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New Qualcomm Snapdragon laptop chip leaks — here’s how it will take on Apple M1
By Brittany Vincent published
Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon 8cx chipset may no long include low-power cores, with two variants apparently in the works.
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Intel Rocket Lake Core i7 and Core i9 leaks: We've got good news and bad news
By Henry T. Casey published
The Intel Rocket Lake Core i7-11700K and Core i9-11900K specs have leaked, and it seems Intel has a mixed bag of chips on its hands.
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MacBook M1 just beaten by Intel chips — in handpicked benchmarks
By Richard Priday published
Intel's new Tiger Lake benchmarks show fatal weaknesses in Apple's M1 chips, but the tests are designed to tell a particular story.
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AMD CES 2021: Ryzen 5000 CPUs could dominate powerful laptops this year
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
AMD's Ryzen 5000 processors for ultraportable and gaming laptops promise a lot of portable Zen 3 power in 2021.
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Intel announces Rocket Lake-S processors, 11th gen Core H for gaming at CES 2021
By Henry T. Casey published
Intel's big day at CES 2021 — from two major gaming lines to vPro and education focused chips — explained
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Intel Rocket Lake benchmark reveals killer gaming performance — and AMD should be worried
By James Archer published
A leaked benchmark shows shows Intel’s upcoming Rocket Lake flagship, the Core i9-11900K, beats its AMD rival.
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Look out Apple M1: AMD reportedly developing ARM silicon chip
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Apple M1 chip performance could get a challenge from AMD ARM-based silicon.
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AMD Zen 3 event live stream: How to watch the Ryzen 5000 reveal live
By Michael Andronico published
A big fall for computing rolls on as AMD is about to unleash its new Zen 3 processors on the world.
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