Tag:CPU

AMD explains lack of new Ryzen 3 CPUs, says market size “isn’t that big”

AMD says there's not much of a market left for quad-core budget desktop CPUs any more, with laptops taking over that part of the industry.
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AMD says Ryzen 7 5800X3D relaunch was “last gift” from CEO to AM4 PCs, not response to RAM crisis

Lisa Su intended the 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition to reward loyal AM4 users, rather than combat DDR5 price hikes.
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Alienware pre-built PC reportedly locks AMD Ryzen CPU to its motherboard, preventing user upgrades

An Alienware Area 51 PC owner says that Dell locked their AMD CPU to only work with its motherboards, preventing it from working in DIY systems.
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Intel Nova Lake laptop CPUs could top out at 28 cores

Intel Nova Lake mobile reportedly maxes out with the Core Ultra 9 4995HX, offering eight P-Cores, 16 E-Cores, and four LPE-Cores.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D is back on sale at Amazon for just $219.99, and it works with DDR4 RAM

Micro Center has put the 6-core gaming CPU with 3D V-Cache back up for sale, including on Amazon US. Grab one while you can.
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Best CPU 2026: the top AMD Ryzen and Intel Core processors tested

Find the perfect CPU for your needs, whether you're using DDR4 or DDR5 memory, from AMD Ryzen X3D chips to 24-core Intel Core Ultra beasts.
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Intel Nova Lake Xeon Edge chips won’t have hybrid architecture, with choice of up to 16 P-Cores or 32 E-Cores, leaker tells us

Forthcoming Intel Xeon E CPUs will reportedly offer up to 32 E-Cores or 16 P-Cores, but no mix of both, and there apparently aren't any LPE cores either.
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D returns to lowest ever price on Amazon

You can now pick up a Ryzen 7 5800X3D for just $339.95, which marks a return to the gaming CPU's lowest ever price.
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Gigabyte confirms support for “future” Intel CPUs on ageing DDR4 motherboards, including Z790 models

Flash your BIOS, and you should be able to pop an Intel Raptor Lake Next CPU into your old Gigabyte Z790 motherboard.
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