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The annual Computex computer expo kicks off in Taepei this weekend. And this year’s show is shaping up to be the most packed in years. Computex rivals CES for the most important PC trade show of the year, and in most years is attended by not only the numerous local Taiwanese firms (Asus, MSI, ASRock, and others), but the major chip developers have been increasing their own presence as well. These days, while CES itself tends to land more high-profile announcements, in recent years it’s been Computex that has delivered on more substantial announcements. This is largely because tech firms have aligned their product schedules to roll out near gear in the second half of the year, when retail sales are stronger due to the...
GEEKOM A7 mini-PC Review : Premium Phoenix in a Compact 4x4 Package
The introduction of the Intel NUC in the early 2010s kickstarted the ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) trend for desktop systems. Processors with TDPs ranging from 6 - 15W formed the...
13 by Ganesh T S 21 hours agoOne More EPYC: AMD Launches Entry-Level Zen 4-based EPYC 4004 Series
Ever since AMD re-emerged as a major competitor within the x86 CPU scene, one of AMD’s top priorities has been to win over customers in the highly lucrative and...
14 by Ryan Smith on 5/21/2024AMD Hits Record High Share in x86 Desktops and Servers in Q1 2024
Coming out of the dark times that preceded the launch of AMD's Zen CPU architecture in 2017, to say that AMD has turned things around on the back of...
44 by Anton Shilov on 5/10/2024Upcoming AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 Processor Leaked By ASUS?
In what appears to be a mistake or a jump of the gun by ASUS, they have seemingly published a list of specifications for one of its key notebooks...
8 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/7/2024AMD Zen 5 Status Report: EPYC "Turin" Is Sampling, Silicon Looking Great
As part of AMD's Q1'2024 earnings announcement this week, the company is offering a brief status update on some of their future products set to launch later this year...
41 by Anton Shilov on 5/1/2024AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 Series CPUs: Commercial Desktop Gets AI
AMD is looking to drive the AI PC market with options across multiple product lines, which aren't limited to consumer processors. While primarily designed for the commercial sector, AMD...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/19/2024AMD Quietly Launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F Processors
AMD has recently expanded its Ryzen 8000 series by introducing the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F processors. Initially launched in China, these chips were added to AMD's...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/11/2024Report: China to Pivot from AMD & Intel CPUs To Domestic Chips in Government PCs
China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/26/2024AMD Announces FSR 3.1: Seriously Improved Upscaling Quality
AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 technology package introduced a plethora of enhancements to the FSR technology on Radeon RX 6000 and 7000-series graphics cards last September. But perfection has...
21 by Anton Shilov on 3/21/2024V-Color Has New RDIMM Octo-Kits For Threadripper 7000 CPUs: 768 GB Kits Starting at $4,840
V-Color has launched several EXPO-certified DDR5 RDIMM memory kits for AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 Pro and non-Pro platforms. The new RDIMM memory kits, which only come in an eight-DIMM...
2 by Zhiye Liu on 3/7/2024JEDEC Publishes GDDR7 Memory Spec: Next-Gen Graphics Memory Adds Faster PAM3 Signaling & On-Die ECC
JEDEC on Tuesday published the official specifications for GDDR7 DRAM, the latest iteration of the long-standing memory standard for graphics cards and other GPU-powered devices. The newest generation of...
10 by Ryan Smith & Anton Shilov on 3/6/2024AMD Fixed the STAPM Throttling Issue, So We Retested The Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G
When we initially reviewed the latest Ryzen 8000G APUs from AMD last month, the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G, we became aware of an issue that caused...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/23/2024AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su to Deliver Opening Keynote at Computex 2024
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the organizer of Computex, announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, AMD's chief executive officer, will give the trade show's Opening Keynote. Su's speech...
3 by Anton Shilov on 2/22/2024Minisforum Unveils V3: A 2-in-1 Tablet with Ryzen 7 8840U and Windows 11 Pro
Minisforum has formally announced its V3, one of the industry's first AMD Ryzen 7 8840U-based hybrid PCs that can serve as a tablet, a laptop, and an external display...
33 by Anton Shilov on 2/8/2024AMD Unveils Their Embedded+ Architecture, Ryzen Embedded with Versal Together
One area of AMD's product portfolio that doesn't get as much attention as the desktop and server parts is their Embedded platform. AMD's Embedded series has been important for...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/6/2024Sales of Client CPUs Soared in Q4 2023: Jon Peddie Research
Global client PC CPU shipments hit 66 million units in the fourth quarter of 2024, up both sequentially and year-over-year, a notable upturn in the PC processor market, according...
15 by Anton Shilov on 2/6/2024AMD Set to Fix Ryzen 8000G APU STAPM Throttling Issue, Sustained Loads Affected
Earlier this week, we published our review of AMD's latest Zen 4 based APUs, the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G. While we saw much better gaming performance...
23 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/2/2024AMD: Zen 5-Based CPUs for Client and Server Applications On-Track for 2024
As part of their quarterly earnings call this week, AMD re-emphasized that its Zen 5-architecture processors for both client and datacenter applications will be available this year. While the...
23 by Anton Shilov on 2/2/2024Best CPUs for Gaming: February 2024
As the first quarter of 2024 is already well underway, there's not been much in the way of launches since last year. Of particular note is AMD's launch of...
35 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/2/2024