Tag: CPU

Intel announces new processor rebranding, phasing out the 'i' in its Core series. The new branding will apply to its new Core processors starting with Meteor Lake, targeting mainstream and high-end users.

Razer and AMD have joined forces to create a gaming powerhouse with the Ryzen 7040HS-powered Razer Blade 14. Equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7040HS and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060/4070 GPU, the laptop beats Intel and Apple in performance testing. It boasts improved display, RAM expansion, and port selection, making it a strong contender for best gaming laptop. Prices range from $2,399.99 to $2,799.99.

Intel, the tech giant has ended its commitment to their Blockscale Bitcoin mining venture after one year. Its 1160, 1140, and 1120 ASICs model, created to optimize Bitcoin mining, proved too expensive to operate and have been discontinued. Intel remains committed to the IDM 2.0 venture. Intel is a leader in the computer hardware industry, based in Santa Clara, California.

Microsoft is heavily investing in developing their own purpose-built AI chip, dubbed Athena, to join the ranks of Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent, and Alibaba. With 300 engineers and a multi-generational roadmap, Microsoft hopes to replicate Apple's success in having a vertical stack for AI. Utilizing its own platforms such as ChatGPT, M365, Bing, GitHub, and Azure, Microsoft is creating a powerful supercomputer amidst the hefty bill of billions of dollars in investments.

. Check out the latest benchmark of the upcoming AMD Zen 5 architecture, featuring 128 cores and 256 threads, and an impressive Cinebench R23 score of 123,000! 10MB of L1 cache and new AI-enhanced features make the Zen 5 CPUs exciting for avid gamers, who may get the chance to experience better performance than Intel up to 2024.