CPUs

Further to our last piece which we detailed Intel's issue to motherboard vendors to follow with stock power settings for Intel's 14th and 13th Gen Core series processors, Intel has now issued a follow-up statement to this. Over the last week or so, motherboard vendors quickly released firmware updates with a new profile called 'Intel Baseline', which motherboard vendors assumed would address the instability issues. As it turns out, Intel doesn't seem to accept this as technically, these Intel Baseline profiles are not to be confused with Intel's default specifications. This means that Intel's Baseline profiles seemingly give the impression that they are operating at default settings, hence the terminology 'baseline' used, but this still opens motherboard vendors to use their interpretations of MCE...

Intel's Atom Architecture: The Journey Begins

When we reviewed the first Centrino CPU we claimed that it would revolutionize the mobile world, and it has. Intel's Atom processor has even more ambitious goals and...

47 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/2/2008

Higher Clock Speeds, No TLB Issues and Better Pricing: The New Phenom

Last year Phenom brought AMD a terrible end to a terrible year. While AMD continues to try to resurrect itself we find ourselves in the midst of a...

65 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/27/2008

NVIDIA's 790i Arrives: SLI Rides Again

Users looking to run the latest DDR3 memory technology with multi-GPU graphics from NVIDIA finally have the answer they've been waiting for. We examine exactly what makes the nForce...

20 by Kris Boughton on 3/18/2008

Opening the Kimono: Intel Details Nehalem and Tempts with Larrabee

Intel gave us a few morsels of information on its future microprocessor plans, including details on the architectural enhancements to its first desktop CPU with an integrated memory controller...

53 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/17/2008

AMD's B3 Stepping Phenom Previewed, TLB Hardware Fix Tested

We scored a B3 stepping Phenom with the hardware level fix for the TLB bug. Let's find out if Phenom take-two is any better than the original.

30 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2008

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 11/20/2007

AMD'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 11/19/2007

Intel'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 11/19/2007

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