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...
Half Life 2 CPU Performance
How do CPUs impact performance in the most CPU and GPU taxing game we've seen to date? We look at CPU performance as well as GPU scaling performance...
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/26/2005The Consequence of Waking Up a Sleeping Giant: Intel Roadmaps Inside
Intel might have dropped the ball in 2004, but if their roadmap is only a fraction of what they anticipate, 2005/2006 are going to be a very wild ride.
74 by Kristopher Kubicki on 1/25/2005NVIDIA nForce Professional Brings Huge I/O to Opteron
The newest core logic solution from NVIDIA brings PCI Express, 10 USB 2.0 connections, SATA 3Gb/s, and a whole lot more to the Opteron platform. Already being qualified on...
55 by Derek Wilson on 1/24/2005Morphing nForce4 Ultra into nForce4 SLI
Shifting drivers, driver lockouts, and SLI-type performance on the Ultra chipset lead us to take a closer look at the real story on SLI/Ultra chipsets.
85 by Wesley Fink on 1/18/2005AMD CPU Roadmap: Q4'04 Two Heads are Better than One
AMD reveals more of their plans for 2005, with new additions to the Sempron family along with some information on their dual core plans. How long will that...
31 by Jarred Walton on 12/18/2004Intel's Pentium 4 570J - Will 3.8GHz do the trick?
Intel has been facing an uphill battle lately when it comes to striving for that performance crown. Now at 3.8GHz, are things any better?
42 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/14/2004ATI Radeon Xpress 200: Performance, PCI Express & DX9 for Athlon 64
Who would have thought ATI could get so much right in their first trip to the plate? ATI launches an Athlon 64 chipset with PCI Express that performs...
45 by Wesley Fink on 11/8/2004Multiple Front Side Buses; Coming to an Intel Server Near You
We have more details on Multiple FSB, Dual Core and a general overview of Intel codenames for the next few months.
19 by Kristopher Kubicki on 11/4/2004Pentium 4 3.46 Extreme Edition and 925XE: 1066MHz FSB Support is Here
With their latest release Intel has bumped the Pentium 4's FSB from 800MHz up to just over 1GHz. But does it do anything for performance?
63 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/31/2004Intel CPU Roadmap: Less is More
By now, most of you have heard the big news about upcoming dual core processors and cancelled 4.0 GHz chips. However, those still looking for all the little...
22 by Jarred Walton on 10/27/2004Intel's Dual Core Strategy Investigated
Been hearing conflicting dual core information lately? Here's a compilation of everything we have and know about Intel's dual core plans for the next two years.
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/22/2004AMD Athlon 64 4000+ & FX-55: A Thorough Investigation
AMD continues to release new 130nm Athlon 64 and FX-55 chips in an attempt to further secure their grasp on the performance crown. But they have left a...
89 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/19/2004nForce4: PCI Express and SLI for Athlon 64
The nVidia Athlon 64 chipset gets PCI Express, Dual video cards, and a slew of refinements. How does nForce4 compare?
101 by Wesley Fink on 10/19/2004VIA Q3 2004 Chipset Roadmap Updates
We take a quick look at VIA's latest roadmap for their chipsets. Competition in the chipset arena is really starting to heat up as the various parties race...
12 by Jarred Walton on 10/16/2004.09 Athlon 64: Value, Speed and Overclocking
AMD quietly introduced their first processors with the 90nm die-shrink. How do the 90nm parts compare to the current 130nm processors? Is overclocking all we hoped...
89 by Wesley Fink on 10/14/2004A bit about the NX bit; Virus Protection Woes
Today we look at buffer overflows and how NX doesn't stop them.
17 by Kristopher Kubicki on 10/11/2004AMD CPU Roadmap: Q3'04 Lots More Semprons
In our latest update to AMD's roadmap, we look at the future of the various AMD platforms. Perhaps more interesting than what is included is what is not...
15 by Jarred Walton on 10/8/2004Announcing RS690 and Kaleidoscope IGP; Expanding the ATI Core Logic Sector
ATI has come a long way with their core logic, doubling their SKUs in the next 18 months. We have some details on all the new product code...
7 by Jarred Walton on 9/27/2004Intel Roadmap Update: Mobile and Server Edition
A look at the latest Intel roadmap, focusing on the mobile and server segments.
6 by Jarred Walton on 9/2/2004Roadmap Update: Pentium 4 6xx now with Enhanced Speed Step
NetBurst takes a hint from P6? It looks like the solution to Prescott's cooling issues might be Intel's version of Cool 'n Quiet already in place on Dothan.
17 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/1/2004
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