CPUs
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
State of the Part: CPUs
Short Introduction to CPUs and Terminology There are many elements that go into any modern computer: the CPU/APU, motherboard, memory, (optional) GPU, storage, case, and power supply. While some items...
69 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2014
Short Bytes: Intel's Devil's Canyon
In early July, Intel released two new processors that go by the codename "Devil's Canyon" (DC). You can read our full review, but if you just want the executive...
30 by Jarred Walton on 8/4/2014
AMD Officially Launches 65W/45W Kaveri APUs: The A10-7800, A8-7600 and A6-7400K
Back in January when AMD launched their first Kaveri APUs, we tested the A10-7850K and the A8-7600, with the former being at the top of the product stack featuring...
7 by Ian Cutress on 7/31/2014
AMD A10-7800 Review: Testing the A10 65W Kaveri
Kaveri was launched as a processor line, on desktop, back in January. At the time we were given information on three of the APUs, the A10-7850K, A10-7700K and A8-7600...
147 by Ian Cutress on 7/31/2014
Overclockable Pentium Anniversary Edition Review: The Intel Pentium G3258
Many industries, both inside and outside of technology, are versed in the terminology ‘cheap and cheerful’. When enthusiasts were overclocking their CPUs at the turn of the century, this...
96 by Ian Cutress on 7/14/2014
Devil’s Canyon Review: Intel Core i7-4790K and i5-4690K
In the latter part of the last decade, getting performance on the cheap meant buying a low end processor and learning how to overclock it. This is how I...
117 by Ian Cutress on 7/11/2014
Join Us for a Live Google Hangout with ARM's CTO - Happening Now!
As I hinted at during our interview with Krisztián Flautner, ARM was quite pleased with how things went with our Peter Greenhalgh ATE that it's going to be giving...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/2/2014
AMD Reorganizes Business Units; Names Dr. Lisa Su as COO
In a move that will mark a mild shake up in how AMD operates, AMD has announced that they will be undergoing a company reorganization next month. Come July...
51 by Ryan Smith on 6/13/2014
AMD Lists New Kaveri Desktop Processors
We are now six months down the line from the AMD Kaveri launch, and the only two Kaveri processors available on Newegg today are the A10-7850K at $170 and...
26 by Ian Cutress on 6/10/2014
AMD Launches Mobile Kaveri APUs
A couple weeks back, AMD briefed us on their upcoming mobile Kaveri APUs. We've known for a while that mobile Kaveri was coming, and after five months the wait...
125 by Jarred Walton on 6/4/2014
Ask the Experts: Krisztián Flautner VP of R&D, ARM
Late last year we did an installment of Ask the Experts with ARM's Peter Greenhalgh, lead architect for the Cortex A53. The whole thing went so well, in no...
62 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2014
Intel Launches Devil’s Canyon and Overclockable Pentium: i7-4790K, i5-4690K and G3258
After what seems like a eon or two since the original announcement, Intel’s Renée James is formally launching the new Devil’s Canyon and Anniversary Edition Pentium processors. In response...
53 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2014
AMD AM1 Kabini Part 2: Athlon 5350/5150 and Sempron 3850/2650 Tested
While there is a lot of focus on the mainstream desktop market, we hastily reviewed the new entrant to the low-end socketed desktop from AMD, the AM1 Kabini platform...
87 by Ian Cutress on 5/29/2014
This is Huge: Intel Enters Strategic Agreement with Chinese SoC Maker Rockchip
Intel's march into the ultra mobile space has been a frustrating one. Architecturally Intel has the chops to play in the market, but its execution has been met with...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/27/2014
AMD Publishes Mobile Kaveri Specifications
In an unexpected (and likely erroneous) move, AMD has published the specifications for their forthcoming mobile Kaveri APUs on their website this morning (scroll down and click on Model...
36 by Ryan Smith on 5/26/2014
Pricing and Details for Intel’s Devil’s Canyon and Unlocked Pentium Leaked Online
A lot of online chatter is being generated about two of Intel’s upcoming processors that are oriented around overclocking. Firstly the Devil’s Canyon CPU, which Intel has stated...
45 by Ian Cutress on 5/23/2014
The Intel Haswell Refresh Review: Core i7-4790, i5-4690 and i3-4360 Tested
Computer processors for PC like devices fall into four broad categories, starting with the smartphone/tablet, then the notebook, the desktop and finally the extreme desktop/server. These segments have different...
130 by Ian Cutress on 5/11/2014
ARM Shares Updated Cortex A53/A57 Performance Expectations
With the first Cortex A53 based SoCs due to ship in the coming months, and Cortex A57 based designs to follow early next year, ARM gave us a quick...
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/6/2014
AMD is also working on a new 64-bit x86 Core
Jim Keller joined Mark Papermaster on stage at AMD's Core Innovation Update press conference and added a few more details to AMD's K12 announcement. Keller stressed AMD's expertise in...
112 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/5/2014
AMD Announces K12 Core: Custom 64-bit ARM Design in 2016
In 2015 AMD will launch project SkyBridge, a pair of pin-compatible ARM and x86 based SoCs. Leveraging next generation Puma+ x86 cores or ARM's Cortex A57 cores, these SoCs...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/5/2014
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