Is Intel ready to compete with AMD’s X3D chips?
Ask a smattering of PC gamers combing through the aisles of a Micro Center for the best PC parts whether they’re building an AMD or Intel-based desktop, and most of them will say the former.…
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Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost
Ubuntu users could see up to a 20 percent boost in graphics performance on Intel-based systems under a change that will turn off security mitigations for blunting a class of attacks known as Spectre. Spectre,…
Intel teases huge leaps for 18A, the tech behind its next-gen CPUs
Intel is almost literally betting its future on its upcoming “Panther Lake” CPU architecture, as well as the 18A manufacturing process it will be built upon. While we don’t have any concrete details of how…
Which CPU is best for your Copilot+ laptop? Intel vs AMD vs Snapdragon
If you own a Windows 10 PC, now is a good time to consider the question: should I buy something to replace it before support expires this October? And if so, what? For years, the…
If you own an Intel Mac, you have 12 months to upgrade to a new model
Apple on Monday unveiled the latest version of macOS and in the process cut a bunch of Intel Macs from the compatibility list. But if you have one of the lucky models that made it…
Intel leak confirms new CPUs: Bartlett Lake and Wildcat Lake
Intel documentation has revealed additional code names in the context of the company’s future roadmap: Wildcat Lake, Bartlett Lake, and a 12-core variant of the Bartlett Lake chip made up entirely of performance cores. Interestingly,…
Arc B770 inbound? 4 new Intel Arc GPUs spotted in Linux drivers
Intel’s Arc series of graphics cards have been met with hesitation, then excitement, as they’ve offered better value than both Nvidia and AMD at their respective price points. But the last new consumer card we…
Apple is reportedly dropping support for nearly every Intel Mac this year
Following yesterday’s report that Apple will unify its operating system versioning to 26 (so the next version of macOS will be macOS 26 instead of macOS 16), a report by AppleInsider reveals what Macs will…
Devastating Spectre CPU bug returns to haunt Intel processors
Intel has spent much of its goodwill with customers chasing down bugs: the Spectre and Meltdown bugs it dealt with years ago, as well as the instability that plagued its Raptor Lake processors last year.…
Intel cuts the price of two ‘Arrow Lake’ CPUs by $100
In an era of tariffs, we expect prices to go up. Intel is doing the opposite: lowering the price of two “Arrow Lake” desktop processors instead. Intel is trimming the price of the Core Ultra…