Ready for
@AMD
's new Zen3 Ryzen 5000 processors? We've tested them all! We saw 5.0 GHz! We can confirm +19% IPC! Even the Ryzen 5 5600X saw record single thread performance. We've got a winner here folks. Deep Dive Review inside 👇
After last week's launch of the new MacBook Pro's with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max Apple Silicon chips, we've had our hands on the new SoCs, testing out the 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and the tremendous memory performance of the new designs:
AMD's new Ryzen 5000 series:
➡ Four CPUs, 6-16 cores
➡ New Zen 3 microarchitecture
➡ +19% IPC
➡ 8 core CCX
➡ AM4 Support
➡ On sale November 5th
❓ World's Best Gaming CPU?
@anandtech
has all the details.
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In advance of the official launch date, we obtained Intel's upcoming Core i7-11700K at retail, and
@IanCutress
tested it against its main competition. Does it Rocket to the Moon, or are we Rocked to our core? Come and read our review.
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Today at
@ieee_isscc
,
@Microsoft
's Paul Paternoster presented on Project Scarlett, the SoC inside the
@Xbox
Series X. Main discussion points were design power savings, process node optimizations, and trade-offs between CPU/GPU power, yield, and thermals.
The
@geekompc
A5 incorporates a 3-year old AMD Cezanne SoC. Can this Zen 3 UCFF system deliver a good value proposition today?
@ganeshts
takes an in-depth look and analyzes how it stacks up against similar systems released over the last few years.
Apple has unveiled the new Apple Silicon M1 chip. The company is boasting having the fastest CPU in the world, promising astounding performance gains, and is ditching x86.
We investigated the µarch via the existing Apple A14, including a deep dive:
In our initial review of the AMD Ryzen 8000G APUs, there was an issue with the mobile STAPM feature, which throttled power after a period of time. AMD has issued new firmware removing STAPM, so we've retested both the Ryzen 8700G and Ryzen 8600G.
AMD is set to refresh their Phoenix die from the Ryzen 7040 APUs for 2024 in the Ryzen 8040 series. Codenamed Hawk Point, 8040 combines Zen 4 cores and RDNA3 graphics with integrated AI capabilities through the Ryzen AI XDNA NPU on TSMC's 4nm process.
AMD has launched the Ryzen 8000G series APUs, which brings their Zen 4 CPU + RDNA 3 GPU Phoenix silicon to desktops for the first time. We see how the Ryzen 7 8700G (8C/16T) and Ryzen 5 8600 (6C/12T) stack up against the previous Ryzen 5000G series of APUs
Intel Foundry Services is no more. In its place is the new Intel Foundry, a complete "systems foundry" offering everything from wafers to packaging and testing. IF has a busy schedule ahead of it, culminating in the High-NA-based Intel 14A process for 2027
Intel has unveiled its vPro security features for its 14th Gen Core and Meteor Lake Core Ultra processors. Selected desktop and mobile SKUs support either vPro Essentials or vPro Enterprise security, which are designed for businesses and SMEs
We've discovered weird behaviour on the OnePlus 9 Pro flagship: Popular apps are performance limited, while benchmarks are unaffected. Is this battery optimisation, or misrepresentation of the user experience?
CEO of
@Intel
Pat Gelsinger (
@PGelsinger
) has today announced Intel's future and new IDM 2.0 strategy. On the cards is $20b for two new leading edge fabs, a new industry-standard era of Intel Foundry Services, 7nm chiplets, and more.
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This morning,
@MLCommons
is announcing that they'll be developing a client AI benchmark suite for Windows PCs. The newly-formed MLPerf Client working group will be creating a benchmark around the Llama 2 LLM for measuring client AI inference performance
This morning Arm is announcing its next generation of Neoverse CPU cores and IP for servers and infrastructure. Neoverse N3 and V3 will bring even better performance and power efficiency, and for the first time, a complete CSS offering for the V-series
Today Arm is announcing the new Armv9 instruction set architecture: Base-lining SVE2, introducing many new security features such as the Confidential Compute Architecture, it's what upcoming 2022 CPUs will be running on.
Breaking News: Jim Keller (
@jimkxa
) has taken a position at AI Chip company
@Tenstorrent
. Jim is President and CTO, with a seat on the board, and will help drive the next generation of AI hardware.
@IanCutress
has the details.
JEDEC has published the full spec for GDDR7 memory, and the next-gen of graphics memory looks to be even more ambitious than we were expecting. On top of PAM3 signaling, there's also on-die ECC and a much larger pin count, making this a substantial upgrade
In 2014,
@AMD
gave itself a goal of achieving 25x performance efficiency by the year 2020. At the time, they had no idea what Zen 2 would be like, or how good TSMC's 7nm is. Today AMD announced they smashed their goal. Details inside 👇👇
This morning we're taking a look at the latest PSU from Cooler Master's popular and long-lived MWE line, the MWE V2 Gold 750W. Though an effective PSU, the venerable platform is starting to show its age in the face of newer designs from competitors
Today we're looking at Corsair's first new tower CPU air cooler in ages, the A115. The massive, 2.2kg dual-tower dual-fan cooler lives up to the Corsair name with its great performance, albeit at a price that's tough to justify in the crowded cooler market
Apple Silicon launch day is finally upon us. After months of build-up, the first Arm Macs are out. Based on the M1 SoC, we've put the 2020 Mac Mini to the test to see how Apple's SoC for laptops and small computers stacks up to the best of the rest
In other news this afternoon, today is AnandTech's 24th birthday!
Cheers to all the hard-working AT staff over the years, and we're looking forward to being able to collectively rent a car when we turn 25!
