CPUs
China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and Intel from system used by China's government agencies, which will mean lower sales for U.S.-based chipmakers and higher sales of China's own CPUs. The new procurement guidelines, introduced quietly at the end of 2023, mandates government entities to prioritize 'safe and reliable' processors and operating systems in their purchases. This directive is part of a concerted effort to bolster domestic technology and parallels a similar push within state-owned enterprises to embrace technology designed in China. The list of approved processors and operating systems, published by China's Information Technology Security Evaluation Center, exclusively features Chinese companies. There are...
AMD's 2010 - 2011 Roadmaps: ~1B Transistor Llano APU, Bobcat and Bulldozer
There's not much to talk about from a CPU standpoint with AMD in 2010, so AMD is heavily focused on 2011 and what it plans to do with its...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/11/2009Giveaway: Win a Lynnfield Core i7 System
That's right, just in time for the holidays we've partnered up with Intel to give away a complete Lynnfield Core i7 System.
4276 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/4/2009AMD's Athlon II X3 435 & New Energy Efficient CPUs: Killing Intel Below $90
Hot on the heels of last months' $99 quad-core, AMD is back with a higher performance alternative to Intel's Pentium E6xxx series. It's the return of the triple core...
178 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/20/2009Marvell's ARMADA: Custom Designed ARM SoCs Break 1GHz
Anyone can license ARM's microprocessor architectures, Marvell chooses to license only the instruction set and build its own designs. We look at Marvell's architecture to see if it's...
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/19/2009The Real Conroe Successor: Clarkdale & All You Need to Know about Westmere
Intel's 32nm Nehalem tick is almost upon us. Westmere isn't a radical departure from Nehalem, but there are a few enhancements worth talking about. We go...
96 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/24/2009The Lynnfield Followup: Turbo Mode and Overclocking Investigated
You asked for results with turbo disabled. You asked for overclocking results. We aim to please: here are the additional tests you requested of Intel's Core i5 and...
47 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2009The Intel Core i7 860 Review
The missing link in the Lynnfield lineup is the Core i7 860. Priced at $284 it's no more expensive than a Core i7 920, yet it runs at...
121 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/18/2009AMD Athlon II X4 620 & 630: The First $99 Quad Core CPU
AMD's pricing department has struck gold. Armed with a brand new die, the Athlon II X4 620 performs like a $160 CPU but at 60% of the cost...
150 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/16/2009Intel's Core i7 870 & i5 750, Lynnfield: Harder, Better, Faster Stronger
Today Intel unveils the Nehalem that we've all been waiting for. Starting at $196 and outperforming nearly everything on the market, Lynnfield is here. It's more than just another...
345 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/8/2009How Much Does it Cost to Build a P55 Motherboard?
Recent discussions of P55 motherboard pricing inspired us to do some digging and figure out exactly how much it costs to build a motherboard. While we'll see ~$100...
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/21/2009Phenom II X4 965: A Look at CPU/MB Bundle Pricing
AMD promised attractive bundle deals for the new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition from North American vendors. We took a quick look at the current state of...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/13/2009AMD's Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
It's literally the fastest chip AMD has ever shipped. At 3.4GHz this is the closest you're going to get to a Core i7 performance without going Nehalem. ...
54 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/13/2009Globalfoundries Starts on 22nm Fab & Announces First non-AMD Customer
What used to be AMD's manufacturing arm is now officially known as Globalfoundries. The new company has started work on its first 22nm fab, due to start production...
51 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/29/2009Intel Quietly Announces Core i5 and Core i3 Branding
Intel quietly announced the Core i5 and i3 branding for future Nehalem CPUs. I hope to add some additional light to the announcement.
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/17/2009Intel’s Core i7-975 & 950: Preparing for Lynnfield
The world's fastest processor gets faster. The new Core i7-975 runs at 3.33GHz but will hit 3.60GHz when only one core is active. The end result is...
45 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2009The Athlon II X2 & Phenom II X2: 45nm Dual-Core from AMD
After months of begging, we finally have 45nm dual-core from AMD. And these new parts perform. Competition is alive and well in the lower price points.
57 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/2/2009The Lynnfield Preview: Rumblings of Revenge
If executed properly, Lynnfield may be *the* chip to get in 2009. We've got the benchmarks and data to answer why.
96 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/29/2009Intel Unveils Next-Generation Atom Details
The next netbook/nettop Atom platform is closer than you think. It's called Pine Trail and it brings both the memory controller and graphics core on-die. Expect lower...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/19/2009The Core 2 Quad Q8400: Intel's $183 Phenom II 940 Competitor
AMD and Intel have quietly been fighting a quad-core price war. AMD started by introducing a very competitive Phenom II X4 940 priced similarly to Intel's Core 2...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/7/2009AMD Athlon X2 7850 vs. Intel Pentium E5300: Choosing the Best $70 CPU
Here's a price point we don't usually talk about: $70. And here's another interesting fact. At $70 you can buy a CPU faster than a 3.73GHz dual-core...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/28/2009