Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” Is Beaten by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D in Gaming

Ryzen 7 9700X “Zen 5” Is Beaten by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D in Gaming

European hardware reviewers are starting to test the Ryzen 5 7600X3D on their Socket AM5 test beds, which are still warm from last month’s Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” launch coverage, as German shop Mindfactory.de is listing the chip. One of the earliest of these reviewers is PCGH, and their findings...

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AMD and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance Windows 11 24H2 Performance for Zen 3 through Zen 5

AMD and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance Windows 11 24H2 Performance for Zen 3 through Zen 5

One of them is that, whereas other reviewers tested using a regular user account with some admin access, AMD conducted its testing on Windows 11 23H2 in Admin mode, meaning that a local system administrator account was employed. It appears that this has an impact on the functionality of the...

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Pricing and Availability of AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop Processor Verified

Pricing and Availability of AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop Processor Verified

AMD verified the cost and accessibility of its new Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” desktop CPU versions in a post on X. These are now scheduled for a staggered rollout after experiencing a delay in their July 31 launch. Starting tomorrow, August 8, 2024, the 6-core Ryzen 5 9600X and the...

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On September 3rd, Intel Core Ultra 200V “Lunar Lake” CPUs will be available.

On September 3rd, Intel Core Ultra 200V “Lunar Lake” CPUs will be available.

The arrival of the forthcoming Core Ultra 200V “Lunar Lake” CPU generation on September 3rd has been officially announced by Intel. “Join Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Intel executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group, Jim Johnson, senior vice president and general manager of the Client Business Group,...

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The FL1 package is retained by AMD Ryzen “Fire Range” mobile processor.

The FL1 package is retained by AMD Ryzen “Fire Range” mobile processor.

AMD is preparing a follow-up to its “Dragon Range” mobile processor for gaming notebooks and portable workstations, which is part of the Ryzen 7045 family. Although its processor model name is still unknown, the chip is known under the codename “Fire Range.” It will continue to be pin-compatible and maintain...

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Price Drops to $465, a Record Low

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Price Drops to $465, a Record Low

The Ryzen 9 7950X3D, AMD’s flagship desktop CPU for the current generation, saw a price decrease earlier this week to a record-low $464.99 on Amazon and Newegg. In our tests, the 16-core/32-thread Socket AM5 processor with 3D V-cache technology performed about the same in terms of gaming performance as the...

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AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Outperforms Intel’s Best Single-Core Score in Geekbench 6 Benchmark.

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Outperforms Intel’s Best Single-Core Score in Geekbench 6 Benchmark.

Third-party OEMs and system integrators are beginning to test some systems as AMD gets ready to release its next-generation Ryzen 9000 series of CPUs, which is built on the Zen 5 architecture. The Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, a 12-core, 24-thread processor that has shown remarkable performance advancements, has scores on...

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The Sweetspot Speed of Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop Processors is Verified at DDR5-6400

The Sweetspot Speed of Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” Desktop Processors is Verified at DDR5-6400

The memory overclocking capabilities of AMD’s future Ryzen 9000 series “Granite Ridge” desktop CPUs, which are built on the “Zen 5” microarchitecture, will be slightly enhanced. Similar to the Ryzen 7000 “Raphael,” “Granite Ridge” is a chiplet-based processor that combines a client I/O die (cIOD) produced on the 6 nm...

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Nine Models with a Single Core 9 Ultra SKU: Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake Family Leaks

Nine Models with a Single Core 9 Ultra SKU: Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake Family Leaks

Intel unveiled the Core Ultra 200V series, codenamed Lunar Lake, as the notebook market’s next-generation processing platform at Computex 2024. These CPUs, which are slated for debut in September 2024, are exciting both industry insiders and computer enthusiasts. In addition to the Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 5 models,...

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Based on the desktop Arrow Lake-S, Intel Readies the Arrow Lake-H Laptop CPU SKU with 24 Cores.

Based on the desktop Arrow Lake-S, Intel Readies the Arrow Lake-H Laptop CPU SKU with 24 Cores.

Intel looks to be planning a new line of high-performance CPUs for gaming laptops as it gets ready for the release of its Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake processors. It appears that the company is modifying its desktop-grade Arrow Lake-S processors for ultra-high performance notebooks based on recent advances. Buzz...

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