CPUs
China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and Intel from system used by China's government agencies, which will mean lower sales for U.S.-based chipmakers and higher sales of China's own CPUs. The new procurement guidelines, introduced quietly at the end of 2023, mandates government entities to prioritize 'safe and reliable' processors and operating systems in their purchases. This directive is part of a concerted effort to bolster domestic technology and parallels a similar push within state-owned enterprises to embrace technology designed in China. The list of approved processors and operating systems, published by China's Information Technology Security Evaluation Center, exclusively features Chinese companies. There are...
Intel P35: Game Performance Update
We provide a quick second look at game performance utilizing the ASUS P5K3 Deluxe, DDR3, and ATI HD 2900XT CrossFire combination.
13 by Gary Key on 5/23/2007Intel P35: Intel's Mainstream Chipset Grows Up
Intel launches DDR3 support, introduces a new ICH9 Southbridge, and promises to bring improved performance to the table. What does the new P35 add to the P965 it replaces?
60 by Gary Key & Wesley Fink on 5/21/2007Intel P35 Memory Performance: A Closer Look
Our recent review found a 16% to 18% improvement in P35 memory bandwidth. We take a closer look at the components of that performance improvement.
14 by Wesley Fink on 5/18/2007AMD's Next-Generation Mobile Architecture Revealed: Griffin
AMD is continuing with its disclosure of future plans, this time talking about Griffin and Puma, it's new mobile architecture and platform.
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/18/2007AMD Names Athlon's Successor: Phenom
With the utmost caution, AMD slowly unveils its processor plans. It all starts with a name.
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/14/2007AMD - The Road Ahead
AMD has decided to be even more forthcoming with details on their current and future plans. What's in store, and can they continue to compete with Intel?
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/11/2007Intel Penryn Performance Preview: The Fastest gets Faster
In its recent tradition, Intel gave us an indication of Penryn performance well before its official ship date. Get a preview of what the first 45nm Intel CPUs...
66 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/18/2007Intel Developer Forum - Beijing 2007: Penryn and Intel's High End GPU
The first day of IDF Beijing has begun and Intel gave away some more information on Penryn, as well as its first real ATI/NVIDIA competitor.
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/16/2007Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800: The Fastest Desktop CPU, now with more cores
Intel gave its quad-core Kentsfield a speed bump, meanwhile AMD went through a significant set of price cuts. The landscape has indeed changed.
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/9/2007Intel: More Details on Penryn and Nehalem
Today we met with Intel and were given some additional juicy details of what is in store for CPUs due for release during the next year. Think QX6700...
14 by Johan De Gelas on 3/28/2007EVGA 680i LT SLI: NVIDIA's 680i Cost Reduced
We provide our first impressions of NVIDIA's 680i LT SLI chipset using EVGA's board and wonder if cost reductions are always beneficial.
16 by Gary Key on 3/28/2007Intel G965: microATX Performance Update
We perform a quick performance comparison of an Intel G965 mATX platform and similar Intel P965 platform.
8 by Gary Key on 3/16/2007AMD 690G: Performance Review
We compare AMD's new 690G chipset against NVIDIA's GeForce 6150 and Intel's G965 chipsets with some surprising results.
70 by Gary Key on 3/6/2007Barcelona Architecture: AMD on the Counterattack
After a tremendously successful K8 architecture, AMD lost the performance crown when Intel released Core 2. Details on the upcoming Barcelona architecture are here, but will it be enough...
83 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/1/2007AMD 690G: Technology Overview
We provide our first impressions of AMD's new integrated graphics chipset before we roll out our performance review.
14 by Derek Wilson and Gary Key on 2/28/2007AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+: Competing with Aggressive Pricing
AMD has lowered its CPU pricing considerably as of late, but is it enough to make up for a 3-year old architecture? Find out as we perform our...
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/20/2007The Era of Tera: Intel Reveals more about 80-core CPU
Last year Intel talked about an 80-core Teraflop CPU, today we get many more details on its architecture and its role in the future of many-core CPUs.
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/11/2007Intel Demonstrates new 45nm Transistors and Conroe's Successor
What's better than a Conroe? That would be a Penryn. Learn about the transistors that make Penryn so special.
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/27/2007Intel Core 2 Duo E4300: Affordable and Highly Overclockable
Every generation a ridiculously overclockable bargain chip is born, and the Core 2 Duo E4300 is just that chip.
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/10/2007AMD's 65nm Preview Part 2 - The Plot Thickens (Updated with Information from AMD)
We take a closer look at AMD's first 65nm parts, uncovering the roots of its lower performance and poor overclocking. Now updated with an official response from AMD.
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/21/2006