CPUs
As Qualcomm prepares for the mid-year launch of their forthcoming Snapdragon X SoCs for PCs, and the eagerly anticipated Oryon CPU cores within, the company is finally shoring up their official product plans, and releasing some additional technical details in the process. Thus far the company has been demonstrating their Snapdragon X Elite SoC in its highest-performing, fully-enabled configuration. But the retail Snapdragon X Elite will not be a single part; instead, Qualcomm is preparing a whole range of chip configurations for various price/performance tiers in the market. Altogether, there will be 3 Snapdragon X Elite SKUs that differ in CPU and GPU performance. As well, the company is introducing a second Snapdragon X tier, Snapdragon X Plus, for those SKUs positioned below the Elite...
GlobalFoundries Plans to Expand Dresden and NY Fabs in Anticipation of 28/22nm
Only a year has passed since AMD officially spun off its manufacturing division with the help of ATIC. The resulting GlobalFoundries have been busy getting its ducks in a...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2010
Intel’s Core i5-655K & Core i7-875K: Overclocked and Analyzed
When it comes to Intel processors, the word “Unlocked” is not synonymous with low-priced mainstream products - it’s a feature normally reserved for flagship ‘Extreme Edition’ CPUs that bear...
51 by Rajinder Gill on 5/28/2010
News Just In: No Phenom II X4 960T for general release?
As a follow up to the news of new AMD processors covering various price points, our contact over at AMD has provided the following information: "While there are indeed engineering...
10 by Ian Cutress on 5/12/2010
AMD Releases Processor Updates
AMD today have launched five new processors, to replace current products, ranging from the budget Athlon II X2 260 to the Athlon II X4 610. New Processor Speed / Mhz Cores TDP Price Processor Replaced Athlon...
26 by Rajinder Gill on 5/11/2010
Intel Announces Super Westmere-EX for Servers
The newest product to be thrusted into Intel's server arsenal will be called Westmere-EX, and is set to directly compete with AMD's Mangy-Cours server chip which features 12 cores...
14 by Ian Cutress on 5/10/2010
The Clarkdale Experiment: Mea Culpa
Several months ago, I wrote about my little experiment with Clarkdale, where I built a small form factor system, based around a Core i5 661 CPU, an Asus H55...
46 by Loyd Case on 5/4/2010Phenom II X6 Compatibility, Over 170 Boards Supported at Launch
Earlier today AMD announced its Phenom II X6 processors. One vendor even started offering them at a huge discount if you're willing to put up with a mail in...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010
Phenom II X6, 4GHz and Beyond in 64-bit OSes
In most of my CPU reviews I tend to focus on light overclocking - the low hanging fruit if you will. Over the past few years the focus has...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010TigerDirect Offers $50 MIR on Phenom II X6 CPUs - Dead Deal
Early this morning AMD officially launched its first six-core Thuban processors: the Phenom II X6 1090T and 1055T. The last thing we would dream of doing is complain about...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010
AMD's Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Reviewed
AMD's Phenom II X6 is here based on the brand new Thuban core. Boasting Turbo Core support and nearly 1 billion transistors, AMD is willing to sell you six...
168 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010
AMD Divulges Phenom II X6 Secrets, Turbo Core Enabled
Last month Intel introduced its first desktop 6-core CPU, the 32nm Gulftown Core i7 980X. Running at 3.33GHz we loved the fact that it’s quite possibly the first Extreme...
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/8/2010
The Evolution of Virtualization: Anand, Intel & VMware Chat on Video
For those of you who read the RV870 and RV770 stories, you'll know the sort of information that can come out of a meeting with experts in the industry...
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/7/2010
The Rest of Clarkdale: Intel's Pentium G6950 & Core i5 650/660/670 Reviewed
There's a pecking order when it comes to Intel's CPU lineup. At the top of the totem pole is Intel's new 6-core gulftown Core i7 980X. Below...
71 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/24/2010
Intel Core i7 980X Overclocking Update: Breaking 4GHz With 6 Cores
Intel's Core i7 980X is a beast. Not only is it at least a generation beyond any current CPU in heavily threaded applications, it's also competitive in lighter...
57 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/11/2010
The Core i7 980X Review: Intel's First 6-Core Desktop CPU
It's got 6 cores, 12 threads and it's good. Meet Intel's Core i7 980X, the first Gulftown CPU. If you've got the money, there's nothing better.
102 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/11/2010
AMD's 890GX Chipset - Same Graphics, Better South Bridge
AMD's 8-series chipsets are upon us and despite the name, all of the innovation is in the south bridge. Graphics performance and feature set are unchanged but are...
66 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2010
AMD Reveals More Llano Details at ISSCC: 32nm, Power Gating, 4-cores, Turbo?
AMD shared some more details with us about Llano. The 32nm processor will feature power gating and a host of other power optimizations that lead us to believe...
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/8/2010
New Westmere Details Emerge: Power Efficiency and 4/6 Core Plans
Intel let loose some new information on Westmere today about power efficiency as well as its upcoming quad-core and 6-core chips. Updated: Desktop quad-core plans not certain!
45 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/3/2010
Unlocking the Phenom II X2 555: 3.2GHz Quad-Core for $99
No I'm not talking about bypassing multiplier locks, the Black Edition takes care of that already. I'm talking about flipping a switch to enable the two disabled cores...
53 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/28/2010
Why Pine Trail Isn't Much Faster Than the First Atom
We were puzzled by Pine Trail's lack of performance. In some cases it was faster than the original Atom, but in most it hardly showed a difference -...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/27/2010
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
