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AMD's Ryzen 9850X3D gaming champ CPU is out next week, and we like the price
By Darren Allan published
AMD reveals Ryzen 9850X3D costs $499, dispelling rumors that gaming champ CPU would be really expensive.

Asus responds to worries about Ryzen 9800X3D CPUs dying in its motherboards
By Darren Allan published
Following past issues with ASRock motherboards, we're now seeing an uptick in reports of problems with Asus boards.

Windows 11's Xbox app is now out for Arm PCs
By Darren Allan published
Xbox app debuts on Arm PCs as Microsoft boasts that over 85% of Game Pass titles now work with Arm CPUs.

Nvidia N1X chip could arrive in laptops soon with a powerful integrated GPU
By Darren Allan published
Nvidia's N1X chip could debut in laptops within the next couple of months, with next-gen N2 CPUs rumored to follow later in 2027.

AMD CPU users beware - this security flaw could spill all your secrets
By Sead Fadilpašić published
AMD gave the bug a low severity score and released a fix, so update now.

This chip maker mounted a challenge to Intel's Pentium range - so AMD bought it
By Ross Kelly published
AMD acquired NexGen for a bumper fee in the mid-1990s in a bid to boost its own chip range

Intel beats AMD on sheer value as it ranks 7 CPUs in PassMark's top 10 Price Performance leaderboard — AMD gets number 1 but it's just an entry level Ryzen 5 on clearance sales
By Wayne Williams published
Intel dominates PassMark’s price performance rankings as seven of its CPUs appear in the top ten.

The Core 9 Ultra 285K is Intel's fastest CPU and costs under $500 - so why is it so much cheaper compared to AMD $679 Ryzen 9 9950X3D?
By Wayne Williams published
Benchmark data places AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D only slightly ahead of Intel’s cheaper and more efficient top desktop processor.

AMD is slowly turning into Intel of yesteryear as $501 32-thread Ryzen 9 7950X is just enough to beat 20-thread $270 Core Ultra 7 265KF — so what's going on?
By Wayne Williams published
Intel’s Core Ultra 7 pricing exposes how AMD’s high end desktop CPUs now offer smaller performance gains despite far higher prices and power requirements.

Intel sells the fastest sub-$200 CPUs that you can buy right now and AMD can barely keep up, even with a Ryzen 9 5900XT — so I have to ask, is Intel the new AMD?
By Wayne Williams published
Intel’s cheapest desktop CPUs are now faster than AMD's, and Team Red is feeling pressure across the sub-$200 market.
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