Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
The era of mainstream solid-state cooling solutions is upon us with Phononic demoing a new tower-type cooler that offers twice the performance versus a 240mm AIO cooler running on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU. Solid-State Cooling Solutions See Mainstream Applications, Deliver 2x The Cooling Performance on AMD's High-End Ryzen 9 9950X CPUs Within a Standard Tower-Type Heatsink Solid-state cooling solutions have been gaining momentum, especially with firms such as Frore Systems showcasing lots of innovation in this space. Now, Phononic has introduced its own solid-state solution which it says will offer disruptive and scalable cooling platforms with both passive […]
AMD is reportedly working on a new BIOS patch that will help improve inter-core latency on Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs To See Further Improvements As Red Team Plans To Roll Out BIOS Patch To Improve Inter-Core Latencies AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs didn't provide the performance uplift we all expected. Even though one of the reasons for this can be attributed to the poor optimizations for Windows 11, it's not the only reason. The unoptimized Core Parking is one of the culprits resulting in slower performance than ideal, supposedly due […]
Prices of AMD's high-end "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X & the Ryzen 9 9900X, have come crashing down after the launch week. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs See Up To 10% Price Drops Days After Launch The AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are decent chips, offering improved multi-threaded performance and good efficiency however, the prices didn't receive a good reception from users since we have seen a slow start to sales, and certain retailers have only sold less than 100 units in the days following the official launch. Earlier, […]
AMD has officially launched high-end Zen 5 Desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X, now available for $649 & $499 US, respectively. AMD's High-End Zen 5 Desktop CPUs Hit Retail, Ryzen 9 9950X Available For $649 US & Ryzen 9 9900X Available For $499 US The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X CPUs mark the second wave of Zen 5 chips to hit desktop platforms, offering high-end performance catered towards enthusiasts and content creators. These chips are priced at a premium but feature prices lower than the MSRPs of the last-gen Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" […]
AMD's high-performance CPU journey continues on the desktop platform with the arrival of the Zen 5 core architecture. The new architecture has several fundamental changes that allow huge performance uplifts in single-core and multi-core applications. These can be attributed to the 16 percent IPC improvement that the new architecture has on offer. Replacing the AMD Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs, the Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs do not change the core configurations but enhance them in certain ways. The architectural upgrades allow Zen 5 chips to run cooler, consume lower power, and support the latest features on existing and upcoming […]
AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU featuring 16 cores has been benchmarked with a 6.0 GHz overclocking & showcases impressive performance. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Flagship "Zen 5" CPU Overclocked To 6 GHz, Benchmarks Show 19% Lead Over Core i9-14900KS (Stock) The performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Desktop CPU is no mystery now. We have seen how the chip performs at both stock and overclocked configurations in various tests & now new benchmarks have been spotted where the Zen 5 chip was overclocked to 6.0 GHz & delivers stellar multi and single-core performance. Starting […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the flagship Zen 5 Desktop CPU, has been tested at unlimited PPT mode, blazing past the 14900KS by 12%. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Consumes Over 300W With Unlimited PPT, 12% Ahead of 14900KS In CInebench The latest benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU have been published by Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski, who previously showcased the full performance scaling potential of the flagship in Blender and Cinebench benchmarks at various TDPs. Now, the poster has revealed the performance of the chip at its maximum power potential […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the fastest Zen 5 Desktop CPU, has been tested in Cinebench & matches Intel's top 14900KS chip at just 160W. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16 Core CPU Delivers 14900KS 24 Core CPU Performance At Just 160W, Competitor Runs At Above 250W The latest benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU have been published by Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski, who previously showcased the full performance scaling potential of the flagship in Blender at various TDPs. For the latest tests, Cinebench R23 was selected as the go-to benchmark and the results are quite […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Flagship CPU has been tested at stock & overclocked configurations, revealing some impressive performance. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Desktop CPU Achieves New Cinebench R23 World Record Under LN2 Cooling, Almost As Fast As 14900KS At Stock During its Tech Day, AMD shared a range of performance benchmarks of its flagship Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X, which features 16 Zen 5 cores. The new chip was tested across various benchmarks at stock and overclocked configurations and it looks like the chip has bagged several world records ahead of its release. Starting with […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X CPU has been tested with a 5.5 GHz all core overclock and again, using an unlimited power profile pushing 320W power. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Overclocked To 5.5 GHz Across All 16-Cores At 253W, Also Tested With Unlimited PPT Settings With 320W Power Consumption The final bombs of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU tests has been dropped by Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski who has been showing us how the 16-core flagship scales at various TDP limits within the Blender benchmark. So far, he has shown 60W,90W,120W,160W, 230W PPT results, and now, we have two new entries, […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU boasts incredible performance at a TDP of just 160W, blazing past both the Core i9-14900K & Ryzen 9 7950X. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" Blazes Past 7950X & 14900K With Fully Unlocked 230W PPT, ES Chip Scores Massive 34% Lead In his ongoing series of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Blender performance tuning and testing, Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski has shown us how the 16-core flagship scales at lower TDPs within the Blender benchmark. So far, he has shown 60W,90W,120W, and 160W PPT results, and now, we have a new 230W PPT result […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU boasts incredible performance at a TDP of just 160W, blazing past both the Core i9-14900K & Ryzen 9 7950X. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU Beats Over 200W Core i9-14900K & Ryzen 9 7950X While Sipping In Just 160W In his ongoing series of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Blender performance tuning and testing, Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski has shown us how the 16-core flagship scales at lower TDPs within the Blender benchmark. So far, he has shown 60W,90W, and 120W PPT results, and now, we have a new 160W PPT result that […]
