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Think Ryzen 9000 CPUs are still a bit pricey? AMD just revealed a cheaper Zen 5 chip that could be perfect for your budget PC build

By Darren Allan Published

We don’t have a launch price for the new Ryzen 9600 yet, but we can hope for the CPU to retail at around $200.

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Intel announces new Core Ultra 200 series mobile CPUs at CES 2025, targeting enthusiasts and edge users

By John Loeffler Published

Intel's latest mobile processors were announced at CES 2025 this week, but are they enough to dethrone Lunar Lake?

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Intel in 2024: year in review

By Darren Allan Published

The kind of year Intel had was debatable – was it disastrous, or just plain bad? To be fair, there were victories for Team Blue this year, as well.

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Can Qualcomm compete with AMD and Intel in the desktop CPU space in 2025?

By Sarah Chaney Published

Qualcomm made a splash in the laptop market in 2024 with its Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chips. Can it do the same for desktops in 2025?

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Got an Intel Core Ultra 200S CPU? These are the patches you need to help gaming performance – with one more update coming in January 2025

By Darren Allan Published

Intel's had a bit of a nightmare with Arrow Lake, but has been commendably transparent in putting things right.

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Intel and AMD may have another desktop competitor - Qualcomm is supposedly working on a new Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 desktop CPU

By Isaiah Williams Published

It might be time for a new addition to the PC hardware arena, with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite 2nd Gen chips reportedly heading to desktop PCs.

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AMD Strix Halo leak suggests chips are imminent, but gives me a couple of reasons to worry about the flagship laptop CPU

By Darren Allan Published

Strix Halo flagship appears in leaked benchmark, but it stokes concerns that the chip may not be for gaming notebooks.

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Is Intel about to turn Arrow Lake CPUs around? Leak suggests ‘big changes’ are coming for Core Ultra 200 chips

By Darren Allan Published

Rumored changes could pep up Intel’s ailing Core Ultra 200 range – but we’ve got a feeling AMD won’t be overly worried (yet).

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AMD’s Ryzen chips appear to be wiping the floor with Intel – but the best-selling CPUs right now might surprise you

By Darren Allan Published

AMD is routing Intel in the battle of the CPUs going by the bestsellers for major retailers – but Ryzen 9000 isn’t winning this war.

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