CPUs
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
AMD 780G: Preview of the Best Current IGP Solution
We take an initial look at HD playback quality against the GeForce 8200 and G35.
50 by Gary Key on 3/10/2008
More Details on the Intel Atom Emerge
Intel revealed some more information on the Atom processor and its 2009/2010 successor, Moorestown.
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/6/2008
Intel's 45nm Dual-Core E8500: The Best Just Got Better
Intel continues to assert their processor marketplace dominance with the release of a new line of 45nm dual-core CPUs designed to bring outstanding performance and energy efficiency to the desktop.
45 by Kris Boughton on 3/5/2008
Silverthorne Gets a Name: Meet Intel Atom and Intel Centrino Atom
Intel is announcing the brand names for its ultra low power x86 Silverthorne based processors and platforms. Read on for the specifics.
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2008
Intel X38 Tango - Is High FSB Overclocking Worth It?
We do some dirty dancing with Intel's X38 MCH and find that there is a price to pay for running those high FSB rates.
16 by Rajinder Gill on 2/26/2008
Intel's Silverthorne Unveiled: Detailing Baby Centrino
Intel unveiled the architectural details of its Silverthorne CPU at this year's ISSCC. Silverthorne has the potential to be Intel's most important microarchitecture since the first Centrino CPUs...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2008
Intel's 8-core Skulltrail Platform: Close to Perfecting the Niche
Need 8 cores but can't wait until 2009? Intel's Skulltrail platform can give you 8 Penryn based cores today, but not without some serious caveats.
31 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/4/2008
Intel's Menlow Revealed: Baby Centrino Gets Ready
Intel has been hard at work on an even smaller, even more power efficient mobile platform since 2004. The first incarnation is about to be released and we...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2008
Intel Mobile Penryn Benchmarked: Battery Life Improves Again
The latest update to Centrino comes in the form of a mobile Penryn. Here's what we have to look forward to.
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/7/2008
PCI Express 2.0: Scalable Interconnect Technology, TNG
We look at the technology behind PCI Express 2.0 and the innovations that drive the changes.
21 by Kris Boughton on 1/5/2008
Overclocking Intel's New 45nm QX9650: The Rules Have Changed
By using a new material combination of high-k gate dielectrics and metal gates, Intel's 45nm process once again raises the bar by delivering faster multi-core processors that consume significantly...
56 by Kris Boughton on 12/19/2007
NVIDIA 780i: Evolution Plus Triple SLI
NVIDIA updates the 680i with the addition of 3-Way x16 SLI, PCI Express 2.0, and ESA.
24 by Wesley Fink on 12/17/2007
ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Overclocking: DDR3 Takes Front Stage
We provide a BIOS guide and explain how to get the most out of your Q6600 and DDR3 investment on this impressive motherboard.
26 by Kris Boughton on 11/20/2007AMD's Phenom Unveiled: A Somber Farewell to K8
After entirely too long we are able to benchmark AMD's Phenom 9900, 9700, 9600 and 9500. The quad-core market is now a two-horse race, or is it?
124 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/2007Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Preview - Updated
Spoiling AMD's fun, Intel let us benchmark its upcoming QX9770 processor complete with 1600MHz FSB.
28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/2007Intel X48 - Much Ado about Nothing....
We take a quick test drive of the ASUS P5E3 Premium featuring the Intel X48 chipset. Is it just a rebadged X38 under the hood, or is there something more?
20 by Gary Key on 11/14/2007Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 - Penryn Ticks Ahead
Intel is on the verge of releasing the first update to its successful Core micro-architecture. Can Penryn's entry be as powerful as its predecessor?
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/29/2007Intel X38: Overclocking Update
We answer a couple of questions about the overclocking capabilities of the ASUS and Gigabyte X38 boards before the full reviews.
8 by Gary Key on 10/24/2007Intel X38: Where's the Beef?
Intel finally launches the impressive X38 chipset, but where are the boards? For that matter, is the performance worth it? We can answer one of those questions today; the...
14 by Gary Key on 10/10/2007Midrange CPU Roundup: It's Time to Buy
We've been claiming that recent price cuts have made now a great time to buy. We're putting our money where our mouth is and benchmarking just about every CPU...
44 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/28/2007
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