Best CPUs for Gaming: April 2021
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
34 by Dr. Ian Cutress yesterdayIntel’s Full Enterprise Portfolio: An Interview with VP of Xeon, Lisa Spelman
With the launch of Intel’s Third Generation Xeon Scalable platform based on 10nm Ice Lake processors, Intel has upgraded a part of the company that makes the BIG money...
81 by Dr. Ian Cutress 5 days agoXiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G Performance Report: First Taste of the Snapdragon 780G
Announced a few weeks ago, we’re looking at the impressive performance and efficiency of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G SoC, courtesy of Xiaomi’s new Mi 11 Lite 5G mid-range phone.
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Kicking off another busy Spring GPU Technology Conference for NVIDIA, this morning the graphics and accelerator designer is announcing that they are going to once again design their own...
111 by Ryan Smith on 4/12/2021The NVIDIA GTC 2021 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 8:30am PT/15:30 UTC)
Join us at 8:30am PT for our coverage of NVIDIA’s annual GPU Technology Conference keynote address. The traditional kick-off to the show – be it physical or virtual &ndash...
30 by Ryan Smith on 4/12/2021Sabrent Rocket Q4 and Corsair MP600 CORE NVMe SSDs Reviewed: PCIe 4.0 with QLC
A PCIe Gen4 SSD controller can get more performance out of QLC NAND, but can a QLC SSD ever be more than a low-end drive?
59 by Billy Tallis on 4/9/2021Intel 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake SP) Review: Generationally Big, Competitively Small
The launch of Intel’s Ice Lake Xeon Scalable processors has been in the wings for a number of years. The delays to Intel’s 10nm manufacturing process have given a...
167 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/6/2021ASRock Z590 Taichi Review: An Intel Motherboard with Moving Parts (and Thunderbolt 4)
Intel has now launched its latest 11th Generation Core processors for desktop. The highest performing of these is the Core i9-11900K, with 8 cores and 16 threads, and it...
49 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/1/2021Arm Announces Armv9 Architecture: SVE2, Security, and the Next Decade
Today, as part of Arm’s Vision Day event, the company is announcing the first details of the company’s new Armv9 architecture, setting the foundation for what Arm hopes to...
76 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/30/2021Intel Rocket Lake (14nm) Review: Core i9-11900K, Core i7-11700K, and Core i5-11600K
Today is the official launch of Intel’s 11th Generation Core processor family, given the internal name ‘Rocket Lake’. Rocket Lake showcases new performance gains for Intel in the desktop...
279 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/30/2021Xiaomi Announces Mi 11 Ultra: The Largest Smartphone Camera
Today, within a flurry of device announcements, Xiaomi announced the new Mi 11 Ultra as a higher-end follow-up to the Mi 11, representing the company’s newest top-of-the-line smartphone with...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/29/2021The Intel B560 Motherboard Overview: 30+ Budget Models Starting from $75
Intel is set to launch its latest generation of processors, known as Rocket Lake 11th Gen, on the 30th March 2021. We know Rocket Lake brings with it PCIe...
55 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/29/2021Intel’s New IDM 2.0 Strategy: $20b for Two Fabs, Meteor Lake 7nm Tiles, New Foundry Services, IBM Collaboration, Return of IDF
The new CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger, has today outlined his vision for Intel over the coming years. During an online presentation entitled ‘Intel Unleashed: Engineering The Future’, Pat...
158 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/23/2021OnePlus Announces OnePlus 9R, OnePlus 9 & OnePlus 9 Pro
OnePlus is launching three devices today, the regular new OnePlus 9, the OnePlus 9 Pro, and a more budget oriented refresh in the form of the OnePlus 9R.
57 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/23/2021Intel’s New Adaptive Boost Technology: Floating Turbo Comes to Rocket Lake
A couple of days after Intel officially announced its 11th Generation Core Rocket Lake, the press received an email about a new feature coming to the platform that wasn’t...
123 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/19/2021The Western Digital WD Black SN850 Review: A Very Fast PCIe 4.0 SSD
Western Digital has rapidly risen to being a top-tier player in the market, and this is no more evident than with their newest high-end SSD, the WD Black SN850.
79 by Billy Tallis on 3/18/2021Intel Launches Rocket Lake 11th Gen Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5
In the myriad of news and early reviews, Intel is today officially launching its 11th Generation Core family of desktop processors, also known as Rocket Lake, built on Intel’s...
156 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/16/2021The Tour of Italy with EPYC Milan: Interview with AMD's Forrest Norrod
As AMD initiates the official global launch of its 3rd Generation EPYC enterprise processor family, codename Milan, we spend some time with AMD’s Forrest Norrod to discuss the new...
17 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/15/2021AMD 3rd Gen EPYC Milan Review: A Peak vs Per Core Performance Balance
The arrival of AMD’s 3rd Generation EPYC processor family, using the new Zen 3 core, has been hotly anticipated. The promise of a new processor core microarchitecture, updates to...
119 by Dr. Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 3/15/2021