Testing a Chinese x86 CPU: A Deep Dive into Zen-based Hygon Dhyana Processors
In 2016, through a series of joint ventures and created companies, AMD licensed the design of its first generation Zen x86 processors to be sold into China. The goal...
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2011 is Calling: Biostar Relaunches H61 Chipset in 2020
Almost a decade ago, with the launch of Intel’s Sandy Bridge processors, came the H61 chipset. Compared to the high-end P67 and Z68 models, the idea behind H61 is...
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Qualcomm to Start XR2 Reference Design Programme for AR/VR/XR
Today Qualcomm is announcing that it will be reintroducing its Reference Design Programme for its upcoming XR2 chip for VR/XR headsets. The company stated that after the success of...
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Honor Magicbook 14-inch and 15-inch Notebooks with AMD APUs: Coming Worldwide
Last November, Huawei subsidiary honor launched a new line of notebooks inside China. The Magicbook line consisted of several models built on Intel, AMD, and offered a variety of...
24 by 3 days ago
Qualcomm’s New 3rd Generation Snapdragon X60 5G Modem, Built on 5nm
To date Qualcomm has promoted two key standalone 5G modems for widespread adoption: the Snapdragon X50 and the Snapdragon X55. Today the company is disclosing details on its upcoming...
44 by on 2/18/2020
Qualcomm’s March on Connection Quality: New RF Filters with up to 0.8 dB Better Performance
One of the key components to any wireless system is the ability to detect the required frequency and ensure a clean signal with a stable connection. In order to...
15 by on 2/18/2020
The 64 Core Threadripper 3990X CPU Review: In The Midst Of Chaos, AMD Seeks Opportunity
The recent renaissance of AMD as the performance choice in the high-end x86 market has been great for consumers by enabling a second offering at the top-end of the...
270 by on 2/7/2020
Computex 2020: Still on Schedule Despite Coronavirus, But Other Events Have Restrictions
Here at AnandTech, our two biggest PC technology trade shows of the year are CES and Computex. We could argue until the end of time which is more important...
17 by on 2/4/2020
AMD's 4Q/FY19 Financial Report: Revenue up 50% from 4Q18, Debt Halved
AMD just announced its Q4 2019 and Financial Year 2019 Earnings Report. Here are the key points, along with AMD's presentation.
122 by on 1/28/2020
AMD New Hires: Dan McNamara from Intel, Joshua Friedrich and Brad McCredie from IBM
There is always a fairly fluid movement of engineers in the companies we cover, but recently AMD has made a number of substantial hires into several of its biggest departments.
43 by on 1/21/2020
Intel’s Confusing Messaging: Is Comet Lake Better Than Ice Lake?
This year at CES 2020, Intel held its usual pre-keynote workshop for select members of the press. Around 75 of us across a couple of sessions were there to...
207 by on 1/16/2020
Intel Cuts 2nd Gen 'Extended Memory' Xeon Scalable Prices
Today Intel will be officially starting product discontinuation of ‘M’ medium sized memory Xeon Scalable CPUs. Due to customer feedback and sales figures, Intel has deemed it in the...
34 by on 1/16/2020
Want a $50k Mac Pro Cheese Grater? Get a $60 PC Cheese Grater!
One of the more bemusing aspects of 2019 was the launch of the new Mac Pro. Powered by Intel’s Xeon W CPUs, it offered a range of options such...
58 by on 1/14/2020
Updates to Intel’s Data Center Group (DCG)
Rumors back in November were abound about Intel having some sort of reorganization internally. A number of my industry peers both on the journalist side and the analyst side...
11 by on 1/14/2020
AMD Ryzen Mobile 4000: Measuring Renoir’s Die Size
I’m pretty sure that the next time I go to a trade show where new silicon is being announced, the next tool I need in my backpack is a...
97 by on 1/14/2020
TRX80 and WRX80 Don’t Exist: Neither Does the ‘Intel LGA1159’ Socket
For anyone that isn’t following the minutiae of desktop computing, one of the more prominent rumors in AMD land is the presence of upcoming sockets called TRX80 and WRX80...
48 by on 1/13/2020
I Ran Off with Intel’s Tiger Lake Wafer. Who Wants a Die Shot?
One of the surprises at CES from Intel was the presence of Tiger Lake, Intel’s next generation platform beyond Ice Lake. Tiger Lake is Intel’s vehicle for delivering the...
182 by on 1/13/2020
Intel: 28 W Ice Lake Core i7-1068G7 Coming Q1
One of most frequent questions I’ve had in my personal inbox over the last few weeks has been questioning the existence of the fastest Ice Lake processor. Back when...
186 by on 1/10/2020
Got a Spare $10,000? Here’s Your Keyboard: ADATA’s 24K Gold Design
RGB has been the main ‘feature’ of the gaming PC market of late, with all the fancy lights adding to the ‘bling’ of a standard machine. But what if...
40 by on 1/10/2020
ASUS Going Fast: Quad PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD Storage Add-in Card Hyper M.2
One of the driving features of performance in the high-end desktop space is the creator community: the need for fast CPUs and fast storage is strong, regardless of cost...
19 by on 1/9/2020
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