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Earlier this month, AMD launched the first two desktop CPUs using their latest Zen 5 microarchitecture: the Ryzen 7 9700X and the Ryzen 5 9600X. As part of the new Ryzen 9000 family, it gave us their latest Zen 5 cores to the desktop market, as AMD actually launched Zen 5 through their mobile platform last month, the Ryzen AI 300 series (which we reviewed). Today, AMD is launching the remaining two Ryzen 9000 SKUs first announced at Computex 2024, completing the current Ryzen 9000 product stack. Both chips hail from the premium Ryzen 9 series, which includes the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X, which has 16 Zen 5 cores and can boost as high as 5.7 GHz, while the Ryzen 9 9900X has 12 Zen...
TRX40 Chipset For Upcoming AMD Ryzen Threadripper Listed
In what is being put down to an inadvertent leak by MSI, it could be that the currently unannounced chipset for AMD's new 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper series processors...
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AMD + ITX + TB3? It's the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 Motherboard Review
When it comes to small form factor systems, options are few and far between. For AMD's X570, out of the 35+ motherboards currently available, just four of them are...
64 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/9/2019
AMD Brings Ryzen 9 3900 and Ryzen 5 3500X To Life
Seemingly always with AMD’s product portfolio, there is a persistent drip of new products being inserted into the product stack throughout the lifetime of a given generation of hardware...
39 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/8/2019
MSI’s Alpha 15: AMD Ryzen 3750H and Radeon RX 5500M
MSI is preparing to release a gaming laptop based exclusively on AMD’s CPU and GPU mobile hardware. The Alpha 15 from MSI will be among the first notebooks to...
18 by Anton Shilov on 10/8/2019
Intel Starts End-of-Life Plan for Kaby Lake-G
Intel this week initiated its product discontinuance plan for its Kaby Lake-G processors with on-package Radeon RX Vega graphics. The products will be available to order for about the...
14 by Anton Shilov on 10/8/2019
AMD Announces Radeon RX 5500 Series: 1080p Gaming for Desktop & Mobile, Coming This Quarter
Coming off of an incredibly busy summer for AMD that saw some of its most important product launches in recent history across both CPUs and GPUs, AMD is gearing...
61 by Ryan Smith on 10/7/2019
Already Working on 2nd Gen: AMD’s Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition and what Semi-Custom Means
One of the key takeaways from Microsoft’s launch this week was that the company was spreading its wings with devices made by all three major SoC vendors: Intel, AMD...
73 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/4/2019
New MSI MEG X570 Unify: An All-Black Motherboard with no RGB!!
The concept and implementation of RGB can be a deal-breaker when buying a new motherboard. With many models to choose from, not many are brave enough to drop the...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/4/2019
AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 3000 Series CPUs For Q4
AMD on Monday announced the availability of its 3rd generation Ryzen Pro processors for commercial and small business desktop computers. As with their consumer counterparts, the new Pro CPUs...
22 by Anton Shilov on 9/30/2019
Cryorig C7 G Is A 47mm Low-Profile Cooler with a Graphene Coating, Rated for 125W
Cryorig has introduced its low-profile CPU cooling system for small form-factor PCs that can dissipate up to 125 W. Featuring a 47-mm z-height and a 97-mm depth/width, the Cryorig...
57 by Anton Shilov on 9/26/2019
In The Lab: ASRock X570 Aqua Motherboard Preview
This year marks the 50th anniversary of AMD's contribution to the industry and AMD's various partners have celebrated this notable achievement. One such company is ASRock, which has released...
13 by Gavin Bonshor on 9/26/2019
AMD Ryzen 9 3900: A 12-Core 65W CPU Listed
A motherboard maker has added support for AMD’s yet-to-be-announced Ryzen 9 3900 CPU. The product will be one of the industry’s first 12-core CPU featuring a mainstream TDP of...
48 by Anton Shilov on 9/26/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 & 3500X Support Spotted
Three partners of AMD this week on their respective websites have begun to list two new yet unannounced Ryzen 5 3000-series processors. The new six-core CPUs — the Ryzen...
19 by Anton Shilov on 9/24/2019
The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme Motherboard Review: Fanless AM4
The introduction of the X570 chipset has heralded some of the most impressive and feature-rich desktop motherboards for an AMD platform in recent times. One prime example of this...
42 by Gavin Bonshor on 9/24/2019
AMD: Next Gen Threadripper and Ryzen 9 3950X, Coming November
In a shock email late on Friday, AMD has released a statement to clarify the situation it is in with the manufacturing of its latest Ryzen processors. And, depending...
82 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/20/2019
AMD’s New 280W 64-Core Rome CPU: The EPYC 7H12
If there’s something that gets everyone excited, it is more performance. On the Enterprise side, AMD has made big strides with its latest EPYC processor stack, featuring up to...
54 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/18/2019
Reaching for Turbo: Aligning Perception with AMD’s Frequency Metrics
For those that keep a close eye on consumer hardware, AMD recently has been involved in a minor uproar with some of its most vocal advocates about the newest...
144 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/17/2019
AMD Bulldozer 'Core' Lawsuit: AMD Settles for $12.1m, Payouts for Some
AMD this month has agreed to pay compensation that totals $12.1 million to users who purchased FX-8000/9000 CPUs via its website or in the state of California. The case...
81 by Anton Shilov on 8/28/2019
The MSI MEG X570 Godlike Motherboard Review: Thor's Flagship
With the introduction of AMD's X570 chipset, motherboard vendors have upped its game in the premium stakes with a variety of premium mid-range and high-end models. The MEG X570...
116 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/28/2019
Dell Rolls Out 32-Inch QHD Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF): Up To 165Hz with FreeSync 2
Having launched a revamped version of its flagship Alienware 34-inch curved gaming display, Dell has also put together something similar for the broader mid-range gaming market. Dell new 32-inch...
26 by Anton Shilov on 8/23/2019
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