Core i9-14900KF from Intel Geekbench v6.2

Core i9-14900KF from Intel Geekbench v6.2

Three new database entries including the results of OneRaichu’s Geekbench 6.2 tests on an Intel Core i9-14900KF CPU, most likely a preview sample, have been made available for public access. It is anticipated that the hardware enthusiast (and occasionally leaker) will write a thorough assessment of said flagship Raptor Lake...

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Launch Date Leaks for Intel’s 14th Gen Core Processors

Launch Date Leaks for Intel’s 14th Gen Core Processors

According to VideoCardz, Intel will introduce its next-generation Core processor in the middle of the following month, or at least some of them will. It appears to be a staggered rollout, as it often is when it comes to Intel and product introductions, but this time it’s starting to seem...

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Leaked List of Intel Core Ultra “Meteor Lake-H” Processors

Leaked List of Intel Core Ultra “Meteor Lake-H” Processors

This morning’s Geekbench entry revealed an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU (as tested in an HP Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop), which was then followed by many more allegedly mobile “Meteor Lake” SKUs provided by Golden Pig Upgrade’s Bilibili account. Along with the addition of the more expensive Core Ultra...

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Geekbench & CPU-Z Tests of the Intel Core i9-14900K

Geekbench & CPU-Z Tests of the Intel Core i9-14900K

The results of a recent CPU-Z test on a purported Intel Core i9-14900K engineering sample CPU, which were released earlier this week by wnxod, were 978 points for single-core performance and 18117.5 points for multi-core performance. With improvements of 19.4% SC/59% MC over the i9-12900K (Alder Lake) and 9.7% SC/8.4%...

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Ready for Intel Raptor Lake Refresh SKUs with HWMonitor v1.52

Ready for Intel Raptor Lake Refresh SKUs with HWMonitor v1.52

The HWMonitor software program’s most recent version (1.52) is ready in advance for a wide range of upcoming PC hardware items, most notably Intel’s Raptor Lake Refresh desktop processors. The Core i5-14600K/KF (14 cores), i7-14700K/KF (20 cores), and i9-14900K/KF (24 cores) CPUs are among the exact SKUs mentioned in the...

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Ryzen 8000 “Granite Ridge” desktop CPUs from AMD could use the same IO die.

Ryzen 8000 “Granite Ridge” desktop CPUs from AMD could use the same IO die.

AMD plans to introduce its Ryzen 8000 desktop CPUs, also known as “Granite Ridge,” sometime in 2019. The most recent batch of Team Red product roadmaps indicate that the Zen 5 core microarchitecture will be released alongside (Navi) RDNA 3.5 iGPU cores. We already know that Granite Ridge will be...

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CPUs from the retailer-listed Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh K-Series

CPUs from the retailer-listed Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh K-Series

This week has seen more Intel 14th Gen Core CPU series leaks than usual. MSI let a livestream NDA go a few days ago, and now, as reported by the ever-vigilant momomo_us, a Ukrainian retailer has listed six Raptor Lake-S Refresh SKUs on its online store. It appears that the...

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Smugglers carrying 780 Intel CPUs Worth More Than $137,000 are discovered

Smugglers carrying 780 Intel CPUs Worth More Than $137,000 are discovered

Chinese customs recently stopped 780 Intel CPUs that smugglers were trying to bring in at Gongbei Port, which connects Macau and Zhuhai. Chinese smugglers are renowned for using creative strategies to get around customs. These smugglers try to avoid paying customs in a variety of ways, one of which is...

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Ryzen Chipset Drivers Updated by AMD to Improve 3D V-Cache Optimization?

Ryzen Chipset Drivers Updated by AMD to Improve 3D V-Cache Optimization?

Version 5.08.02.027 of the Ryzen Chipset software was released by AMD. The drivers include application support for a “New program support and some new drivers added,” in addition to bug fixes for its many components. The AMD SFH 1.1 driver, AMD PMF-7040Series driver, and the oddly called AMD Interface driver...

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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is released, including 96 cores, DDR5 memory, and a boost frequency of above 5.0 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX is released, including 96 cores, DDR5 memory, and a boost frequency of above 5.0 GHz.

The core count for AMD’s acclaimed Threadripper line appears to be increasing. After a long wait, the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX, which has a remarkable 96 cores and 192 threads, brings back the high-end desktop (HEDT) platform with a considerable CPU count. Since the Threadripper 3000 series, this is the...

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