There's more evidence that Arrow Lake-S CPUs might not have Hyper-Threading. Following previously leaked slides, an entry on Intel test machines with an undisclosed Arrow Lake CPU with 24 cores and 24 threads has been found. Hyper-Threading is a multithreading technique that enables physical cores in Intel CPUs to accomplish …
Read More »Intel Bartlett Lake-S to extend the LGA 1700 socket through another generation
When most thought that Intel was done with the LGA 1700 socket after launching the Raptor Lake Refresh (14th Gen), a new report suggests that might not be the case. It seems Intel will extend the LGA 1700 socket for yet another generation that will coexist with Arrow Lake-S. This …
Read More »Intel CEO says Panther Lake will double AI performance
During Intel's Q4 2023 earnings call, CEO, Pat Gelsinger, revealed that the upcoming Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake products are expected to provide an impressive threefold boost in AI acceleration compared to Meteor Lake, the first AI-enabled product in Intel's “Core Ultra” range. However, Intel plans to go even further …
Read More »Leaked slides details Intel Thunderbolt 5 controller for Arrow Lake-S CPUs
Intel's recently announced Thunderbolt 5 controller (codenamed Barlow Bridge) was announced back in December. The successor to Thunderbolt 4 comes with significant improvements to the connection standard. Although it's not available on Meteor Lake Core Ultra 100 series laptops, some high-end laptops powered by Raptor Lake-R-HX chips already support the …
Read More »Leaked slides share more details on Intel Arrow Lake-S and 800-series chipsets
Some of Intel's confidential slides have been leaked on social media, giving us the first glimpse of what the upcoming Arrow Lake-S and 800-series chipsets will offer. The information provided in the documents shared by YuuKi_AnS (via VideoCardz) mentions the MTL-S (Meteor Lake-S), which has been officially discontinued. However, the …
Read More »CES 2024: Gigabyte showcases new white hardware, OLED monitors and more
Our journey around the halls of CES continues today with a stop at Gigabyte debuts its first fully white motherboards and other components, alongside new PCs, laptops, OLED monitors and RTX 40 Super graphics cards. Aside from new all-white versions of motherboards, graphics cards and power supplies, Gigabyte is also …
Read More »CES 2024: MSI launches its first gaming handheld and new wave of laptops for gaming and AI
We've covered MSI's components, now it is time to see what's coming up on the laptop front. At CES this year, MSI is launching its new Titan 18 HX laptop, as well as the company's first gaming handheld, powered by an Intel Core Ultra processor. On the laptop side, the …
Read More »CES 2024: Leo benchmarks Meteor Lake
It has been a few weeks since Intel launched its new Core Ultra processors for laptops. As part of the Pre-CES media day, we got to spend some time with the first Meteor Lake laptops. In this video, Leo sits down to get some benchmarks in. In one of the …
Read More »MSI’s upcoming gaming handheld leaks ahead of CES
A few notable handheld PC competitors have popped up over the past year. In 2024, MSI will be joining them with the now leaked MSI Claw handheld. Like the Steam Deck, MSI's handheld is all one solid piece, so the controllers aren't detachable. However, based on leaked marketing images, it …
Read More »Intel Core i9-14900KS appears in the wild
Rumours have been circulating for months about a possible Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU, but up to now, there have been no real leaks about it. Although it's unclear if it's legit and not photoshopped, a picture of what seems to be a sample of the rumoured i9-14900KS has just appeared …
Read More »MSI is developing two ATX12VO-ready motherboards and a PSU
The industry is planning to transition away from the traditional ATX standard, which has been in use for decades, to a new standard known as the Intel ATX12VO (Advanced Technology Extended 12 Volts Only). This departure from PSUs with multiple voltage rails (3.3V, 5V, and 12V) to the new single …
Read More »Intel’s roadmap shows Battlemage GPU architecture is on track to debut in 2024
A new Intel roadmap covering the desktop/mobile CPU, workstation CPU and GPU segments, has begun circulating. The roadmap highlighted several new products launched in 2023: the 14th Generation Core series, Core Ultra 100, Xeon Sapphire Rapids, and discrete graphics like Arc. However, it also included what we can expect for …
Read More »ExtraSS framework is Intel’s answer to DLSS 3 and FSR 3 frame generation technologies
Intel has recently unveiled a new technology designed to improve picture quality and performance, much like what DLSS and FSR do. Based on frame extrapolation, the framework is described in a research paper presented at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 event in Sydney. The paper (via Wccftech) named “ExtraSS: A Framework …
Read More »MSI unveils new Prestige 16 AI laptops with Intel Core Ultra CPUs
MSI has recently announced the launch of its new Prestige 16 AI series of laptops. Featuring unique AI-based technologies and the new Intel Core Ultra CPUs, the new MSI laptops come in 16-inch and 13-inch models for you to choose from. The lightweight Prestige 16 AI laptops feature the new …
Read More »Intel launches Meteor Lake with first wave of Core Ultra processors
Back at Intel Innovation 2023, Intel announced plans to launch its Intel Core Ultra processors in mid December. Based on the Meteor Lake architecture, the first wave of Core Ultra CPUs for laptops have now been officially announced and we have all the details on specs and features.
