CPUs
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
AnandTech Interview with Miguel Nunes: VP for Windows and Chrome PCs, Qualcomm
During this time of supply crunch, there is more focus on ever on the PC and laptop markets – every little detail gets scrutinized depending on what models have...
37 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/14/2022
NVIDIA-Arm Acquisition Officially Nixed, SoftBank to IPO Arm Instead
NVIDIA’s year-and-a-half long effort to acquire Arm has come to an end this morning, as NVIDIA and Arm owner SoftBank have announced that the two companies are officially calling...
108 by Ryan Smith on 2/8/2022
AMD Reports Q4 2021 and FY 2021 Earnings: Turning Silicon Into Gold
As the full year 2021 earnings season rolls along, the next major chip maker out of the gate is AMD, who has been enjoying a very positive trajectory in...
26 by Ryan Smith on 2/1/2022
Intel Reports Q4 2021 and FY 2021 Earnings: Ending 2021 On A High Note
Kicking off yet another earnings season, we once again start with Intel. The reigning 800lb gorilla of the chipmaking world is reporting its Q4 2021 and full-year financial results...
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Intel Alder Lake-H Core i9-12900HK Review: MSI's Raider GE76 Goes Hybrid
At CES this year, Intel officially announced its expanded Alder Lake lineup including the performance-laptop focused H-Series processors, which traditionally fit in the 45-Watt range. Today we finally get...
153 by Brett Howse on 1/25/2022
Interview with Intel’s Dan Ragland, Head of Overclocking: Tuning Alder Lake For Performance
The topic of overclocking has been an interesting one to track over the years. Over a decade ago, when dealing with 2-4 core processors, an effective overclock gave a...
41 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/24/2022
Intel Announces Ohio Fab Complex: 2 New Fabs For $20B, And Space For More
With fab expansions on tap across the entire semiconductor industry, Intel today is laying out their own plans for significantly increasing their production capacity by announcing their intention to...
114 by Ryan Smith on 1/21/2022
Intel Expands 12th Gen Core to Ultraportable Laptops, from 5-cores at 9 W to 14-cores at 28 W
Over the years Intel has prided itself on its ability to provide processors that fit into the ultraportable, professional market. We’re talking thin and light designs with obscene levels...
92 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/19/2022
How Low Cost Can Chiplets Go? Depends on the Optimization, says AMD’s CEO Dr. Lisa Su
While not the absolute first company in the market to talk about putting different types of silicon inside the same package, AMD’s launch of Ryzen 3000 back in July...
55 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/14/2022
PCI Express 6.0 Specification Finalized: x16 Slots to Reach 128GBps
This morning the PCI Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) is releasing the much-awaited final (1.0) specification for PCI Express 6.0. The next generation of the ubiquitous bus is once again...
77 by Ryan Smith on 1/11/2022
Intel Changes Senior Executives: VP That Led CES is Out, New CFO
At the close of play today, Intel is announcing two major changes at the top of its organization. The big one is that EVP and GM of Intel’s Client...
18 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/10/2022
AMD: We’re Using an Optimized TSMC 5nm Process
When AMD started using TSMC’s 7nm process for the Zen 2 processor family that launched in November 2019, one of the overriding messages of that launch was that it...
44 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/10/2022
AMD Expanding Into Tesla Model 3 and Model Y
One constant theme throughout AMD’s recent resurgence into high-performance computing has been the messaging around the scalability of its platform. Building a processor that can scale both from single...
14 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/10/2022
CES 2022: AMD’s Next-Gen AM5 Platform to Have Long Term Support
One of the key aspects of AMD’s offering in the consumer desktop space is the longevity of its socket and platform. Throughout the years, AMD has leveraged a single...
42 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/7/2022
AMD’s Barcelo: Zen 3 APU Refresh for 2022
One of the key elements to how processor portfolios will evolve moving forward involves mixing and matching current generation and previous generation parts using the benefits of (supposedly) cheaper...
16 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/6/2022
Intel Announces 12th Gen Core Alder Lake: 22 New Desktop-S CPUs, 8 New Laptop-H CPUs
When Intel launched its 12th Generation Core family of processors late last year, it was only a small set of overclockable parts for desktops that came to market. Featuring...
102 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
Intel Keynote and SVP Greg Bryant at CES 2022: Live Blog (10am PT, 1800 UTC)
Today is a day for CES keynotes, and up next is Intel. Here we'll be getting SVP Greg Bryant to talk us through the next generation of hardware launches...
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AMD Announces Ryzen 6000 Mobile CPUs for Laptops: Zen3+ on 6nm with RDNA2 Graphics
The notebook market is a tough nut to crack with a single solution. People want that mix of high performance at the top, cost effectiveness at the bottom, and...
77 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
AMD CPUs in 2022: Zen 4 in Second Half, Ryzen 7 5800X3D with V-Cache by Spring
One of the things I look forward to every year is whether the major companies I write about are prepared to showcase their upcoming products in advance – because...
99 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
AMD Keynote and Dr. Lisa Su at CES 2022: Live Blog (7am PT, 15:00 UTC)
It's the first week of a new year, which can only mean it's the annual CES trade show! As per usual, the big names have major presentations set up...
15 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/4/2022
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