AMD’s K6-III ‘Sharptooth’ debuted this week in 1999 with on-die L2 cache to savage the Intel Pentium II — it also held the line against the Pentium III

AMD launched its first processors with on-die L2 cache this week in 1999, heralding the beginning of the Super Socket 7 era.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Intel Core i9-14900K faceoff — Intel’s Raptor Lake platform continues to be relevant in 2026

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D now leads AMD’s gaming lineup, but Intel’s Core i9-14900K remains a powerful choice for productivity-focused users. We tested both in a head-to-head battle to see which CPU comes out on top.
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Intel mobile CPUs have achieved up to 95x performance uplift over the past two decades — benchmarking the gains from 45nm Penryn to 18A Panther Lake

Leading Linux publication Phoronix has tested 15 Intel mobile processors launched over an 18-year period.

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Behind the scenes of our massive CPU retest for Bench — testing at 1080p, choosing new apps, and gathering data for a decade of CPUs

We’re retesting a decade’s worth of CPUs for our CPU hierarchy and Bench database, and we’re taking Tom’s Hardware Premium users behind the scenes to show you how it’s done.
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Testing CPU scaling in Resident Evil Requiem — and why we weren’t able to finish the job

We tested CPU scaling in Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem with some fascinating results. However, we weren’t able to get through a full suite of CPUs due to Capcom’s use of Denuvo Anti-Tamper in Resident Evil 9.
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Nvidia’s N1/N1X chips leak once again, this time tipped for release in first half of 2026 — hotly-anticipated chips to reportedly debut on Dell and Lenovo laptops

After years of rumors and leaks, something feels different in the air as multiple reports are now pointing toward an actual, official launch for Nvidia’s N1/N1X SoCs. These highly elusive chips have been in the works for y…

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Meta strikes up to $100B AMD chip deal as it chases ‘personal superintelligence’

Meta is buying billions of dollars in AMD AI chips in a multiyear deal tied to a 160 million-share warrant, deepening its push to diversify beyond Nvidia and expand data center capacity.

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Intel preps CPUs with ‘Unified Core’ architecture — job listing hints at evolution beyond Intel’s hybrid design

Intel’s confirms ‘Unified Cores’ project in a job listing, but actual CPUs with these unified cores could be years away.
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AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 — next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil

AMD and Intel are both preparing next-gen desktop CPUs with major architectural improvements that now seem to be delayed. This includes Nova Lake, which has been confirmed for a 2026 year-end release time and again, and Ze…

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Intel Bartlett Lake-S CPUs reportedly wield 12 blazing P-cores and 5.8 GHz boost — turbocharged chips that will not make it to retail

Intel’s Core 200E-series ‘Bartlett Lake’ CPUs to offer up to 12 cores at a 125W TDP, according to a leak.

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