Qualcomm presents Snapdragon X Plus and Elite: for a true ARM alternative on Windows
A serious competitor to AMD and Intel is gearing up to transform the notebook market. And that's all the bad news we wish for Qualcomm. [...]
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One after the other, ASUS and Gigabyte return (in part) to official Intel specifications
Motherboard manufacturers have a tendency to exceed the specifications of Intel processors... and that's too bad for users. [...]
The end of the road for the Zilog Z80 processor: a (long) page turns
A processor that revolutionized personal information in the 80's. You may not have known it, but the Z80 processor from the American brand Zilog is still being manufactured and is expected to be used in the future. [...]
AM5 motherboards compatible with future Ryzen 9000 models
A statement that still only concerns two of the main manufacturers, but there's no reason for it... Beyond their competition on the performance front, AMD and Intel [...]
Promising Zen 5 architecture: a small revolution at AMD?
It's still just rumors, but the first echoes of Zen 5 processor performance are impressive. The Zen microarchitecture launched on March 2, 2017 will have enabled [...]
AMD prepares Zen 5 CPUs and RDNA 3.5 GPUs for end-2024
There's no question of slowing down: AMD is churning out new generations of CPUs at high speed. In the dedicated graphics card market, AMD seems to be having trouble [...]
Zhaoxin KX-7000: Chinese-designed processors go from strength to strength
No longer dependent on components designed in the "West", China is forging ahead at a rapid pace, whether for central processors (CPUs) or graphics processors (GPUs). [...]
Blackwell B200: NVIDIA prepares a monster processor designed for artificial intelligence
NVIDIA will soon release the most powerful chip in its history to support the AI revolution. The artificial intelligence revolution is underway and NVIDIA is [...]
Processor sales: Intel remains a very solid number one
AMD remains number two in the sector and Apple closes the podium, no doubt due to the memory of an ultra-dominant Intel - practically in a monopoly position - over the past few years. [...]
When PC watercooling goes without a pump... and even without "water"!
Increasingly used, especially on the most heat-intensive systems, watercooling may soon have some competition. Powerful fans may still be sufficient, even on processors. [...]
A confession of impotence or a legitimate readjustment? Samsung renames its most modern engraving node
10 nm, 7 nm, 4 nm... The three semiconductor giants are battling it out over nanometers. Former number one in the semiconductor manufacturing sector, American Intel has [...]
Better sales for GPUs, but graphics cards not keeping pace
How can it be that GPU (graphics processor) sales are so decorrelated from those of graphics cards? Pandemic-related periods of confinement [...]
20A, 18A, 14A and 10A: Intel processors go infinitely small
The succession of production nodes illustrates Intel's return to prominence and its determination to (re)become a major player in the world of semiconductor etching. After the arrival of Pat [...]
Core i9-14900KS: the strongest Raptor Lake Refresh guzzles up to 409 watts!
The latest processor in the Raptor Lake Refresh range should be the most powerful... and the most power-hungry! At the end of the year, Intel is due to launch a new architecture that will be particularly powerful. [...]
The world's most luxurious ventirad is out... with its integrated Full HD screen!
An accessory designed to return information on the PC's operating status. Not sure that's enough to justify the price tag. For many, many years, [...]