AMD has just announced their Ryzen 7000 series of CPUs. Based on the Zen 4 architecture, Ryzen 7000 offers up to 16 cores, DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support, and use the new AM5 LGA1718 platform. Oh, and did we mention integrated RDNA2 graphics? Coming this fall
This morning, we're 'focused' on SeaSonic's Focus GX-850 ATX 3.0 power supply, the successor to the popular Focus Plus series. Looking to up the ante in the crowded 850W market, it's backed by a 10-year warranty and has an 80 Plus Gold efficiency rating.
Today, Intel unveils their Meteor Lake platform with the Core Ultra H & U mobile CPUs. With improved performance & efficiency cores on Intel 4, new Arc Xe-LPG graphics, and enhanced AI inferencing capabilities, Meteor Lake looks to revolutionize mobile.
Intel, AMD, & more are coming together for Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe), an open standard for connecting chiplets. The group is looking to do for chiplets what PCIe did for expansion cards, creating a mix-and-match ecosystem for chiplets
In preparation for our full iPhone device review, we’re having a dedicated look at the new A15 SoC from Apple – following quite vague performance claims, how does the new chip stand up against its predecessor & competition?
This morning we're taking a look at Enermax's hefty LiqMaxFlo 360mm AIO CPU cooler. At 38mm thick, the radiator is about 40% bigger than the industry average, affording Enermax an edge on typical cooling performance, at the cost of some case compatibility
Ever want a CPU that runs at 5.0 GHz? That runs all cores at 5.0 GHz? That has 14 cores? Intel has the Core i9-9990XE, available at auction only to specific system partners for the HFT market. We borrowed one to test. (by
@IanCutress
)
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Intel's big CES 2024 keynote with CEO Pat Gelsinger kicks off in a couple of minutes. Come join the AnandTech crew for our live blog coverage of the keynote, and a look at the present and future of Intel in this new era of AI!
Today Arm is announcing the details on the new Neoverse V1 and N2 CPU microarchitectures, impressive at +50% and +40% IPC, as well as the new CMN-700 mesh network. 128 N2 cores on 5nm with DDR5 in 2022? Arm says so!
Today, we're looking in-depth at Google's Tensor SoC, how it's architected, the similarities or differences to other chips, as well as putting the chip through its paces in CPU, GPU, and NPU performance and efficiency:
This morning we have our first look at live benchmark results from Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon X Elite laptop platform. The first results from the SDX Elite and its new Oryon CPU core look very promising, even with devices being several months out
The PX10 portable SSD from
@SiliconPowerEN
employs a Phison E15T SSD behind a JMicron JMS583 bridge. What can it offer to end users when native UFD controller-based PSSDs are flooding the market? Hands-on testing by
@ganeshts
provides some insights:
Today we're taking a look at Be Quiet's Dark Rock Pro 5 tower CPU cooler. The cheaper counterpart to their flagship Dark Rock Elite, the Pro offers similarly effective and very quiet cooling performance, all at more budget-friendly price point of $80
Today Arm is announcing a whole cluster of Armv9 client CPUs:
Cortex-X2: Flagship core with more performance and deeper OOO
Cortex-A710: Power-efficient performance
Cortex-A510: New much-awaited little core with a twist
All housed in a new DSU-110 L3:
Today we're taking a quick look at Alphacool's recently released Apex Stealth Metal 120mm fans. The metal-cased fans offer something quite unique on the market, and perform with a slight edge in acoustics against some of the more notable fans on the market
The PRO-BLADE Portable SSD ecosystem from
@SanDiskPro
has been serving the content capture industry since mid-2022. In today's review
@ganeshts
delves deep into the design and performance of the PRO-BLADE SSD Mag and TRANSPORT enclosures:
Intel's mainstream hybrid CPU is finally here! Alder Lake has eight performance cores, eight efficiency cores, uses DDR5, and some special source in Windows 11 to make it work as best as it can. We tested the Core i9-12900K, the new flagship, and it wins.
IBM Showcases First 2nm Silicon: 333 Million Transistors per square millimeter. Currently engaging with partners for the 2024/2025 timeframe.
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.
@Arm
today announced the brand new Cortex-A78 and Cortex-X1 CPU micro-architectures. Yes - that's two new IPs, with the company diverging its design philosophies and the new X1 pushing for the highest performance ever in a Cortex core. Read about it:
This morning we're taking a look at a 360mm AIO cooler from newcomer Geometric Future: the Eskimo Junior 36. Though the cooler doesn't break any new ground in performance, the minimalist design offers something new and unique for the crowded cooler market
Today we're reviewing the new Ampere Altra - the first publicly available Arm N1 processor.
The new Q80-33 features 80 N1 cores at 3.3GHz at 250W, 8xDDR4-3200, 128xPCIe4.0, and promises to give AMD's Rome a run for its money:
Today, MediaTek is re-entering the flagship SoC space with a bang. The Dimensity 9000 is the first Armv9 SoC, with X2, A710 and A510 cores, large new GPU, massive new ISP, first LPDDR5X, and all in a new TSMC N4 process node.
For our latest buyer's guide, we've updated our picks for the best portable SSDs on the market. From sticks to stand-alones, what's hot, what's not, and what's a good deal while still offering reasonable performance?
@ganeshts
breaks that down and more
When our
@IanCutress
asked
@LisaSu
about
@AMD
's Threadripper, he wasn't expecting this response. We reviewed 24-core and 32-core Zen 2 hardware, and it's clear that AMD has broken new ground in HEDT performance. Read our full review here 👇
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