The Latest Breaking News from Intel Corporation

Intel Arrow Lake CPUs could hit shelves on October 17 – striking back against AMD Ryzen 9000 sooner than expected

The rumor mill is becoming more convinced that Intel’s Arrow Lake processors will go on sale in October.

TechRadar · Aug 22, 2024

Black Myth Wukong PC benchmarks: A tour de force for Nvidia's ray tracing hardware [Updated]

We’ve benchmarked the PC release of Black Myth Wukong on the latest graphics cards to see how it runs. The game looks stunning, particularly with full ray tracing enabled at maximum quality, but non-Nvidia hardware will be best served using Unreal Engine 5's Lumen rendering.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 22, 2024

AMD updates Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 benchmark comparisons to Intel chips — details 'Admin' boost coming to Windows 11, chipset driver fix

AMD penned a blog post today to clarify Zen 5's gaming performance after withering criticism in the wake of its turbulent Ryzen 9000 launch.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 21, 2024

There might soon be a new go-to cheap gaming CPU as AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D is rumoured to launch early next month

Pity the Ryzen 9000-series chips about to be cannibalised by a new gaming-focused last-gen CPU.

PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2024

Ryzen 9 9950X runs 16% faster on an Intel-optimized Linux distro

Phronix benchmarked AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X against various Linux distros, showcasing a 16% performance margin between the fastest and slowest distros. The fastest solution uses an Intel-optimized distro.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 21, 2024

MSI Crosshair 16 HX review

A chunky funky gaming laptop with high refresh and a lovely 16:10 panel.

PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2024

Dell's new Inspiron 16 Plus is an NVIDIA-powered AI laptop for creators with a lateral move on its design

The latest Dell Inspiron 16 Plus offers solid performance that's great for creatives and can even handle some gaming. However, it isn't as powerful as last year's model in some ways.

Windows Central · Aug 21, 2024

With Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Black Myth: Wukong, and Star Wars Outlaws, ray tracing in games is slowly becoming an Nvidia-exclusive

Ray tracing is old news, full ray tracing is where it's at now. Just don't call it path tracing, okay?

PC Gamer · Aug 20, 2024

If I were going back to school, I would buy one of these 3 affordable AI PCs

It's been a hot minute since I last needed to go back to school shopping, but if I were looking to grab a new laptop for school, AI PCs would be at the top of my list.

Laptop · Aug 20, 2024

Watch out Nvidia — AMD is making a major push for data center supremacy with billion-dollar ZT Systems deal

AMD plans to acquire ZT Systems for nearly $5 billion in a bid to strengthen its AI infrastructure market position.

TechRadar · Aug 20, 2024