Read More »Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger will host a keynote at CES 2024
Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, is expected to deliver a keynote speech on January 9th as a part of Intel's participation at CES 2024. The discussion will focus on the intersection of silicon and software and improving the accessibility of artificial intelligence. CNBC journalist Kristina Partsinevelos will join Gelsinger in this …
Read More »Intel Core Ultra 7 155H iGPU outperforms AMD Radeon 780M in 3DMark TimeSpy
With Intel's Meteor Lake (Core Ultra 100) processors just days away from their official launch, benchmark leaks have begun appearing as tests get underway. In the latest, we see the new Xe-powered iGPU for the Core Ultra 7 155H processor outperforming the Radeon 780M in 3DMark TimeSpy. According to the …
Read More »Intel to keep Moore’s Law alive with 3D stacked CMOS transistors with backside power
As technology advances, the demand for faster computation is increasing, leading chip designers to seek ways to integrate more components into processors. At IEDM 2023, during a technical session, Intel researchers demonstrated their latest technological breakthrough that will allow just that: 3D-stacked CMOS transistors with backside power and direct backside …
Read More »Leo talks DDR5 with AMD’s Martijn Boonstra
We dig into the details of EXPO and talk about the balance between clock speed and latency...
Read More »Leo Says Ep.71: Intel attacks AMD with crazy PDF file!
Intel uploaded and swiftly deleted an odd presentation this week. The slides told a story of 'Core Truths', taking aim at AMD's new Ryzen laptop processor naming scheme and accusing AMD of selling 'snake oil'. Leo gives his thoughts...
Read More »Intel veteran talks DDR5
Leo had some good luck while he was working on a video about DDR5 RAM when he got into conversation with Dan Ragland at Intel. Dan is a 25 year veteran at Intel and has the title of 'Principal Engineer' with the added bonus that he is genuinely excited about Overlocking, XMP, Latency and BIOS settings. If you want to understand how to overclock your memory or how to get the best out of your Core i9 processor, just listen to Dan.
Read More »Intel Arrow Lake-H mobile CPU featuring 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores spotted
Intel plans to unveil its Meteor Lake processors next month, but it has already started to send samples of its successor, Arrow Lake, to some of its partners. At least that seems to be the case based on the shipping manifests that have appeared online, where you can see an …
Read More »Intel Xeon “Emerald Rapids” CPU benchmarks give us an early look at performance
Intel's upcoming Emerald Rapids HPC processor series aims to enhance its Xeon lineup by increasing the number of cores. Intel's 5th Gen Xeon architecture is expected to increase the core count to 64 cores and now thanks to some early benchmark numbers, we have an idea of what kind of …
Read More »Intel Arrow Lake iGPU will reportedly be based on new Xe-LPG Plus architecture with XMX
Intel Arrow Lake is still far from release, but as is common with most upcoming CPU architecture, we're getting more and more information about it through leaks. The latest one refers to its integrated graphics, which look like an enhanced version of the Xe-LPG that will debut with the Meteor …
Read More »Black Friday 2023: Best PC component deals
Black Friday has arrived - if you are looking around for some new PC upgrades, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've found for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, RAM, AIO liquid coolers and M.2 SSDs.
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake iGPU trades blows with Radeon 780M in benchmark
Back at Intel Innovation 2023, we had a sneak peek at the iGPU found in Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake processors, which will be released next month under the new Intel Core Ultra branding. Now, some leaks a giving us a better idea of what to expect, with one benchmark listing …
Read More »Intel Lunar Lake MX leak points to 8 CPU cores and a “Battlemage” iGPU
We're still some ways off from Intel launching its Lunar Lake chips but recent leaks give us an early idea of specifications and other upgrades. In leaked slides, it is claimed that Lunar Lake MX processors will feature TDPs ranging from 8W at the low end to 30W at most. …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake iGPU outperforms Arc A350M in OpenCL benchmark
The upcoming Intel Core 100 Ultra series, codenamed Meteor Lake, will have a dedicated GPU tile based on the same architecture used in Intel's Arc Alchemist desktop and mobile processors. Based on the Xe-HPG architecture, this iGPU is expected to be as good as an entry-level dedicated GPU, and the …
Read More »Intel Core Ultra Meteor Lake-H processors will use up to 45W
The first Intel Core Ultra processors should be arriving next month but there will be some more changes beyond the shift to Core Ultra branding. While previously, Intel separated its laptop processors based on TDP, with higher-power chips belonging to the H series and low-power SKUs going to the P …
Read More »Intel Vision 2024 scheduled for April 2024
Intel recently announced that it will hold the next Vision event in April 2024. The event will run for two days, on April 8th and 9th, where the company will give business and technology executive leaders a chance to come together to learn what the future holds for AI, edge-to-cloud, …
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