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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X review: While Intel suffers setbacks, Team Red takes the mid-range gaming CPU crown
By Ben Wilson published
Review AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X desktop CPU offers improved performance at a lower price and power draw compared to previous chips and rivals at Intel, making it a solid mid-range option.

Intel officially confirms 'Lunar Lake' mobile CPU launch date with Core Ultra 200 to challenge Snapdragon X and Ryzen AI 300
By Ben Wilson published
Lunar Lake Intel's latest Core Ultra 'Lunar Lake' mobile processors will launch in early September, just before IFA 2024, and promise a revolution for x86-64 Windows laptops.

AMD delays its Ryzen 9000 desktop processors, but it's for a more trivial reason than Intel's ongoing 13th/14th Gen disaster
By Ben Wilson published
Ryzen 9000 An unfortunate "short delay" hits AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000 Series desktop processors, but it could be a lot worse as its Intel rivals suffer ongoing backlash with their own processor problems.

Best motherboards for AMD Ryzen 9 5900X in 2024
By Cale Hunt last updated
Updated The right motherboard for your Ryzen 9 can make all the difference.

NordVPN will soon work on Qualcomm Snapdragon X PCs, closing a big part of the Windows on Arm app gap
By Sean Endicott published
An Arm-native version of NordVPN is in its final stages of testing.

Dell's XPS 13 powered by a Qualcomm X Elite just launched, but how does it compare to the Intel Core Ultra model?
By Sean Endicott published
It's here! Dell just launched its Snapdragon X Elite-powered XPS 13. The Copilot+ PC has exclusive AI features and promises better efficiency and battery life than its Intel-powered counterpart.

Here's why Arm Holdings wants Qualcomm to destroy ALL Copilot+ PCs one week before they ship to customers
By Sean Endicott published
Up in arms The shipment of Copilot+ PCs could be halted, though that seems unlikely.

MediaTek will end Qualcomm's exclusive reign over Arm-based Windows PCs in 2025
By Sean Endicott published
More competition Qualcomm is about to get some company in the Arm-computing space.

Intel Xe2 GPU to deliver a HUGE graphics boost as "Battlemage" tech comes to next-gen Lunar Lake laptops and handhelds
By Ben Wilson published
Battlemage lives Intel introduces its overhauled Xe2 graphics microarchitecture for upcoming mobile devices powered by its Lunar Lake SoC, contributing to a 1.5x performance boost over the previous generation.

"Lunar Lake delivers a faster core performance than ARM": Intel is on track to change the way you think about AI PCs
By Ben Wilson published
Lunar Lake is legit At the third Intel Tech Tour in Taipei, Taiwan, its executive team revealed details about the upcoming Lunar Lake mobile processors and showcased across-the-board performance improvements.
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