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Ryzen 3500X From AMD Provides Competition for Intel's Core i5-9400F

First tests and „unboxings” of Ryzen 3500X processor appeared on the web. It was compared with its direct competitor, Core i5-9400F from Intel, and AMD did quite well.

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Barth Faryna

September 24, 2019

Ryzen 3500X From AMD Provides Competition for Intel's Core i5-9400F

AMD Claims That 7nm+ Epyc CPU Will Defeat Intel's 10nm Xeon

AMD has announced that Epyc processors based on Zen 3 have already been designed, which means they will be available next year. The company also said that the new processors would outperform direct competition from Intel.

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Barth Faryna

September 18, 2019

AMD Claims That 7nm+ Epyc CPU Will Defeat Intel's 10nm Xeon

AMD Develops BIOS Improvements to Speed up Ryzen 3000 Series

We saw the continuation of a minor scandal related to AMD falsely advertizing the performance of the Ryzen 3000 series CPU. A large part of the units did not reach the declared speeds in Boost mode, which did not appeal to the customers. The story seems to be finally coming to an end.

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Barth Faryna

September 11, 2019

AMD Develops BIOS Improvements to Speed up Ryzen 3000 Series

Not Only AMD. Intel Equally Guilty of Misleading Advertisements

Intel has prepared a marketing presentation in which it highlights the advantages of its processors in real-world applications. Slides were created on the basis of statistics that have very little relevance to the topic.

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Bart Swiatek

September 6, 2019

Not Only AMD. Intel Equally Guilty of Misleading Advertisements

AMD Will Improve CPU Performance to Match the Advertising

AMD issued a statement on the latest Ryzen 3000 series processor scandal, which did not reach the declared Boost speeds. The case got so big that something had to be done about it.

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Barth Faryna

September 4, 2019

AMD Will Improve CPU Performance to Match the Advertising

Der8auer: only 5.6% of Ryzen 9 3900X CPU achieve declared speeds

A well-known hardware reviewer and overclocking specialist, der8auer, conducted a survey which showed that a small fraction of Ryzen 9 3900X CPUs achieve the declared Boost speeds.

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Barth Faryna

September 2, 2019

Der8auer: only 5.6% of Ryzen 9 3900X CPU achieve declared speeds

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Sells Better Than Intel's Entire 9th Generation

Sales statistics of the German online store Mindfactory.de show that AMD has completely dominated Intel in the local market. This situation persists for the second consecutive month.

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Bart Swiatek

September 2, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Sells Better Than Intel's Entire 9th Generation

AMD Ryzen PRO CPU Advertisement May be Misleading

In the recently published advertising spot of Ryzen PRO processors there is information that they reach frequencies up to 5 GHz. However, tests and measurements suggest something completely different.

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Conrad Hazi

August 30, 2019

AMD Ryzen PRO CPU Advertisement May be Misleading

AMD Will Pay $12.1 Million in Damages for Misleading Customers

Finally, the four-year-old case against the AMD has come to an end. It concerned misleading customers when advertising the processors of the Bulldozer family. The court ordered a $12.1 million fine.

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Barth Faryna

August 29, 2019

AMD Will Pay $12.1 Million in Damages for Misleading Customers

First Smartphones With Snapdragon 875 CPU in 5nm Technology in 2021

Qualcomm intends to launch Snapdragon 875 mobile processors, which will be manufactured in 5nm technology, in 2021. A year earlier, the first smartphones with 865 chips will be launched on the market.

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Michael Kulakowski

August 27, 2019

First Smartphones With Snapdragon 875 CPU in 5nm Technology in 2021

Intel Says Their Processors Are Faster Than AMD and Shows Evidence

Intel decided to compare the performance of Core i9 9900K and i7 9700K processors with AMD Ryzen 9 3900X in daily use situations. The manufacturer claims that its CPU outperforms the competition in virtually every field and boasts the results.

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Conrad Hazi

August 24, 2019

Intel Says Their Processors Are Faster Than AMD and Shows Evidence

Google and Twitter Switch to AMD EPYC CPU

AMD has announced that Google and Twitter will use its latest EPYC Rome processors built in 7 nm architecture.

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Paul Wozniak

August 8, 2019

Google and Twitter Switch to AMD EPYC CPU

SWAPGS - New Vulnerability Detected in Intel Processors

BitDefender experts have found another CPU security gap, dubbed as SWAPGS. The problem is likely to be limited to Intel CPUs of Ivy Bridge generation or later, although some researchers suggest that AMD products may also be susceptible to the exploit.

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Bart Swiatek

August 8, 2019

SWAPGS - New Vulnerability Detected in Intel Processors

Intel Reveals 10th-gen Mobile CPU

Today, Intel officially announced the specs of eleven new CPUs for notebooks. The new tenth generation chips will be manufactured in the 10 nm process and equipped with Intel Iris Plus (Gen11) graphics chips.

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Conrad Hazi

August 1, 2019

Intel Reveals 10th-gen Mobile CPU

Ryzen 9 3900, Ryzen 7 3700, Ryzen 5 3500 - New CPU From AMD?

New Ryzen 3000 series processors from AMD have appeared in the database of the Euroasian Economic Commission for Europe (EEC). There is no certainty whether they will be available for retail customers.

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Bart Swiatek

July 29, 2019

Ryzen 9 3900, Ryzen 7 3700, Ryzen 5 3500 - New CPU From AMD?

Intel: 7nm Manufacturing Process Will be Complete in 2021

Bob Swan, President of Intel, announced that in 2021 the company's first 7nm litography processors are expected to be available. We also learned more details about the reasons behind the problems with the development of the 10nm technological process.

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Bart Swiatek

July 19, 2019

Intel: 7nm Manufacturing Process Will be Complete in 2021

AMD Sells More CPUs in Korea and Japan than Intel

Although not even ten days have passed since the launch of the new Ryzen 3000 series processors, the sales of AMD products have already managed to go through the roof and overtake the demand for Intel products in several important Asian markets.

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Conrad Hazi

July 16, 2019

AMD Sells More CPUs in Korea and Japan than Intel

AMD Ryzen 3000 Users Report Multiple Errors

Users of the new AMD CPU - Ryzen 3000 series - report numerous problems with their operation. Complications include the functioning of Boost mode and graphics cards support. There are also some blue screens.

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Bart Swiatek

July 12, 2019

AMD Ryzen 3000 Users Report Multiple Errors

Intel Prepares 10-core Core i9-10900KF; Prices Revealed

A list of all tenth generation Intel Core CPUs has been published on a certain Chinese tech forum. The most powerful model is the Core i9-10900KF, which looks like a very strong competitor to the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X.

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Conrad Hazi

July 10, 2019

Intel Prepares 10-core Core i9-10900KF; Prices Revealed

How RAM Affects AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Performance

Testers at techpowerup.com decided to check how DDR4 memory clocking affects the performance of the new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, and whether Infinity Fabric Zen 2-based GPUs are still severely limiting RAM overclocking.

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Conrad Hazi

July 8, 2019

How RAM Affects AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Performance