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Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), holds an artificial intelligence processor during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, June 3, 2024.
AMD surprises with new Ryzen 5 and 7 F-series chips launch

By Cale Hunt Published

Components Just when you thought Zen 3 was in the rearview, AMD adds another new CPU. It also announced a new option for Zen 4, as well as two new F-series Ryzen 9000 chips.

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X in AM5 motherboard socket
Check out the best motherboards for your Ryzen 9 9950X or 9950X3D

By Cale Hunt Last updated

Hardware AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X is a high-performance Zen 5 processor that demands a quality motherboard to help realize its full potential. I've collected the best boards for the CPU right here.

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ASUS TUF GAMING X670E Plus WiFi
Get the right motherboard for your AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

By Cale Hunt Last updated

PC AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X is one of the latest CPUs from Team Red, and it can take advantage of all of the best features from AM5 motherboards. Here are my top recommendations for your next PC build.

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RTX 5060
There won't likely be any RTX 5060 reviews available at launch

By Cale Hunt Published

Hardware NVIDIA's RTX 5060 is expected to launch on May 19. Unfortunately, NVIDIA looks to be limiting review driver access, adding another red flag to the launch.

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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X processor in motherboard socket
AMD's Zen 5 platform grows significantly in 2025

By Cale Hunt Last updated

Hardware AMD showed off a lot of new hardware at CES 2025, including a bunch of new Zen 5 processors for desktop and mobile platforms. Here's everything you need to know about Zen 5.

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ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606)
ASUS goes all-in on Copilot+ and AMD Ryzen AI 300 with new laptops from Zenbook, Vivobook, TUF Gaming, and more

By Cale Hunt Published

AI PCs ASUS unveiled at Computex 2024 a bunch of new Copilot+ laptops sporting AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 chips with an NPU capable of 50 TOPS of power.

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AMD Ryzen AI 300 press image
AMD just toppled Snapdragon X NPU dominance with its Ryzen AI 300 chips ready for Copilot+

By Cale Hunt Published

Zen 5 AMD's new Ryzen AI 300 laptop processors are built on the "Zen 5" architecture and have an NPU powerful enough for Copilot+ AI features coming to Windows 11.

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