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...
Intel 3.2E vs. 3.2EE vs. 3.2C: Comparing Baseline Performance
The 3.2E Prescott brings the number of Intel 3.2GHz processors to 3. We compare the performance of the three 3.2 CPUs on our reference Asus P4C800-E using our...
19 by Wesley Fink on 2/12/2004SiS offers DDR2-800, PCI Express and no AGP in 2004
Unveiled: SiS' plans for 2004
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/6/2004Intel's Pentium 4 E: Prescott Arrives with Luggage
Intel's first 90nm processor is here and after delays and much waiting, we're getting much more than we bargained for. If you thought this chip was just a...
104 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 2/1/2004VIA Picks up the Pieces: AGP <b><i>and</b></i> PCI Express on 2004 Roadmap
VIA's 2004 chipset roadmap reveals plans to lengthen the PCI Express transition...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/31/2004Intel Chipsets to Lack AGP Support?
Another look at Intel's roadmaps reveal that 925X and 915 (Alderwood and Grantsdale) may lack AGP support in an attempt to move to PCI Express right away.
37 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/30/2004Intel 2004 CPU/Chipset Roadmap Update
Ask and you shall receive, we brought you information about AMD's 2004 Roadmap in a concise package and now after hearing your requests we've done the same for Intel's CPUs...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi, Kris Kubicki and Wesley Fink on 1/21/2004AMD 2004 CPU Roadmap Update
AMD's roadmap can be a bit confusing, so we put together a quick one-pager to help clear things up...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/13/2004Athlon64 3400+: Part 2
AMD has been busy the last few weeks. First came the 3000+, which established a new lower price point for the Athlon64 family. Then, AMD announced their...
20 by Wesley Fink on 1/12/2004Covert Ops in Taiwan - Intel Tejas & Socket 775 Unveiled
While we're off in Vegas a very good friend of ours got us some pictures and information about the successor to Intel's Prescott - codenamed Tejas and Intel's new...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2004AMD's Athlon 64 3400+: Death of the FX-51
AMD's Athlon 64 FX-51 had a very short lived life, the final nail in its coffin being the Athlon 64 3400+ at around half its price and offering all...
38 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/6/2004Athlon64 3000+: 64-bit at Half the Price
AMD gives us a Christmas present with the early release of the Athlon64 3000+. The operating speed is the same as the 3200+, but cache is reduced to 512kb...
75 by Wesley Fink on 12/22/2003Budget CPU Shootout: Clash of the 'rons
Both AMD and Intel offer a large selection of budget CPUs. With the holiday season upon us, we take a look at 10 processors for less than $100. What...
97 by Derek Wilson on 12/4/2003SiS755 Reference Board: Athlon64 from SiS
SiS introduces a new Athlon 64 chipset with both 800 HyperTransport speed and AGP/PCI lock. This combination of features is not available from either VIA or nForce3-150. ...
16 by Wesley Fink on 11/23/2003AMD Athlon 64 & Athlon 64 FX - It's Judgment Day
Since February 2002 we've been waiting and today, AMD has finally given us the Athlon 64. How does it compare to the Pentium 4 and the new Extreme...
122 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/23/2003Athlon64 Preview: nForce3 at 2.0GHz
With the Athlon64 launch just a few weeks away, we take a look at how Athlon64 will likely perform. Does AMD have another winner?
79 by Wesley Fink on 9/4/2003Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz - The Real Slim Shady
Patiently waiting after AMD's launch of the Athlon XP 3200+, Intel responds with the 3.2GHz Pentium 4 to finish off the Northwood line...as well as AMD's Athlon XP line.
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2003Intel 865 (Springdale) Chipset: Mainstream Dual DDR
We were impressed with the feature set of the 875P chipset, but taken back by its price tag. Will the 865 family of chipsets be able to offer...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/21/2003AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 4: Desktop Performance
With NVIDIA's nForce3 Pro chipset on the way, you may be tempted to use AMD's Opteron in your personal machine. How does the Opteron perform in desktop environments...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/24/2003AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 2: Enterprise Performance
You've read all about the architecture behind it in Part 1, now read about how Opteron performs in the Enterprise segment in Part 2...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/23/2003AMD Opteron Coverage - Part 1: Intro to Opteron/K8 Architecture
Find out all there is to know about AMD's latest microprocessor in this introductory article.
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/23/2003
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