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Get It Together, Intel: Core Ultra 9 285K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 7800X3D, 9950X, More
Sponsor: Thermaltake Tower 600 Case on Amazon The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU just launched. This review of the Intel 285K CPU includes gaming benchmarks, looking at some of the best gaming CPUs in 2024, power efficiency comparisons of Intel vs. AMD, workstation and Adobe application benchmarks, and more. This benchmark focuses on the Intel Ultra 9 285K vs.…
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 7950X, 9700X, 14900K, & More
Sponsor: Hyte Y70 Case on Amazon The AMD R9 9950X (R9) CPU’s release date is August 15, 2024, and this review and benchmark tests the new CPU vs. the R9 7950X, the R7 7800X3D, the R7 9700X, and more. Intel comparisons include the 14900K and 14700K, and we hope to soon evaluate Intel’s new microcode. The R9 9950X will be…
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AMD’s Zen 5 Challenges: Efficiency & Power Deep-Dive, Voltage, & Value
Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases ( This deep-dive looks at the AMD Zen 5 CPU efficiency for the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, introducing gaming efficiency and compression efficiency to our testing suite. The benchmarks find that AMD’s Zen 5 is at times extremely efficient, like in some all-core workstation tasks (such as rendering), but can also…
Read More » Intel’s CPUs Are Failing, ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs
Sponsor: NZXT C1500 Platinum PSU on Amazon Intel’s CPUs, including the 14900K and 13900K (and others of those generations) have had ramping instability reports from consumers for months now, but Wendell of Level1 Techs has sources stating that Intel’s CPUs are also failing in enterprise and server deployments. This concerning development suggests that some of the prior PL1 and PL2…
Read More »Intel Fights Back | Arc Battlemage, Xe2 GPUs, & Changing Hyper-Threading
Sponsor: Fractal Torrent case on Amazon Intel’s Xe2 GPU architecture has arrived in Lunar Lake, prompting a mini-information dump of the future Battlemage desktop GPU architecture. Lunar Lake mobile and desktop Battlemage will share several core components of design for the GPU side, despite being different product implementations. We’re going over the (brief) architectural information that Intel has provided thus…
Read More »HW News – Major Windows Privacy Concerns, Noctua's “New” Fan, AMD Epyc in AM5 Desktops
Sponsor: Montech King 95 Pro on Amazon This news episode talks about Microsoft’s new “Windows Recall” feature, which has significant privacy concerns — but companies need to AI everything to boost profits. We’ll also be covering AMD’s entry-level Epyc server CPUs for AM5, Dell hinting at an NVIDIA processor for “AI PCs,” KINGPIN resurfacing, and a 1000Hz display. Oh, and…
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