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
The era of mainstream solid-state cooling solutions is upon us with Phononic demoing a new tower-type cooler that offers twice the performance versus a 240mm AIO cooler running on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU. Solid-State Cooling Solutions See Mainstream Applications, Deliver 2x The Cooling Performance on AMD's High-End Ryzen 9 9950X CPUs Within a Standard Tower-Type Heatsink Solid-state cooling solutions have been gaining momentum, especially with firms such as Frore Systems showcasing lots of innovation in this space. Now, Phononic has introduced its own solid-state solution which it says will offer disruptive and scalable cooling platforms with both passive […]
AMD is reportedly working on a new BIOS patch that will help improve inter-core latency on Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs To See Further Improvements As Red Team Plans To Roll Out BIOS Patch To Improve Inter-Core Latencies AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs didn't provide the performance uplift we all expected. Even though one of the reasons for this can be attributed to the poor optimizations for Windows 11, it's not the only reason. The unoptimized Core Parking is one of the culprits resulting in slower performance than ideal, supposedly due […]
Prices of AMD's high-end "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X & the Ryzen 9 9900X, have come crashing down after the launch week. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs See Up To 10% Price Drops Days After Launch The AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are decent chips, offering improved multi-threaded performance and good efficiency however, the prices didn't receive a good reception from users since we have seen a slow start to sales, and certain retailers have only sold less than 100 units in the days following the official launch. Earlier, […]
AMD has officially launched high-end Zen 5 Desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X, now available for $649 & $499 US, respectively. AMD's High-End Zen 5 Desktop CPUs Hit Retail, Ryzen 9 9950X Available For $649 US & Ryzen 9 9900X Available For $499 US The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X CPUs mark the second wave of Zen 5 chips to hit desktop platforms, offering high-end performance catered towards enthusiasts and content creators. These chips are priced at a premium but feature prices lower than the MSRPs of the last-gen Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" […]
AMD's high-performance CPU journey continues on the desktop platform with the arrival of the Zen 5 core architecture. The new architecture has several fundamental changes that allow huge performance uplifts in single-core and multi-core applications. These can be attributed to the 16 percent IPC improvement that the new architecture has on offer. Replacing the AMD Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs, the Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs do not change the core configurations but enhance them in certain ways. The architectural upgrades allow Zen 5 chips to run cooler, consume lower power, and support the latest features on existing and upcoming […]
AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU featuring 16 cores has been benchmarked with a 6.0 GHz overclocking & showcases impressive performance. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Flagship "Zen 5" CPU Overclocked To 6 GHz, Benchmarks Show 19% Lead Over Core i9-14900KS (Stock) The performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Desktop CPU is no mystery now. We have seen how the chip performs at both stock and overclocked configurations in various tests & now new benchmarks have been spotted where the Zen 5 chip was overclocked to 6.0 GHz & delivers stellar multi and single-core performance. Starting […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the flagship Zen 5 Desktop CPU, has been tested at unlimited PPT mode, blazing past the 14900KS by 12%. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Consumes Over 300W With Unlimited PPT, 12% Ahead of 14900KS In CInebench The latest benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU have been published by Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski, who previously showcased the full performance scaling potential of the flagship in Blender and Cinebench benchmarks at various TDPs. Now, the poster has revealed the performance of the chip at its maximum power potential […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the fastest Zen 5 Desktop CPU, has been tested in Cinebench & matches Intel's top 14900KS chip at just 160W. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16 Core CPU Delivers 14900KS 24 Core CPU Performance At Just 160W, Competitor Runs At Above 250W The latest benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core "Zen 5" Desktop CPU have been published by Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski, who previously showcased the full performance scaling potential of the flagship in Blender at various TDPs. For the latest tests, Cinebench R23 was selected as the go-to benchmark and the results are quite […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Flagship CPU has been tested at stock & overclocked configurations, revealing some impressive performance. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Desktop CPU Achieves New Cinebench R23 World Record Under LN2 Cooling, Almost As Fast As 14900KS At Stock During its Tech Day, AMD shared a range of performance benchmarks of its flagship Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X, which features 16 Zen 5 cores. The new chip was tested across various benchmarks at stock and overclocked configurations and it looks like the chip has bagged several world records ahead of its release. Starting with […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X CPU has been tested with a 5.5 GHz all core overclock and again, using an unlimited power profile pushing 320W power. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Overclocked To 5.5 GHz Across All 16-Cores At 253W, Also Tested With Unlimited PPT Settings With 320W Power Consumption The final bombs of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU tests has been dropped by Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski who has been showing us how the 16-core flagship scales at various TDP limits within the Blender benchmark. So far, he has shown 60W,90W,120W,160W, 230W PPT results, and now, we have two new entries, […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU boasts incredible performance at a TDP of just 160W, blazing past both the Core i9-14900K & Ryzen 9 7950X. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" Blazes Past 7950X & 14900K With Fully Unlocked 230W PPT, ES Chip Scores Massive 34% Lead In his ongoing series of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Blender performance tuning and testing, Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski has shown us how the 16-core flagship scales at lower TDPs within the Blender benchmark. So far, he has shown 60W,90W,120W, and 160W PPT results, and now, we have a new 230W PPT result […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU boasts incredible performance at a TDP of just 160W, blazing past both the Core i9-14900K & Ryzen 9 7950X. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X "Zen 5" CPU Beats Over 200W Core i9-14900K & Ryzen 9 7950X While Sipping In Just 160W In his ongoing series of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Blender performance tuning and testing, Anandtech forum member, Igor_kavinski has shown us how the 16-core flagship scales at lower TDPs within the Blender benchmark. So far, he has shown 60W,90W, and 120W PPT results, and now, we have a new 160W PPT result that […]