Dell Lists an AMD “Ryzen 7 5800” (non-X) Option

Dell Lists an AMD “Ryzen 7 5800” (non-X) Option

AMD appears to be taking baby steps toward expanding its Ryzen 5000 “Zen 3” desktop processor lineup. Dell Canada has started listing a model of the processor series not yet available in the DIY retail channel, the Ryzen 7 5800 (non-X). This isn’t a typo, as the option is listed...

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Intel Core i9-11900K “Rocket Lake” to Feature i9-9900K-like Fancy Retail Package

Intel Core i9-11900K “Rocket Lake” to Feature i9-9900K-like Fancy Retail Package

Intel’s upcoming flagship desktop processor, the Core i9-11900K, is expected to feature a fancy retail package, much like the original Core i9-9900K. VideoCardz just tweeted a teaser shot of what looks like an acrylic retail package of the chip, with its prominent i9 branding, in Intel’s favorite shade of blue....

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Intel Rocket Lake-S Lands on March 15th, Alder Lake-S Uses Enhanced 10 nm SuperFin Process

Intel Rocket Lake-S Lands on March 15th, Alder Lake-S Uses Enhanced 10 nm SuperFin Process

In the latest round of rumors, we have today received some really interesting news regarding Intel’s upcoming lineup of desktop processors. Thanks to HKEPC media, we have information about the launch date of Intel’s Rocket Lake-S processor lineup and Alder Lake-S details. Starting with Rocket Lake, Intel did not unveil...

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AAEON Announces BOXER-8521AI Edge AI Computing Platform

AAEON Announces BOXER-8521AI Edge AI Computing Platform

AAEON, an industry leader in rugged AI Edge platforms, announces the BOXER-8521AI is now available on a mass market scale. Winner of the 2021 Taiwan Excellence Award, the BOXER-8521AI combines the flexibility of PoE PD deployment with the Google Edge TPU in a rugged, fanless system designed to bring AI...

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Alleged Apple M1X Processor Specifications Leaked Again

Alleged Apple M1X Processor Specifications Leaked Again

Apple impressed everyone with the launch of their M1 processor last year and it would appear they are preparing to do it again with an upgraded version named the M1X for the 2021 Mac lineup. The Apple M1X will reportedly include an upgraded 12-core CPU consisting of eight Firestorm performance...

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Manufacturing: Samsung Semiconductor Fabs in Texas Shut Down Following State-wide Power Shortages

Manufacturing: Samsung Semiconductor Fabs in Texas Shut Down Following State-wide Power Shortages

News just keep flowing that are bound to have impact on pricing for components users of this website know and love. The Austin-American Statesman reports that Samsung has been ordered to shutter its Texas factories in wake of recent power shortages that have impacted the state. The order, which came...

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Intel Core i9-11900T “Rocket Lake” Processor Allegedly Catches Up with Zen 3 in Single-Threaded Performance

Intel Core i9-11900T “Rocket Lake” Processor Allegedly Catches Up with Zen 3 in Single-Threaded Performance

When AMD announced its Ryzen 5000 series of processors based on the new Zen 3 architecture, the performance of these processors was the best on the market. Even in our own testing, we have found that AMD’s Zen 3 core is the highest performing core on the market, even beating...

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Pat Gelsinger Becomes CEO of Intel

Pat Gelsinger Becomes CEO of Intel

Today marks Intel’s official CEO transition as Pat Gelsinger becomes the company’s eighth chief executive officer in its history. Gelsinger is an accomplished CEO and industry veteran with more than four decades of technology and leadership experience – including 30 years at Intel, where he began his career. Gelsinger shared...

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NVIDIA Faces Challenges: Qualcomm, Google, and Microsoft Protest Arm Acquisition

NVIDIA Faces Challenges: Qualcomm, Google, and Microsoft Protest Arm Acquisition

In September of last year, NVIDIA has officially announced that the current industry rumor about its big acquisition was true. The company has announced that it is acquiring Arm Limited from the Softbank Group. Paying as much as $40 billion for the purchase, NVIDIA is gaining access to the complete...

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Intel Readies Core i9-10900KS Special Edition Processor, Refreshes “Comet Lake”

Intel Readies Core i9-10900KS Special Edition Processor, Refreshes “Comet Lake”

Intel is reportedly giving finishing touches to the Core i9-10900KS Special Edition desktop processor. The SKU was leaked to the web in an “eligible products list” as part of a “Crysis Remastered” game bundle campaign. This would be the third in a string of special edition processor models from Intel,...

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