In mid-November, Intel is expected to launch its first desktop chips based on the high-performance Sandy Bridge-E architecture, which are expected to bring a boost in CPU power but also improved overclocking capabilities when compared to today’s second generation Core processors. From the information available at this point in time, Intel’s initial lineup will...
In 2012 and 2013 AMD will introduce a new series of APUs that go beyond Trinity and the other chips that we have come to know, according to a leaked company roadmap that made its way on the Web. As we have revealed previously, the start of 2012 will mark the introduction of the...
In the upcoming year, Intel will intensify its assault on the tablet and smartphone market by releasing two Atom system-on-a-chip devices built using the 32nm fabrication technology, not just one as previously thought. The first one of these chips is known by the code name of Medfield and is the company’s first Atom SoC...
Even though Sandy Bridge-E processors aren’t expected to arrive until mid-November, a Chinese website has already started selling Intel’s upcoming flagship processor based on this architecture, the Core i7-3960X, for a whopping $2001 US (1451 Euro). The processors being sold (more than 15 are available) are actually engineering samples, meant to be used by...
Keenly expected by gamers and enthusiast computer users alike, AMD’s high-performance FX-Series processors based on the Bulldozer architecture are rumored to release on October 13, the Sunnyvale-based company already starting the mass production of these chips. The launch of the FX-Series has been a roller-coaster ride until now, as the CPUs were delayed a...
