Remember when Intel HEDT CPUs cost thousands and the AMD Threadripper range was an affordable solution? The tide has now changed, but the AMD Threadripper 3990X does justify its cost by offering a specification far beyond anything within the consumer space and being a couple of grand cheaper than its EPYC 7702P counterpart. The EPYC…
Now all the desktop CPUs have been upgraded to Zen 2 it is time for the laptop and integrated graphics desktop chips to receive some Zen 2 love. The new CPUs move from the 12nm Zen+ core architecture to the 7nm Zen 2 cores and also feature a more modern Vega GPU with an enhanced…
With AMD and Intel launching their latest HEDT processors has AMD continued to embarrass Intel, or is the new (semi) affordable 10980XE the best HEDT processor? Pricing & Options With the latest processors, Intel has options going from a 10-core 10900X with a price of £609.98 up to the Core i9 10980XE Extreme with 18…
The AMD Radeon RX 5500 launched back at the start of October but it is still not available at retail yet. German publication heise.de has managed to get their hands on an OEM model out of an HP pre-built desktop PC system. The RX 5500 is based on the Navi architecture features 22CUs / 1,408SPs…
Yesterday AMD finally announced that its Ryzen 9 3950X will be shipping on November 25th priced at $749 though there has not been any UK pricing revealed, the US pricing is 50% more than the 3900X which works out at around £825. More importantly, AMD announced the latest Zen 2 Threadripper HEDT processors. At the moment there are…
While AMD Ryzen has reinvigorated AMD and become a fan favourite for gamers looking for a bargain, the GPU division is still lagging behind NVIDIA. While we have already seen the first release of 7nm Navi 10 based GPUs, most of us are wanting to see what AMD will do with the high-end Navi 20…
Now that the third generation AMD Ryzen processors have been launched and more recently the Epyc “Rome” 7nm server CPUs, enthusiasts are eagerly waiting for the launch of the 3rd generation Zen 2 based Threadripper CPUs. To date, there is no confirmed release date for these HEDT CPUs, but rumours indicate that it should be…
The new AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs have been out for a few weeks now and the Ryzen 5 3600, Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 9 3900X have become the best choices for users dependant on budget. If £200 is too expensive for you and you still want a 6-core 12-thread processor then the AMD Ryzen…
Intel is certainly feeling the pressure from AMD, they have been feeling it since the launch of the original Ryzen. With the Zen 2 series of processors, things have only gotten worse, the i9-9900K doesn’t fare particularly well compared to the Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 9 3900X, though it is still technically best at…
I have recently been on a mission to set up an affordable gaming PC that can be located in my living room and act as an all in one gaming and media PC. While I would like a high-end rig using one of the RTX based cards, I can’t quite justify its expense, nor would…
Another Geekbench leak, following the Ryzen 5 3600 performance figures a week ago. As usual, I will preface that this isn’t always reliable nor necessarily accurate for your real-world usage. But it is always fun to see what performance your next CPU might have. If the AMD or Intel HEDT platform was a little too…
After months of Zen 2 leaks and some disappointment at the lack of a release at Computex, AMD has finally revealed the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, which beckons a new era for mainstream computing. Back in 2011, AMD was the first to launch an 8-core CPU with the FX-8150, but it was the first generation…
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