AMD is ending the use of HS, H and U designations for 15-45W mobile processors and instead introducing the scalable “Ryzen AI” branding, reports Weibo. In a significant move to simplify its mobile processor portfolio, AMD has announced it will discontinue the previous HS, H and U designations for 15-45W TDP (Thermal Design Power) chips [...]
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Just a while ago, we reported on the listing of AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F CPUs at Canadian and European retailers. Now the company is officially launching the two CPUs, including a price. What to expect from the new APUs? The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F APU is based on an 8-core and 16-thread configuration with the still current Zen 4 architecture [...]
After we published Aris’ article about the power consumption of the Core i9-13900K in Cinebench 23 on Monday, I’m following up today with a larger program scope. And yes, I’m deliberately using a Z690 board because I also used it for the launch of Raptor Lake S and the subsequent refresh. That makes the comparison much easier [...]
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Intel’s potential degradation issues with the high-end 13th and 14th generation CPUs, so I thought I’d use Powenetics and test an i9-13900K under three different power settings: Standard, Performance and Extreme. Then there’s the “Insane” profile, where you set the 4096 [...]
Even though Intel is currently being celebrated for the new BIOS profiles for CPUs from Raptor Lake onwards on all the Z790 mainboards – has anyone ever asked themselves what will happen to the Z690 mainboards, which are also compatible? There’s nothing yet, nothing has been announced and you slowly get the impression that those [...]
The next generation of Intel Panther Lake-H CPUs for high-end laptops is ready and promises a significant leap in graphics and AI performance, reports miktdt on X. With up to 12 Xe cores based on the new Celestial “Xe3-LPG” architecture, these CPUs offer 50% more graphics performance compared to the current Meteor Lake chips and the [...]
AMD recently unveiled a new naming scheme for its upcoming Strix Point APUs reported @harukaze5719 on X, switching to the designation “Ryzen AI HX”. This new nomenclature, which is strongly reminiscent of Intel’s Core Ultra series, marks a clear move towards an AI-centric approach to mobile processors. Strix Point APUs: [...]
In a recently published video on Bilibili, an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU with a 192 MB L3 cache was discovered. This is significantly more than the 128 MB found in standard models. The doubling of the 3D V-Cache could lead to a significant performance boost, but also points to a possible engineering sample or a software error. Technical details and [...]
The problem with the Intel desktop processors of the 13th and 14th generation, i.e. Raptor Lake-S and Raptor Lake-S-Refresh, is not getting any smaller and the bad news does not stop. At this point, one could almost believe that Intel has simply left the whole thing to the motherboard manufacturers and is hoping to divert attention away from its [...]
It has been known for some time that AMD will be launching its Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F in the DIY segment. Thanks to a tip from the leaker momomo_US, a worldwide release is probably also in the starting blocks. The AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F are the latest APUs that fit into AMD’s AM5 socket. They are based on the Zen 4 [...]
Some of my articles mature like old wine and it’s certainly not wrong to look at them from time to time, even with current references. This is especially true now with regard to the current “drama” surrounding Intel’s CPUs and the move with the specs for the baseline. Nobody can pretend that Intel didn’t know anything [...]
I have not yet commented on the now ubiquitous investigations and explanations of the problems with Intel’s 13th and 14th generation K-CPUs, because pure speculation brings nothing but more speculation. As I also don’t use any special “OC features” from certain motherboard manufacturers in all launch reviews and also in my [...]
In a significant step towards improving the performance and security of next-gen server platforms, Intel and JEDEC have unveiled the capabilities of DDR5-8800 memory. This breakthrough technology promises to significantly increase data processing speed and efficiency, especially for AI and machine learning (ML) workloads. JEDEC, the standards [...]
ASUS is the second motherboard manufacturer to confirm the compatibility of the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5 Granite Ridge” CPUs with AM5 motherboards, according to our colleagues at Hardwareluxx. ASUS already released a BIOS update with the AGESA version 1.1.7.0 for its AM5 mainboards at the beginning of this month. Although the [...]
Celestial AI, an emerging company in the field of AI, has developed a breakthrough interconnect solution that significantly increases chiplet efficiency by combining DDR5 and HBM memory using silicon photonics. This innovation could make AMD one of the first companies to implement such a design, TechRadar and The Next Platform reported. The AI [...]
Embedded World 2024 in Nuremberg offered exciting insights into the future of embedded systems. In addition to the official presentation of Intel’s Meteor Lake-PS platform by iBase, there was the first concrete information on the upcoming LGA 1851 socket and the Arrow Lake-PS CPU series based on it, according to a report by ComputerBase [...]
A new leak in the form of AMD’s chipset drivers confirms the existence of the Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” CPUs found by HXL (@9550pro). These next-generation CPUs are expected to launch in the second half of 2024 and will be available for both desktop and mobile platforms. This article summarizes all the information found so far about the [...]
Intel has launched a new wave of layoffs as part of a major restructuring of the company, CRN reports. Because things are not really going well for Intel at the moment. It has not achieved its targets and for this reason Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger had already announced in 2022 that it would be cutting back in some areas, partly due to the [...]
According to a leak, a first image of AMD’s next generation of Ryzen desktop CPUs has surfaced. The CPU, codenamed “Granite Ridge”, is based on the Zen 5 architecture and is said to offer 8 cores and 16 threads. The image, which was published by @ExperteVallah on Twitter, shows a standard AMD Ryzen CPU without an SKU identifier [...]
Further details on Intel’s next generation of mobile CPUs, Lunar Lake, have been released to the public. With 8 cores, a Battlemage “Xe2” iGPU and clock speeds of up to 3.1 GHz, Lunar Lake promises a significant leap in performance compared to the current Meteor Lake generation (as we have already reported). The Lunar Lake CPUs [...]
With a groundbreaking update, Llamafile catapults the performance of AMD Ryzen CPUs with AVX-512 to a new level. The result: up to ten times faster execution of complex LLM models on local systems. By utilizing the AVX-512 instruction set, specifically designed for AI and machine learning applications, Llamafile 0.7 enables developers and data [...]
An entry on AMD’s website has quietly listed two new APUs that have not yet been officially announced by the company. These are based on the Zen 3 architecture and are positioned in the Ryzen 5 series. Accordingly, the APUs are the AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS, which has a 4-core and 8-thread configuration and offers a base clock of 3.2 GHz [...]
In recent days, shipping manifests have become an important source of leaks in the hardware sector, reports TechPowerUP. For example, prototypes of the AMD mobile processors “Strix Point” and “Fire Range” were recently discovered. Now further leaks have emerged that point to the upcoming desktop processors of the Ryzen 9000 [...]
Most people know that technology is never 100% secure. One well-known method of obtaining sensitive data is the Rowhammer method, which has been around since 2014. Researchers at ETH Zurich recently published a report on the threat posed by AMD’s Zen 2 & 3 CPUs. But first, what is Rowhammer? A rowhammer attack is a method in which the [...]
The rumor mill has been active for months, but I recently received a few slides that confirm much of this. The Lunar Lake processors are said to have up to 8 cores, combining a maximum of 4 powerful Lion Cove P cores with 4 efficiency-oriented Skymont E cores. This configuration once again confirms Intel’s continued focus on the balance [...]