The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD Review: A Spirit of Hope
It may be a bit later than originally planned, but Samsung's first consumer SSD to support PCIe 4.0 is here. The Samsung 980 PRO was first previewed at CES...
131 by Billy Tallis on 9/22/2020
Arm Announces Neoverse V1 & N2 Infrastructure CPUs: +50% IPC, SVE Server Cores
Today Arm is announcing its new Neoverse V1 and N2 microarchitectures. The new microarchitectures represent a ever bigger jump than the already vastly successful Neoverse N1 that’s been adopted...
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The ASRock Z490 PG Velocita Motherboard Review: It Means SPEED
For the foreseeable future, or at least until Intel's Rocket Lake is likely to be unveiled, Intel's main platform for consumers is currently the Z490 chipset for Comet Lake...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 9/21/2020
Intel’s Tiger Lake 11th Gen Core i7-1185G7 Review and Deep Dive: Baskin’ for the Exotic
The big notebook launch for Intel this year is Tiger Lake, its upcoming 10nm platform designed to pair a new graphics architecture with a nice high frequency for the...
251 by Dr. Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 9/17/2020
Sony Announces Xperia 5 II: 120Hz Full-Fledged Small Phone
Today Sony is following up on one of its newer form-factors that the company had introduced last year with the Xperia 5. The new Xperia 5 II (read as...
135 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/17/2020
Apple Announces 5nm A14 SoC - Meagre Upgrades, Or Just Less Power Hungry?
Amongst the new iPad and Watch devices released today, Apple made news in releasing the new A14 SoC chip. Apple’s newest generation silicon design is noteworthy in that is...
127 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/15/2020
The Apple 2020 Fall Event Live Blog - Starts at 10am PT (17:00 UTC)
Today Apple is hosting its 2020 fall launch event. This year due to circumstances, we'll be going virtual and remote, however we'll still be live blogging the show for...
52 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/15/2020
It’s Official: NVIDIA To Acquire Arm For $40 Billion
Following a number of rumors and leaks, NVIDIA this evening announced that it is buying Arm Limited for $40 billion. The cash and stock deal will see NVIDIA buy...
140 by Ryan Smith on 9/13/2020
The 2020 Browser Battle: Surfing With Speed
Accessing the internet is one of the most basic tasks for any computer, but webpages in 2020 are incredibly complex so how the browser interprets the code and renders...
118 by Brett Howse on 9/10/2020
The Armari Magnetar X64T Workstation OC Review: 128 Threads at 4.0 GHz, Sustained!
Blitzing around a race track in a fast car only ever convinces you of one thing: I need to go around the track even faster. I need a better...
94 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/9/2020
Samsung's Note20 Ultra Variable Refresh Rate Display Explained
In August 2020, Samsung launched the new Note20 Ultra – an interesting device that we have on our review test bed. It's safe to say that over the last...
39 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/8/2020
Intel Launches 11th Gen Core Tiger Lake: Up to 4.8 GHz at 50 W, 2x GPU with Xe, New Branding
In August, Intel ran one of its rare Architecture Days where the company went into some detail about its upcoming Tiger Lake processor. This included target markets, core counts...
349 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/2/2020
Intel Launches Tiger Lake: A Live Blog (Noon ET, 9am PT)
Intel is about to launch Tiger Lake. Follow along with our Live Blog!
54 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/2/2020
3DFabric: The Home for TSMC’s 2.5D and 3D Stacking Roadmap
Interposers. EMIB. Foveros. Die-to-die stacking. ODI. AIB.TSVs. All these words and acronyms have one overriding feature – they are all involved in how two bits of silicon physically connect...
13 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/2/2020
NVIDIA Announces the GeForce RTX 30 Series: Ampere For Gaming, Starting With RTX 3080 & RTX 3090
With much anticipation and more than a few leaks, NVIDIA this morning is announcing the next generation of video cards, the GeForce RTX 30 series. Based upon the gaming...
408 by Ryan Smith on 9/1/2020
The NVIDIA GeForce Special Event 2020 Live Blog (Starts at 9:00 PT/16:00 UTC)
With much anticipation and more than a few leaks, today is NVIDIA's 2020 GeForce Special event. We're expecting the announcement of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series of cards, based...
51 by Ryan Smith on 9/1/2020
The ASUS ZenFone 7 Pro Review: The Triple Flip-Camera
ASUS last week released the brand new ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro series, and today’s we’re ready to publish our testing of the company’s newest “mainsteam” flagship device. This...
31 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/1/2020
The ASUS ROG Phone III Review: A 144Hz 6000mAh Beast With Caveats
ASUS’s ROG Phones over the last few years have been devices of interesting differentiation, with the company delivering experiences that stood out from the crowd in one way or...
72 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/28/2020
The Best NVMe SSD for Laptops and Notebooks: SK hynix Gold P31 1TB SSD Reviewed
SK hynix has entered the consumer NVMe SSD market with a big splash: the new Gold P31 has solid high-end performance, but its power efficiency blows the competition out...
74 by Billy Tallis on 8/27/2020
ASUS Announces ZenFone 7 Series: The Triple-Flip Camera - Hands-On
Today ASUS is announcing its follow-up to its innovative flip-camera design that was first introduced last year with the ZenFone 6. This year’s ZenFone 7 series, consisting of the...
80 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/26/2020
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