for future iOS devices. Now, we could be seeing Apple expand towards its own CPUs as well, …
Read More »Intel rumoured to be planning 8th Gen and 9th Gen price cuts to combat Ryzen 3000
The launch of the Zen architecture back in 2017 brought some much needed competition back to the CPU market and AMD is about to hit a new milestone with the launch of Zen 2 next week, which will make the jump to 7nm technology. According to a report, the impending …
Read More »Intel Performance Maximizer can work on Z370
We're currently running some tests for upcoming reviews, so we decided to give Intel's new 'Performance Maximizer' tool a quick whirl to see how it works.
Read More »Intel releases its own one-click overclocking tool with support for 9th Gen CPUs
One-click overclocking has been a popular tool used within the BIOS of many gaming-oriented motherboards for years now. Some people don't necessarily want to poke around in the BIOS though in fear of screwing something up. With that in mind, Intel has released its own one-click CPU overclocking tool known …
Read More »Intel, Qualcomm, Microsoft and more could lose revenue due to US crackdown on Huawei
The trade war between the US and China is going to be a double-edged sword for many tech companies.
Read More »A new Intel CPU security flaw has been discovered, security patches have begun rolling out
It has been just over a year since CPU vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown last dominated the news cycle. Efforts have been made to fix these flaws and newer CPUs have extra protections in place. Unfortunately for Intel, a new issue has now popped up, known as ‘Zombieload', which has …
Read More »MSI MEG Z390 ACE Motherboard Review
MSI has an ACE up its sleeve with this high-end Z390 motherboard
Read More »Researchers observe marketshare growth for AMD ahead of Zen 2 launch
AMD has been doing extremely well in the CPU market over the last couple of years, as the launch of the Zen architecture brought some much needed competition back to the forefront. We are currently awaiting the launch of Zen 2, which will push AMD CPUs over to the 7nm …
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 Xe graphics will support ray tracing hardware acceleration, for data centres at least
While we've known for some time now that Intel is working on its own discrete graphics cards under the leadership of Raja Koduri, there are still a lot of mysteries left to be solved. We know that the Intel Xe architecture will cater to both data centres and gaming PCs, …
Read More »Intel lowers its yearly revenue expectations after publishing Q1 results
Intel has lowered its annual revenue estimation following Q1 financial results.
Read More »Samsung will invest $115 billion to become the world leader in semiconductors by 2030
Since Samsung Electronics got a taste of what it’s like to be the world’s largest chipmaker last year, the company has understandably been yearning for more. The South Korean company has announced that it will be investing $115 billion (133 trillion won) over the next 12 years in hopes of …
Read More »Intel rolls out 9th Generation Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 CPUs for laptops
Following on from CES earlier this year, we saw many new gaming laptops launch with new RTX graphics but the downside at the time was that they were packing Intel 8th Gen CPUs, with 9th Gen just around the corner. Now just a few short months later, Intel has updated …
Read More »EVGA Z390 FTW Motherboard Review
EVGA tries to lure motherboard buyers away from the "big four".
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Leo helped me build my first custom loop gaming PC - it was good fun - see how I got on !
Read More »Intel drops out of 5G mobile modem market, will focus on other areas instead
Earlier today, Apple and Qualcomm announced that they would be dropping all lawsuits against each other. The settlement comes with a new six-year licensing agreement between the two companies. Shortly after this announcement, Intel curiously announced that it would be dropping development on 5G mobile modems. Intel has never quite …
Read More »ASRock B365M Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard Review
A brilliant gaming motherboard on a tight budget.
Read More »SuperO C9Z390-PGW Motherboard Review
Has SuperMicro missed the mark? Leo explores one of 2019's most interesting boards.
Read More »Razer rolls out update tool to fix security vulnerability in some Blade laptops
Since the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown, there has been an increased focus on CPU and chipset security. Last year, a vulnerability was discovered in Intel's ‘Manufacturing Mode' for laptop CPUs, which leaves systems vulnerable to certain attacks. Recently, it was discovered that a number of Razer laptops were left …
Read More »Intel’s new Xeon Platinum series boasts a 56-core, 112-thread CPU
Back in January, Intel quietly launched the Xeon W-3175X, a 28-core, 56-thread monster of a processor. Now, Intel is ready to kick things up a notch once again with the Xeon Platinum 9200 series. This new range will see a flagship 56C/112T Xeon come to market. Of course, gamers aren't …
Read More »QNAP to leverage Intel’s 2nd gen Xeon Scalable processors for network and storage device improvements
Feeding off the launch of Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable chips, QNAP has revealed that it has an array of new products in store to leverage the higher performance that comes with dual processors. The company assures that it will provide hardware-enhanced security across a range of network and storage solutions …
Read More »Intel confirms former Nvidia director and engineer has joined the Intel Graphics team
Intel has confirmed that former Nvidia technical marketing director and distinguished engineer, Tom Petersen, has joined the Intel Graphics team.
Read More »Intel confirms mass layoffs across its American facilities
Even before Intel’s Bob Swan officially cemented his role as CEO, the company has been on a hiring spree picking up notable industry experts, reportedly including Nvidia’s Tom Peterson. Unfortunately, a shake-up in how the company runs its business in the Americas has seen a substantial amount of information technology …
Read More »Nvidia’s Tom Petersen reportedly joins Intel
Intel's hiring spree continues as reports claim that Tom Petersen has departed NVIDIA to join Team Blue.
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