Leo takes us through an EPYC history of AMD Threadripper
Read More »AMD Announces New Zen 2 and Zen 3 CPUs, Launching April
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. …
Read More »Valve’s Steam Deck APU could also be used for a standalone VR headset
This week, many outlets began posting new hands-on previews for Valve's upcoming handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck. Interestingly, one of these previews took an interesting turn, suggesting that the Steam Deck APU could also be repurposed to power a standalone VR headset. Valve launched its own high-end VR headset, …
Read More »AMD 4700S appears to be the Xbox Series X|S CPU but for PC
An unknown AMD processor has appeared online, known as the ‘4700S'. The specifications of this processor don't line up with any of AMD's announced CPUs or APUs, but based on some of the details, this could be a reused Xbox Series X|S APU with the graphics cores disabled. As per …
Read More »Lenovo P620 Threadripper Pro 3975WX Review
Got 6 grand lying around and want to buy a workstation? The Lenovo P620 could be for you
Read More »Top 5 AMD CPUs of 2020!
We go over our picks for the top 5 AMD CPUs of 2020
Read More »Team Group T-Force Xtreem ARGB 3600C14 16GB Review
How good is this 3600MHz CL14 memory kit from Team Group?
Read More »High Refresh Rate Gaming CPU & GPU Analysis
What sort of hardware do you need for 144FPS+ gaming? Luke investigates
Read More »ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus (Wi-Fi) mATX Motherboard Review
B550 and micro-ATX seem to go hand-in-hand, especially given the scarcity of quality X570 micro-ATX offerings. We are examining the ASUS TUF-Gaming B550M-Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard that features dual M.2 connectors, 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2, and 802.11AX WiFi. Built around a 4-layer PCB and 8+2 stage power delivery solution, the …
Read More »ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/AX Review
Built around an eight-phase solution, ASRock deploys six 90A DrMOS power stages for the CPU VCore
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT CPU Review – 4.6GHz OC!
AMD 3600XT can overclock to 4.6GHz on all cores, but is it worth buying?
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT and Ryzen 7 3800XT CPU Review
AMD Ryzen 3000XT processors are here - but should you buy one?
Read More »MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Motherboard Review
Tomahawk is back... we review the MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Read More »Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master Motherboard Review
It's a cracking B550 board from Gigabyte, but is it worth the steep £300 asking price?
Read More »AMD Ryzen 3 3300X & 3100 CPU Review
How good are AMD's new quad-core Ryzen 3 CPUs?
Read More »AMD launches 3rd Gen Ryzen 3 processors and B550 motherboard chipset
Today, AMD is announcing its 3rd Gen Ryzen 3 series processors in addition to the B550 chipset for Socket AM4 motherboards. The new Ryzen 3 series will include the Ryzen 3 3300X and the Ryzen 3 3100, both housing four cores and eight threads...
Read More »Luke and Leo Get Technical (Ep6) – New AMD EPYC & Ryzen 3 Rumours
Things are looking busy for AMD. Last week saw new set of EPYC processor SKUs released, and we've also seen leaks and rumours pointing to an impending release of Zen 2-based Ryzen 3 3000 processors. And Luke and Leo talk about the prospect of a Zen 2-based desktop APU akin to what we see from the new Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs...
Read More »AMD Launches New High-Frequency EPYC 7Fx2 Processors
AMD is expanding its line-up of 2nd Gen EPYC Zen 2-based server processors with higher-TDP and frequency-tuned EPYC 7Fx2 chips. The 8, 16, and 24-core parts are positioned specifically to fight Intel's recently released Cascade Lake Xeon 'Performance' chips.
Read More »Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review – AMD Ryzen 4000 is here!
We get our first look at how Ryzen 4000 performs in the Zephyrus G14
Read More »Ryzen 4000 Mobile – 7nm Zen 2 & Vega Explained
AMD has shared more details on its upcoming Ryzen 4000 Mobile 'Renoir' APUs with 7nm Zen 2 and Vega cores. Offering up to eight cores and sixteen threads from the Zen 2-based CPU cores in 15W and 45W form, will AMD be able to compete against Intel's dominance in the mobile market? And how will AMD's strict focus on high performance graphics capability compare to Intel's competition?
Read More »ASRock TRX40 Creator Motherboard Review
ASRock’s TRX40 Creator motherboard is fully loaded. Check out Luke's indepth review today
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X CPU Review
Just how good is AMD's 64-core Threadripper processor? Here's our deep-dive review
Read More »Early review gives us our first look at Ryzen 4000 series performance in a laptop
The first review of a laptop using a Ryzen 4000 series CPU has been published online. A Ukrainian website reviewed the upcoming Acer Swift 3 SF314-42, which houses the mid-tier Ryzen 5 4500U. With this being our first look at a Ryzen 4000 series laptop processor in action, we had a peek at the …
Read More »AMD continues gaining x86 CPU market share
Following on from AMD's Q4 2019 results, some interesting news has been shared, detailing AMD's gains in the x86 CPU market over the last year.
Read More »AMD had record earnings in 2019, next-gen RDNA GPUs coming in 2020
AMD's quarterly financial earnings call took place last night and aside from record earnings for 2019, AMD also had good news on the 2020 front, with next-gen RDNA GPU architecture set to debut, along with AMD's return to high-end graphics with ‘Big Navi'. For the full year of 2019, AMD …
Read More »AMD set to push the high performance computing envelope again in 2020
AMD ended 2019 with the message that the company will push the envelope of high computing again in 2020, at the same time as announcing it will be holding its annual CES press conference on Monday 6th January at 2 pm. AMD finished off 2019 with a message on its …
Read More »PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X specs detailed in new leak
Next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft are both due in late 2020 and while neither company has confirmed specific hardware specifications, we know quite a bit already. Thanks to various leaks and some additional confirmation from the folks at Digital Foundry, we now have our best approximation of performance and …
Read More »AMD partners with Fujitsu in the new Primergy LX1430 server
Fujitsu has announced a collaboration with AMD in its new Primergy LX1430 single-slot rack server designed specifically for Internet Service Provider data centres. The new Fujitsu rack server will feature 2nd generation AMD EPYC processors. The new single-slot rack server from Fujitsu is designed to meet the needs of scale-out …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X & 3970X CPU Review
If you're looking for ultimate high core-count performance, Threadripper 3000 is where you should look
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPU Review
AMD is back with the 16-core Ryzen 3000 CPU... just how good is it?
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