PC makers face shortages of Intel and AMD CPUs that stretch up to six months — lead time for orders jumps from just two weeks in the face of AI demand

Many PC manufacturers are facing challenges in acquiring inventory of Intel and AMD CPUs, saying that there is not enough supply to meet consumer demand.

Intel officially releases Xeon 600 chips, announces new vPro Panther Lake CPUs — ‘all-new’ vPro platform goes all-in on AI

Intel has officially released its Xeon 600 workstation CPUs, previously known as Granite Rapids-WS, as well as detailed new features coming to its vPro platform with new Panther Lake CPUs for businesses.

Arm is releasing the first in-house chip in its 35-year history

Arm is producing its own CPU for the first time. It developed the CPU with Meta, which is also the chip’s first customer.

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus review: The new best $200 CPU

Intel’s new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus establishes a new baseline for performance in the $200 CPU category. After running it through an extensive suite of benchmarks across games and applications, our testing shows it can matc…

AMD’s Enterprise CPU and GPU roadmap: Venice, Verano, Zen 6, Helios, and CDNA

AMD has impressive plans in the data center realm for 2026 and 2027 that could further impress its position on the market for CPUs and AI GPUs with products like its Helios platform and Instinct MI500 AI accelerators.

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus review: Back from the brink

After testing the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, we’ve seen fantastic application performance across our suite of benchmarks. Gaming performance still struggles, however, even with Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh changes and an intere…

Intel’s long-rumored Core Ultra 3 205 CPU finally appears for sale at French retailer — priced at $182, early listing confirms previously-known specs for the chip

The Core Ultra 3 205 is an 8-core chip with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, part of the Arrow Lake family, branded as the Core Ultra 200S series. It never officially launched despite being listed at several OEM…

Testing CPU scaling in Crimson Desert — X3D wins, but not by much, and Raptor Lake shines

We tested 20 CPUs in Crimson Desert to see how performance holds up with various gaming processors. The results are positive, showcasing Pearl Abyss’ unique BlackSpace engine that’s been in development for years.