First sighting of a 10 P-core only Bartlett Lake CPU emerges, featuring 26% better multi-core performance than the Core i5-14400, which has four more cores. 10 P-cores beat six P-cores and four E-cores.
Intel's mainstream Arrow Lake lineup is due for a refresh later this year, and while we've already seen a lot about the desktop parts, the first mobile SKU has just appeared on PassMark with some impressive scores to boot. It beats every x86 laptop processor and gives most desktop SKUs a run for their money as well.
Increasing DDR5 prices are leading buyers to buy "ancient" desktop platforms going as far back as the DDR3 era. YouTuber discovers 4790K powered system with an RTX 2060 Super and $40 worth of 32GB DDR3 memory can run games modern AAA games at 60FPS.
GlobalFoundries acquires more CPU IP as it is reshaping its role in the semiconductor supply chain and becomes an IP and manufacturing partner rather than just a chipmaker.
The new Ryzen AI Max+ 392 has popped up on Geekbench with a single-core score of 2,917 points and a multi-core score of 18,071 points, posting impressive results across the board that match high-end desktop SKUs. The test stems from an Asus TUF Gaming A14 laptop that we checked out at CES 2026.
AMD announced the Ryzen AI 400 series at CES with a Q1 2026 launch window, but apparently the first laptops in China to feature Gorgon Point are coming as soon as January 22, 2026. An official Asus listing in the region has shown off a new laptop with the Ryzen AI 7 445 inside set to drop in just a few days.
Even though the N1 SoCs have never actually been officially unveiled, we do know they exist, as confirmed by even Nvidia's own CEO. However, beyond powering the DGX Spark, we've never seen this silicon make it to market, and Dell's latest laptop might be the closest we've gotten so far to seeing that reality.
At this year's CES, AMD felt like a dominant force, too focused on AI potential to talk about (or to) consumers. Intel looked more like a laser-focused startup, confidently pitching its Panther Lake chips to gamers, laptop users, and even robot makers.
Following Intel's keynote at CES 2026, we attended a press Q&A at CES in Las Vegas, featuring some of the senior staff behind Intel's Panther Lake architecture, with some illuminating commentary about the new products.
An AMD executive says that they're not too concerned about the memory shortage, points out that AMD has a wide range of CPUs available "for all kinds of price points."
AMD didn't announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at CES 2026, but others have come to the rescue. Alienware China has posted a video on its BiliBili account showing the 9950X3D2 coming to its Area 51 desktop, confirming the chip exists. Moreover, a UK-based system integrator has also put up the 9950X3D2 on its website as part of a workstation.