How We Test: CPU Benchmarks, Misconceptions Explained
In this explainer we support with data why testing CPU performance with a GPU bottleneck is a bad idea, so you can have a full understanding of our testing methods when reviewing CPUs.
Intel Alder Lake CPU prices could fall by up to 20%
After the company increased the processors' prices last quarter
Chinese nuclear-weapons institute uses Intel, Nvidia hardware despite US tech ban
The CAEP has been on a US blacklist since 1997
In brief: While the US has further tightened restrictions on chip-related exports to China recently, there are some entities in the country that have been on an export blacklist for decades. One of these is China's top nuclear-weapons research institute, but that hasn't stopped it from regularly buying Intel and Nvidia hardware.
Intel plans another big graphics driver improvement in February
Something to look forward to: Intel has had a hard time entering the dedicated PC graphics card arena. Its first GPU series struggled to reach the market when the company said it would, and initial impressions revealed severe flaws. However, Intel has done a lot to fix some of those deficiencies and remains determined to improve its dedicated graphics offerings.
CPU-Z adds support for the latest CPU and GPU flagships
CPU-Z now fully recognizes Intel's 6 Ghz Core i9-13900KS CPU, the entire Ryzen 7000 (non-K) series and the upcoming 7000X3D line, expected to be released in February.
Intel reports massive quarterly loss as PC demand continues to wane
Intel shares are taking a beating in early day trading
Core i5-13500 Review: Intel's New $250 Mid-Range Weapon
The Core i5-13500 is Intel's new $250 offering, packing 14 cores, 20 threads and 35.5 MB cache. This is an interesting CPU that packs the larger L3 cache capacity of the Raptor Lake i5's for less.
Sapphire Rapids 56-core Xeon workstation CPU is 47% faster than its predecessor
In a nutshell: A benchmark of the upcoming 56-core Xeon W9-3495X workstation CPU was seen flexing its muscles in Geekbench. The chip achieved a multi-threaded score that is 47% higher than Intel's current Xeon Workstation flagship, the 32-core W-3375.
Use Core Temp to monitor CPU temperature and other vital information
Core Temp is a small utility that can show you the temperature of each individual core in your CPU, allowing you to monitor fluctuations in real time according to different workloads.
Why are Intel Arc graphics drivers 1.2GB?
Over twice the size of AMD's drivers and far larger than Nvidia's
Intel Core i3-13100 vs. AMD Ryzen 5 5600: GPU Scaling Performance
The previous generation version of the Core i3-13100 was one of our favorite budget CPUs, so we're keen to see what this updated 13th-gen version has to offer.
Faulty Intel Ethernet controllers are dropping connections on some Raptor Lake motherboards
No fix for the faulty controller has been identified at this time
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says semiconductors will become more important than oil in geopolitics
Big quote: It's often said that there are three significant influences on global politics (and wars): oil, land, and religion. According to Intel boss Pat Gelsinger, semiconductors will join that list and become more important than the location of oil reserves for the next five decades.
Laptop Core i9-13980HX smashes 30K barrier in Cinebench, outperforming AMD's Ryzen 9 7900X
Intel's flagship Core i9 mobile chip is fast enough, it can beat modern desktop CPUs
Some Intel software can be downloaded in Russia again because of "warranty obligations"
Windows 11 updates are reportedly allowed again, too
Intel Core i9-13900KS Review: Hitting 6 GHz
The new Core i9-13900KS is very much like the 12900KS and 9900KS before it -- this is a mildly overclocked 'special edition' CPU, binned silicon meant to be a little faster and more expensive.
Intel video shows upcoming Raptor Lake CPU hitting 6GHz out of the box
The Core i9 13900KS is coming soon
Intel Arc desktop graphics card roadmap leaks, enthusiast Battlemage GPUs arrive in 2024
Will they do better than Alchemist?
AMD / Nvidia / Intel CES 2023 Recap and Analysis: 3D V-Cache, "RTX 4090" for laptops, new affordable CPUs
7950X3D is going to be a beast, plus non-K Intel and non-X AMD CPUs
December Steam Survey: the Nvidia RTX 3060 leads Ampere's rise
Intel and Windows 11 also did well
MSI to release B760 motherboards that can overclock locked Intel CPUs
Leaks also include the MSRPs of upcoming B760 boards
Chip inventories have overgrown as consumer demand continues to decline
Companies are hoping this will subside by the end of 2023
Intel reorganizes its GPU division, remains committed to Arc
Raja Koduri returns to Chief Architect job
