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Intel’s 288-Core Clearwater Forest Xeon 6+ Lands on 18A, Claiming 30% Performance & 50% Efficiency Lead Over AMD’s 192-Core EPYC

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Intel has finally launched its next-gen Xeon 6+ E-core CPU family codenamed Clearwater Forest, which packs 288 cores & is built on 18A. Intel Clearwater Forest "Xeon 6+" CPUs Begin Rolling Out With 288 E-Cores - The First Data Center Product Built on 18A Intel brought higher compute density and performance per watt gains with its last E-Core-only Xeon CPU offering, Sierra Forest. This was also the first time that Intel segmented its Xeon lineup into P-Core and E-Core only families. Now, the journey continues with the 2nd Gen E-Core-only family codenamed Clearwater Forest, which will be part of the […]

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AMD Extends AM5 Longevity Through 2029, Giving It The AM4 Treatment With New Ryzen CPU Releases

AMD Extends AM5 Longevity Through 2029, Giving It The AM4 Treatment With New Ryzen CPU Releases

AMD is extending the longevity of its AM5 platform, further adding more life into the socket with future Ryzen CPU support. AM4 Is Still Going Strong, & AM5 Is Looking To Follow Its Predecessor With Extended Longevity The first AMD AM4 motherboards launched back in 2016. At that time, the socket supported one of the last AMD A-series APU family based on a Non-Zen architecture, called Bristol Ridge. Following these, the company introduced its "Ryzen" family featuring the Zen 1 architecture in 2017. This was followed by new Zen architectures such as Zen+, Zen 2, and Zen 3. Even to […]

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AMD Brings Ryzen 7 7700X3D For The Gaming Masses, Priced at An Exceptional $329 With 3D V-Cache

AMD Brings Ryzen 7 7700X3D For The Gaming Masses, Priced at An Exceptional $329 With 3D V-Cache (8 p.m. ET, May 31)

AMD is expanding its Ryzen 7000 family with a new 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, that is priced at just $329. AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Could Become The Hottest-Selling Gaming CPU Yet With 3D V-Cache At Just $329 It has become a tradition for AMD to expand its older families to the AM4 and AM5 platforms. The AM4 line is getting the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, while the AM5 platform is getting a brand new chip called the Ryzen 7 7700X3D. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D is designed specifically for gamers in mind; that's why it packs a 3D […]

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AMD AM4 Revived Again With Ryzen 7 5800X3D β€œ10th Anniversary” CPU, Comes With Premium Thermal Pad At $349

AMD AM4 Revived Again With Ryzen 7 5800X3D "10th Anniversary" CPU, Comes With Premium Thermal Pad At $349

AMD has relaunched its first 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, extending the life of its beloved AM4 platform. AMD AM4 Lives On As The Ryzen 7 5800X3D Makes Its Way Back On Retail Shelves In New "10th Anniversary" Flavor The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is remembered as the first 3D V-Cache CPU that AMD ever launched. It was released back in 2022 and brought a surprising uplift in gaming performance thanks to its stacked cache design. Its launch brought a fresh performance bump to the AM4 platform at the time, and given its success, AMD has now relaunched the […]

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AMD Previews EXPO Ultra Low Latency Memory, Brings 15% Better Gaming Performance Versus Standard DDR5 Sticks

AMD Previews EXPO Ultra Low Latency Memory, Brings 15% Better Gaming Performance Versus Standard DDR5 Sticks

AMD EXPO ULL (Ultra Low Latency) memory brings faster gaming performance & auto memory overclock to DDR5 modules. AMD Guns For Lower-Latency Driven Gaming Performance Boosts With EXPO Ultra Low Latency DDR5 Memory Today at Computex, AMD is teasing a brand new technology for its EXPO memory standard called EXPO Ultra Low Latency. With EXPO ULL, AMD is adding a new performance boost for its Ryzen platforms with tightly tuned DDR5 DIMMs that enable more FPS in games. So what is ULL? It's another set of features being added to modernize and enhance the existing EXPO Memory technology. We know […]

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AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 & Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D 3D V-Cache CPUs Are Arriving In Q3 2026

AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 & Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D 3D V-Cache CPUs Are Arriving In Q3 2026

AMD is expanding its Ryzen PRO lineup with the Ryzen AI PRO 400 Desktop lineup & the first 3D V-Cache Pro chip, the Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D AMD Ryzen AI PRO 400 CPUs Headed To Retail Shelves In OEM Systems By Q3 2026 AMD's Ryzen AI 400 APUs are finally coming to Desktop PCs, bringing the Strix Point architecture to more audiences. The new APUs feature the beloved Zen 5 CPU architecture, along with the first outing of RDNA 3.5 for desktop iGPUs. These APUs also bring the fastest NPU, XDNA 2, to desktops, so let's start with the full […]

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Intel Charges Into AMD’s Handheld Stronghold With Purpose-Built Arc G3 Chips, Packing Upto 14 Cores & 12-Core Xe3 GPU

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Intel has finally unveiled its brand new SoCs for gaming handhelds called the Arc G3 Extreme & Arc G3, based on the Panther Lake design. Intel Plans To Disrupt AMD's Gaming Handheld Dominance With Its New Arc G3 Chips, Featuring Strong Capabilities The gaming handheld space has seen a major surge over the past few years. For the longest time, AMD has been very competitive in the market, and while Intel did have a few products that showed the kind of performance, efficiency, and features to compete well, there weren't that many options to select from, as the market was […]

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