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AMD ripped the covers off four new 4nm Zen 5-powered Ryzen 9000 processors in the Ryzen 9, 7, and 5 families today atComputex2024 in Taipei, Taiwan, touting that the new Zen 5 architecture will deliver a 16% increase in instructions per cycle (IPC) throughput when the chips come to market in July. Coupled with other improvements, AMD claims the new flagship Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms Intel’s competing Raptor Lake Refresh flagship by an average of 11% in gaming and 21% in productivity workloads, but these will eventually face off with Intel’s Arrow Lake....

One of thebest CPUs, theRyzen 7 9800X3D, launched over a month ago, but supplies are still scarce. However, AMD expects the supply to improve soon. “We are working diligently to get as much supply to market as soon as possible, with more processors being shipped every week. We expect availability to get better as shipments ramp throughout the quarter," an AMD representative told Tom’s Hardware. Currently, gamers and enthusiasts are having difficulty finding this chip, which hit the top ofAmazon’s top ten best-selling processorsabout 10 days after it went on sale....

📍AMD launches Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D, claims 20% faster gaming performance than Intel’s flagship Arrow Lake processors📍AMD’s beastly ‘Strix Halo’ Ryzen AI Max+ debuts with radical new memory tech to feed RDNA 3.5 graphics and Zen 5 CPU cores◼AMD launches ‘Fire Range’ HX3D mobile processor with game-boosting 3D V-Cache, other HX Series SKUs built on Zen 5 desktop CPU silicon📍AMD launches Ryzen AI 300 and 200 series chips for laptops...

Within just a month, the PC enthusiast community has already flashed the baseRX 9070with the XT’s vBIOS, as reported byPCGH. In this instance, the increased TGP and clock speeds net a solid 15-20% uplift over the base configuration, and with some tuning, the RX 9070 can approach or even surpass its XT equivalent. While this is a fun experiment with tangible benefits, remember that modding your GPU’s vBIOS will likely void any warranty and carries a number of risks, like bricking your GPU....

TheRyzen 9000-series(codenamed Granite Ridge) processors have been around for more than a year now. However, based on a tip from hardware enthusiastmomomo_us, the Pro versions are likely to be released soon as well. As is customary with each generation of AMD processors, the mainstream models are released initially, with the Pro variants introduced shortly thereafter. They utilize identical silicon and occasionally share similar specifications. Nonetheless, the distinguishing factor of the Pro variants from the standard versions lies in the incorporation of AMD’s Pro technologies that are geared towards businesses....

When Amkor announced plans to build a$1.6 billion chiptest and packaging facility near Peoria, Arizona, it was clear that the company planned to serve TSMC’s customers in the state.Apple is set to be Amkor’salpha client for the fab. However, the collaboration between TSMC and Amkor will be more profound as the latter intends to offer TSMC’s CoWoS and InFo advanced packaging technologies for high-end AI, HPC, and mobile processors in the U....

Arm on Wednesdayintroducedits first compute subsystems for client PCs, greatly simplifying the development of processors for desktops, laptops, and tablets running Android, Linux, and Windows. The new CSS packs high-performance CPU and GPU IPs and will enable Arm’s partners to build high-end system-on-chips for mobile devices and therefore potentially greatly expand the Arm ecosystem. “We are now delivering physical implementations across Arm, CPU and GPU, making it easier to build and deploy Arm-based solutions and leaving nothing to chance, enabling new performance points, compute capabilities, and helping speed time to market,” said Chris Bergey, SVP & GM of Arm’s Client Line of Business....

Asus has finally unveiled the ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard, standing as their flagship offering for the AM5 platform. The motherboard was showcased by Tony Yu at anROG eventheld in China yesterday, and is set to launch in late April, priced at 9,999 Chinese Yuan, or around $1,400. Positioned at the top of Asus' motherboard stack, the X870E Extreme offers a dual-Ethernet setup with two USB4 40 Gbps ports, support for Bluetooth 5....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The ROG Zephyrus G16 is a pricey system with excellent audio, but its low-wattage GPU (for an RTX 4090, anyway) leads to missteps in gaming performance. Attractive, minimalist exterior Superb 6-speaker audio system Bright and colorful OLED display Inconsistent gaming performance with 115W RTX 4090 Productivity performance is just average Pricey at $3,300 Didn’t run Borderlands 3 benchmark Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

The list in brief1.Best Overall2.For Gaming3.Best Ultrawide4.Best Curved5.Best Budget6.For 4K Gaming7.Best 4K Budget8.Best Portable9.Shopping Tips Working from home has become the new normal for many people, so finding the best computer monitor is more important than ever. After all, you surely want to see the best visual quality from your coworkers’best webcams. While many PC components are still enduring depressing shortages, performing a screen upgrade is one of the most accessible and impactful changes you may make to your gaming rig....

No need to find a separate PSU or AIO and worry about it fitting in your small build. The Cooler Master NR200P Max comes with both already included, so you know you’re able to concentrate on the other components you’re going to place inside. With a spacious 18.30L volume to build in, the NR200P Max features a tool-free design for the external panels and a removable GPU panel at the rear for easier installation....

The brave browser is rapidly gaining popularity among many Internet users because of its performance, built-in ad blocker, and Brave rewards, to name a few. However, just like other browsers, it can also experience bugs and issues. Some common issues are browser crashing, freezing, and pages not displaying or loading. And in the worst cases, the browser fails to open. Sometimes a simple page reload is what it takes to get it up and running again....

Back in the day, the bulk of AMD’s business was client CPUs for midrange PCs, but today, most of AMD’s money comes from its sales of EPYC processors for data centers. To that end, AMD had every right to call itself a data center company for quite some time. Yet, this week, Lisa Su, chief executive of the chip designer, formally said (viaSeekingAlpha) that AMD is now a ‘data center first’ company....