ThreadRipper 2: Die Four Real
The 2950X and 2990WX are both ThreadRipper 2 chips but are very different beasts under the hood. The 2950X has two active die similar to the original chips while the 2990WX has…
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Tag: Core i9
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and 2990WX Review: Moving Forward
Today, we are talking about something that would have seen impossible just a few shorts years ago— a 32-core processor for consumers. While I realize that talking about the history…
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Podcast #469 – Marseille mCable, Core i9, Coffee Lake, Vega mGPU, and more!
PC Perspective Podcast #469 - 09/28/17 Join us for discussion on AMD Raven Ridge rumors, Intel and Global Foundries new fabrication technology! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still...
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Double the price; not so much performance though … Skylake-X versus ThreadRipper
You cannot really talk about the new Skylake-X parts from Intel without bringing up AMD's Threadripper as that is the i9-7980XE and i9-7960X's direct competition. From a financial standpoint, AMD is the…
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The Intel Core i9-7980XE and 7960X Review: Skylake-X at $1999 and 18-cores
It has been an interesting 2017 for Intel. Though still the dominant market share leader in consumer processors of all shapes and sizes, from DIY PCs to notebooks to servers,…
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Intel Fills In the Gaps on Core X-Series Processor Specs
Intel launched the first half of its X-Series processor lineup earlier this year, releasing up to the 10-core i9-7900X. But with the upcoming release of AMD's 16-core Threadripper 1950X,...
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Plan 9 from Skylake-X
The Tech Report recently wrapped up the first part of their review of Intel's new Core i9-7900X, focusing on its effectiveness in production machine. Their benchmarks cover a variety of scientific tasks…
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The Intel Core i9-7900X 10-core Skylake-X Processor Review
Intel is at an important crossroads for its consumer product lines. Long accused of ignoring the gaming and enthusiast markets, focusing instead on laptops and smartphones/tablets at the direct expense…
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Intel Core X-Series Coming to Alienware Area-51 Desktops
Dell has announced upcoming Alienware Area-51 gaming desktops featuring Intel's new Core X-Series processors, with CPU options up to the 10-core Intel Core i9 7900X and GPU configurations up to dual GeForce…
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Podcast #452 – Computex Special
PC Perspective Podcast #452 - 01/01/17 Join us for talk about Computex 2017 and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS...
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Intel Core i9 Announced: 18-core Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X and X299
During its press conference at Computex 2017, Intel has officially announced the upcoming release of an entire new family of HEDT (high-end desktop) processors along with a new…
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Podcast #450 – AMD Ryzen, AMD EPYC, AMD Threadripper, AMD Vega, and more non AMD news!
PC Perspective Podcast #450 - 05/18/17 Join us for AMD Announcments, Core i9 leaks, OpenCL updates, and more! You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly...
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The internet is whipping out some Core-i9 tales
A two part rumour circulating the internet this morning, involving new processors and a new naming convention. The leak that The Inquirer posted about this morning reveals six new Intel...
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