Intel
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
Intel Files Antitrust Suit Against SoftBank-Controlled Firm Over Patent Aggregation
Intel this week filed an lawsuit against Fortress Investment Group, a patent assertion entity controlled by SoftBank. Responding to a series of patent infringement lawsuits that Fortress has brought...
21 by Anton Shilov on 10/23/2019Lenovo: Foldable ThinkPad X1 to Launch in 2020
At Canalys Channels Forum last week, Lenovo finally revealed launch timeframe for its foldable ThinkPad X1 hybrid notebook that was first revealed in May. The company says that the...
9 by Anton Shilov on 10/21/2019LGA4677 Socket Spotted: Future Server Socket with PCIe 5.0 Support
TE Connectivity, a maker of various connectivity solutions in general and CPU sockets in particular, has revealed its roadmap describing future sockets for what looks like a range of...
17 by Anton Shilov on 10/16/2019Diving into Intel’s Regional Focus: How is the UK different to the US? What about Brexit?
In this industry, it’s very easy to fall into a lull that the North American market is blueprint from which every other commercial market is drawn up. In reality...
34 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/10/2019Intel Releases Advisory: Update X299 for Cascade-X, and Lose Kaby-X Support
Motherboard firmware is a fickle thing: in order to support as many CPUs as possible, especially in the multi-core and turbo era, each processor has to have its own...
23 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/10/2019Intel Starts to Close Omni-Path: OPA1 Xeon CPUs on EOL, OPA2 Axed
Intel this week announced plans to discontinue its 1st Generation Xeon Scalable processors with Omni-Path interconnect a year from now. With no 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable products announced to...
9 by Anton Shilov on 10/10/2019MSI's Motherboard Refresh for Cascade: Three New Professional X299 Offerings
On the back of Intel's upcoming launch of its HEDT Cascade Lake-X processors in November, MSI has unveiled three new X299 motherboards for content creators, and professional users. The...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/8/2019Intel Starts End-of-Life Plan for Kaby Lake-G
Intel this week initiated its product discontinuance plan for its Kaby Lake-G processors with on-package Radeon RX Vega graphics. The products will be available to order for about the...
14 by Anton Shilov on 10/8/2019The Modular PC: Intel’s new Element brings Project Christine to Life
Way back at CES 2014, Razer’s CEO introduced a revolutionary concept design for a PC that had one main backplane and users could insert a CPU, GPU, power supply...
87 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/7/2019Intel Xeon W-2200 Family: Cascade Lake-X with ECC and 1TB Support
We recently saw the launch of the consumer Cascade Lake high-end desktop processors last week, featuring up to 18 cores at a low launch price. This week Intel is...
30 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/7/2019Intel Announces Price Cut for 9th Generation F and KF Processors
One of the interesting developments of Intel’s 9th Generation Core processors for desktops, known as the S-series, was that the company decided to release versions of the hardware with...
48 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/7/2019The ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 Motherboard Review: Prepare for 9900KS
The battle between Intel and AMD fighting over market share is hotter than it has ever been. With each of the two colossal chip makers doing battle for brand...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/4/2019Intel Quietly Mentions 2.5 GbE Ethernet Controllers
One of the parts that was quietly mentioned in yesterday’s Cascade Lake X-Series processor launch was support for new Ethernet controllers. Specifically it mentioned Intel’s i225 Ethernet controller range...
31 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/3/2019GIGABYTE Unveils Three New 'X299X' Motherboards For Cascade Lake-X
Back at Computex 2019, GIGABYTE had three new models of motherboards on display. These new motherboards at the time were almost mistaken for next-generation Intel boards, with GIGABYTE quickly...
12 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/3/2019Intel Ships Stratix 10 DX FPGAs: Supports PCIe 4.0, UPI, and Optane DCPMM
Last week Intel announced it has started shipments of its Stratix 10 DX FPGA to early adopters. The DC models are designed for next-generation cache-coherent accelerators for custom servers...
4 by Anton Shilov & Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/3/2019HP’s 2019 Spectre 13 X360 Launched: Ice Lake, OLED, 22 Hours
HP has introduced a new version of its 13-inch Spectre x360 convertible laptop. The Project Athena-class hybrid notebook is smaller than its predecessor yet features higher performance, improved responsiveness...
12 by Anton Shilov on 10/3/2019Intel's Cascade Lake-X CPU for High-End Desktops: 18 cores for Under $1000
With someone in the press having broken their embargo earlier today, Intel is lifting the lid earlier than planned on their upcoming Cascade Lake-X family of processors for the...
162 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/1/2019Cryorig C7 G Is A 47mm Low-Profile Cooler with a Graphene Coating, Rated for 125W
Cryorig has introduced its low-profile CPU cooling system for small form-factor PCs that can dissipate up to 125 W. Featuring a 47-mm z-height and a 97-mm depth/width, the Cryorig...
57 by Anton Shilov on 9/26/2019Intel Supply in Q4: “Output Capacity up, Supply-Demand Still High”
Recent reports from media outlet Digitimes have stated that Intel’s high demand issue, and its inability to fully supply that demand, will continue into Q4. The report states that...
32 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/26/2019Intel Announces SSD 665p: Denser, Faster QLC NAND
Intel's Memory and Storage Day event today in South Korea was mostly focused on enterprise and datacenter products, but they did announce an upcoming consumer SSD: The Intel SSD...
27 by Billy Tallis on 9/26/2019