AMD finally puts a price tag on the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 and it’s hefty

AMD has priced its Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at $899, targeting power users who want top-tier performance without rebuilding. Dual 3D V-Cache and AM5 support promise gains, but real-world results still need to prove it.

AMD reveals $899 price tag for Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — first dual-cache X3D CPU is $200 more expensive than the Ryzen 9 9950X3D

AMD revealed its upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will launch for $899 on April 22, which marks a $200 price increase over the previous Ryzen 9 9950X3D.

Intel’s OEM-only Bartlett Lake CPU modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboard beats AMD’s Ryzen 9 9900X3D in Cinebench multi-core test — Core 9 273QPE has 12 cores, 24 threads, and hits 5.4GHz

Bartlett Lake, Intel’s P-core only family of CPUs intended for edge and industrial use cases has been modded to run on consumer Z790 motherboards. At the moment, the flagship Core 9 273QPE with 12 Raptor Cove P-cores is po…

AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 listed around $1,000 at several retailers across Canada and the UK — New flagship dual-cache CPU might demand a hefty premium

Listings for the 9950X3D2 have started to pop up at many different vendors, with some even listing preliminary prices. We found the CPU going for roughly $1,000 at two Canadian retailers, and just a smidge below that at a …

Intel’s upcoming Wildcat Lake low-budget CPUs leak out again — OEM confirms specs for Core 7 350, Core 5 320, & Core 3 305 in first retail product datasheet

Wildcat Lake is Intel’s upcoming family of low-budget and low-power CPUs intended for OEMs. We’ve already seen many leaks surrounding this family, but now a new product from Advantech has listed three SKUs in a datasheet f…

Hobbyist builds a homebrew Intel 8086 ISA accelerator card — maker’s project improves integer multiplication on these retro systems by 250%

Computer scientist showcases their hardware multiplication ISA card accelerator for Intel 8086 and Intel 8088 PC systems.

Intel’s upcoming 42-core Nova Lake SKU allegedly upgraded to 44 cores — New config frees up 6P+12E tiles that could trickle down as locked bLLC variants

A 42-core SKU from the upcoming Nova Lake-S CPU family has reportedly been upgraded to 44 cores by swapping the 6P+12E tile with an 8P+12E tile, allowing the chip to achieve symmetry across its dual-tile config. Those left…

Modder uses Claude AI to rewrite BIOS so they can boot unsupported 12 P-core Bartlett Lake CPU in Windows on a Z790 motherboard

A modder has successfully booted a 12-core Bartlett Lake-S CPU into Windows using a modified BIOS on an Asus Z790 motherboard.

Intel’s potent 18-core Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus CPU lands at retail for under $200

Intel’s chip matches similarly-priced AMD parts in gaming and mercilessly wallops them in multi-threaded work.

Level up your gaming setup with this Core Ultra 5 250K Plus bundle for $299 — save $60 with ASRock’s rock-solid B860 motherboard

Newegg puts up a new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and ASRock B860 Rock WiFi 7 bundle for grabs at $299.