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...
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...
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...
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...
Intel lists testing interposers for Battlemage, Arrow Lake-HX, and Lunar Lake-M
Interposers are devices used to test forthcoming chips prior to their actual product integration, according to a new update on Intel’s website. A special webpage now displays parts utilized by various tools, particularly the “Gen5 VR,” which in this context refers for CPU Voltage Regulator. The update’s centerpiece discloses at...
There will be 3 MB of L2 cache on each performance core in Intel Arrow Lake-S.
Intel’s next designs are almost ready to be released, and we are already learning more about them. As of right now, we know that each performance core in Intel’s desktop/client versions of the Arrow Lake family will have access to up to 3 MB of level two (L2) cache. The...
Intel CPU vulnerability known as “Downfall” can reduce performance by 50%
Downfall (CVE-2022-40982), a security flaw recently disclosed by Intel, affects several generations of Intel processors. The weakness is related to Intel’s memory optimization feature and takes advantage of the Gather instruction, which speeds up data retrieval from dispersed memory locations. By accident making internal hardware registers visible, it gives malicious...
Benchmark Results for AMD’s Ryzen 5 7500F, Now Available Worldwide
Initially stated to be exclusive to the PRC, AMD’s recently launched Ryzen 5 7500F for the AM5 socket now appears to be available worldwide. However, it appears like AMD only provided review devices to a few Asian media outlets, including Quasar Zone in Korea, who put the six core, 12...
Ryzen 5 7600F, priced at $180 and faster in gaming than Core i5-13400, is set to launch globally from AMD.
According to VideoCardz, the AMD website, which has designated the China-specific AMD Ryzen 5 7500F desktop processor’s regional availability as “global,” may see a larger international introduction. The retail PIB package of the processor costs USD $180. The 7500F is a 6-core/12-thread processor with the same “Raphael” Zen 4 MCM...
There are 12 cores in the AMD “Strix Point” Zen 5 Monolithic Silicon CPU.
It appears that the monolithic silicon code-named “Strix Point,” which will replace “Phoenix,” will finally bring about an increase in the number of CPU cores for thin-and-light and ultraportable mobile systems. The next-generation APU die being developed by AMD is known as “Strix Point,” and a leaked MilkyWay@Home benchmark result...