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Intel's efforts to develop a PCIe throttling driver point towards a very hot Gen 6 future

Gen 5 drives are already hot enough.

PC Gamer · May 13, 2024

AMD continues to chip away at Intel's CPU market dominance, though the laptop market is still a tough market to crack

And there's an upside with Zen 5 to come later this year.

PC Gamer · May 13, 2024

Intel's biggest failure pops up on a Pokemon-emblazoned motherboard — 10nm Cannon Lake rides in style on a custom Meowth board

Hardware enthusiast YuuKi_AnS shows off a peculiar Cannon Lake motherboard with a rare Core m3-8114Y sample with three dies.

Tom’s Hardware · May 12, 2024

Homeworld 3 performance analysis: Surprisingly scalable but no ultra-high frame rates

Even old CPUs will run it well enough, provided they can handle six or more threads.

PC Gamer · May 10, 2024

A new Spectre-esque cyberattack has been found — Intel CPUs under attack once again by encryption-cracking campaign

AMD is immune this time around, though, and Intel claims previous mitigations still work.

TechRadar · May 10, 2024

Blacklisted China chipmaker SMIC becomes the world's second-largest pure-play foundry by revenue — outsells GlobalFoundries and others

SMIC becomes the world's second-largest pure-play foundry as it eclipses GlobalFoundries and UMC, but this is only true if you exclude Intel and Samsung.

Tom’s Hardware · May 10, 2024

US Commerce Secretary says if China seized TSMC it would be 'absolutely devastating' to the US economy, as it buys 92% of its cutting-edge chips from the Taiwanese manufacturer

As Chinese relations with Taiwan remain strained, the US continues to reinforce the importance of chip manufacturing on home soil.

PC Gamer · May 10, 2024

If you think PCIe 5.0 runs hot, wait till you see PCIe 6.0's new thermal throttling technique

If you think PCIe 5.0 runs hot, wait till you see the thermal throttling for PCIe 6.0.

Tom’s Hardware · May 10, 2024

Despite being just a humble CPU socket, AMD 'boldly suggests' AM4 has 'legendary status'

Few other CPU sockets have lasted as long or supported as many chips as this one, but its history isn't entirely free of hiccups.

PC Gamer · May 10, 2024

Intel Core i9-14900KS Review: The Swan Song of Raptor Lake With A Super Fast 6.2 GHz Turbo

For numerous generations of their desktop processor releases, Intel has made available a selection of high-performance special edition "KS" CPUs that add a little extra compared to their flagship chip. With a lot of interest, primarily from the enthusiasts looking for the fastest processors, Intel's latest Core i9-14900KS represents a…

AnandTech · May 10, 2024