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Huawei preps new Kunpeng CPU with HBM — unannounced Kunpeng Arm server chip matches Intel and AMD’s tech

Written on December 6, 2024.

New e-mails from Huawei engineers regarding Linux kernel development suggest that HiSilicon - Huawei's chip subsidiary - is prepping a new Kunpeng SoC with HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) technology - as highlighted by Phoronix. This will likely be the the first significant release from HiSilicon in a while but don't get your hopes up as it could also just be a rebranded older model with a slight pinch of HBM.

Chinese memory makers are dumping DDR4 memory on the market for less than reused chips — undercutting South Korean rivals’ pricing by 50%

Written on November 18, 2024.

Chinese DRAM makers Changxin Memory (CXMT) and Fujian Jinhua are aggressively expanding production and cutting prices, reports DigiTimes. Right now, the two manufacturers sell their DDR4 components with a 50% discount compared to similar ICs made by South Korean makers

Unannounced Ryzen 9 9950X3D dominates Ryzen 7 9800X3D in Factorio benchmark — Ryzen 9000X3D flagship up to 18% faster than current fastest gaming CPU

Written on November 7, 2024.

AMD recently launched the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, one of the best CPUs. However, a benchmark result for the Ryzen 9950X3D, AMD’s not-yet-announced 3D V-Cache flagship, has appeared in a Factorio benchmark database (via VideoCardz).

Intel Panther Lake will allegedly reintegrate the memory controller into the compute tile — Nova Lake is expected to separate the two again with added optimizations

Written on October 26, 2024.

Intel's Core Ultra 200S series, codenamed Arrow Lake, has launched after a long wait. However, initial reviews have been disappointing. Arrow Lake shows generational regressions in gaming performance, as mentioned in our Core Ultra 9 285K review.

Intel’s Arrow Lake official memory speeds are unchanged with standard memory sticks — pricier CUDIMM memory needed for faster base spec

Written on October 15, 2024.

The Intel Core Ultra 200S (codenamed Arrow Lake) chip spec sheets note that their maximum JEDEC DRAM speed is DDR5-6400, allowing users to use faster memory speeds without overclocking. However, hardware leaker @harukaze5710 shared some documentation on X that showed that the chips supported the faster standard when using more expensive CUDIMM.

AMD pushes Ryzen to the Max — Ryzen AI Max 300 Strix Halo reportedly has up to 16 Zen 5 cores and 40 RDNA 3+ CUs

Written on September 20, 2024.

Golden Pig Upgrade Pack, a well-known leaker, has published preliminary details about the potential configurations of AMD's Ryzen AI Max 300 (codenamed Strix Halo) processors, which are expected to be released in early 2025. In addition, the leaker revealed the official name of these CPUs with an ultra-high-end integrated Radeon GPU.

Next-gen Intel Core Ultra 300 CPU specs reportedly leaked — Panther Lake-H could feature up to 18 cores and 12 Xe3 Celestial GPU cores

Written on September 5, 2024.

Panther Lake is the codename for Intel's upcoming third generation of Core Ultra mobile processors, which will succeed Lunar Lake. Resident hardware leaker Jaykihn on X shared a list of five potential Panther Lake SKUs that Intel is purportedly producing for its next-generation mobile lineup.

SK hynix develops 6th-gen 10nm-class DDR5 with the world’s first 16Gb DRAM modules — chipmaker claims electric savings of up to 30% for data centers

Written on August 29, 2024.

10nm technology might be an outdated process node for CPUs, but for DRAM, it is still the bleeding edge.

Ryzen 9000 delid leads to first Zen 5 death — shared photos expose cracked dies and leftover solder

Written on August 7, 2024.

Content creator and extreme overclocker Tony Yu had the rare privilege of being one of (if not the) first people to delid one of AMD's brand new Ryzen 9000 processors, which will contend with the best CPUs

Intel finally announces a solution for CPU crashing and instability problems — claims elevated voltages are the root cause; patch coming by mid-August

Written on July 23, 2024.

Intel has announced that it has found the root cause of the crashing issues plaguing its CPUs.