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AMD's next-gen Ryzen 10000 desktop CPUs are rumored to range from 6 to 24 cores
ByHassam Nasirpublished
12-core chiplets coming to Zen 6?
Meta will deploy standalone Nvidia Grace CPUs in production, with Vera to follow
ByJeffrey Kampmanpublished
Nvidia lands a big win in its ambitions to become a CPU vendor
"Like new" Ryzen 9 9900X3D Amazon order turns into a shocking CPU bait-and-switch scandal
ByHassam Nasirpublished
At least they won't need DDR5 RAM for it.
Intel fined $3 million by India’s antitrust regulator over discriminatory CPU warranty policy
ByKunal Khullarpublished
Following a complaint filed in 2016, the Competition Commission of India concluded that Intel’s India-only warranty rules were discriminatory compared to policies in other countries.
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D faceoff
ByHassam Nasirpublished
One of the tightest races between two CPUs we've ever seen.
Best CPU deals 2026 — on AMD and Intel processors
ByStewart Bendlelast updated
We're rounding up the best CPU deals available from your favorite retailers.
30% of x86 CPUs sold are now made by AMD, as company's market share grows thanks to a flagging Intel
ByAnton Shilovpublished
As AMD gains market share in desktops, laptops, and servers, its overall x86 share hits all time high at 29.2%.
Intel Nova Lake die sizes leak, signaling higher cost
ByAnton Shilovpublished
The compute tile of Intel's Nova Lake CPU will be slightly smaller than compute tile of Arrow Lake CPU, but will likely be more expensive to make at TSMC.
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