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 […]
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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, […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs will feature a slightly different cache structure than Lunar Lake CPUs & much higher AI TOPs than Raptor Lake. Intel Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX High-End CPUs Bring 37 AI TOPs, Up To 76 MB Combined Cache More information regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs has been shared by leaker, @Jaykihn, who now discusses the cache configuration for the high-end chips along with their latest improvements over Raptor Lake-S and Raptor Lake-HX CPUs. According to the latest data, it looks like Intel's Arrow Lake-S and Arrow Lake-HX mostly feature the same […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S engineering samples reportedly feature up to a 15% performance increase versus Raptor Lake CPUs. Intel Arrow Lake-S Early Samples Are 3% Faster In Single & 15% Faster In Multi-Core Performance at 250W We have seen some performance estimates for the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs in the past and now, @Jaykihn has shared new figures which are still based on early engineering samples, ES2 to be precise. The difference is that these are based on actual samples rather than being estimates like the ones we saw last year. Starting with the information, the Intel Arrow Lake-S "ES2" […]
Intel's Entry-Level "Core Ultra 3" Desktop CPUs won't be featured in the Arrow Lake-S family but rather in an existing lineup. Intel Core Ultra 3 "Core i3-Successor" Likely To Be Based on Raptor Lake-S Than Arrow Lake-S Family Architecture Based on the latest information shared by @Jaykihn, the Intel Arrow Lake-S family will not include an entry-level Core Ultra 3 SKU. We know that the lineup is expected to include Core Ultra 9, Core Ultra 7, and Core Ultra 5 SKUs under the "Core Ultra 200" banner but entry-level users might have to stick with existing architectures. With that said, […]
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs are reportedly going to debut with the "Fast Throttle" thermal management technique, ensuring optimal performance under stress. Intel's Arrow Lake Desktop CPU Lineup To Feature Several Improvements In The Thermal Department, Fast Throttle Being One of Them For those unaware, Fast Throttle or "Per-Core Thermal Throttle" is a method that Intel employed with its Raptor Lake Refresh processors. Traditionally, when your CPUs get hot, the entire processor gets slowed down, which we call thermal throttling, as well as TJMax in the professional language (used to indicate the maximum thermal threshold of the chip). While this […]
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs will offer a diverse set of IO configurations which have been revealed by @jaykihn0. Intel's Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200" CPUs To Feature Gen5 Support Across All PC Platforms Intel is working on a diverse range of CPU platforms, ranging from high-end desktops to thin & light designs. These platforms will feature the upcoming Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake" & Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" CPU families. We have already done a deep-dive of the Lunar Lake architecture & also covered Arrow Lake quite extensively in the past and […]
Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" CPUs are expected to hit retail shelves in September & October, respectively. Intel Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200V" Laptops Target Holiday Season, Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs Arriving In October The report comes from Benchlife who were provided an update based on the recent reports from DigiTimes who reported that Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs had been delayed. Intel stated that the chips have not been delayed and the first systems are on track to ship in Q3 2024, targeting the holiday season time frame. As per the original […]
Intel's partners have started rolling out the eTVB microcode BIOS fix as it tries to resolve instability issues on the 14th & 13th Gen chips. Intel Confirms eTVB Microcode Bug, & Elevated Voltages As Contributors To 14th & 13th Gen CPUs Instability Issues, New BIOS Rolls Out With eTVB Fix In a previous report, it was stated that the eTVB (Enhanced Thermal Velocity Boost) feature had a buggy algorithm within the microcode which was stated as a root cause however Intel denied this and said that it was indeed a contributing factor but not the main problem as elevated input […]
Intel's next-generation Desktop CPUs, codenamed Arrow Lake and launching under the Core Ultra 200 branding are expected to launch in October. Intel Arrow Lake CPUs Coming To Desktop Platform In October, Z890 Motherboards With Core Ultra 200 Support & Lower Power Draw During our visit to the various motherboard vendors at the Computex show floor, we got info related to Intel's next-generation Desktop CPU platform codenamed Arrow Lake-S. These new chips will come to Z890 motherboards which were on full display by all major vendors and it looks like the board partners are super prepped ahead of the launch. So […]
Intel is kicking off its next-gen server announcements with the launch of Xeon 6700E "Sierra Forest" CPUs with up to 144 cores. Intel Xeon 6700E "Sierra Forest" CPUs Bring 144 E-Cores To Servers, Now Launched With Better Efficiency Versus 5th Generation Xeon & AMD EPYC Bergamo The Intel Xeon 6700E "Sierra Forest" lineup is the first of the new server chips featured in the Xeon 6 family. This family will include both P-Core and E-Core variants launching at their respective timelines and for respective platforms. Intel states that the Xeon 6700E CPUs are optimized for performance per watt in high-density […]
Microcenter is back with some amazing deals on AMD Ryzen & Intel Core CPUs and also offers some great bundle packages. Microcenter Will Give You A Great Deal on Separate & Bundle Packages Featuring The Latest AMD Ryzen & Intel Core CPUs The folks over at Microcenter are known to offer some great combo and individual deals to US residents. We have covered countless deals from the retailer in the past and they are back with some amazing new discounts on the latest Intel and AMD chips which are perfect for new PC builders. Starting with the AMD camp, the […]
Intel's next-gen Panther Lake-H CPUs for laptops have been spotted with up to 12 Xe cores based on the upcoming Celestial "Xe-LPG" architecture. Intel Panther Lake High-End Laptop CPUs To Feature 50% More Graphics Cores Based On The Arc Celestial "Xe3-LPG" GPU Architecture The information comes from within the shipping manifestos spotted by @miktdt and shows the Intel Panther Lake-H CPUs along with possible specifications. These chips should be very early samples since Panther Lake has already been in the fabs since early Q2 and Intel could be receiving and sampling the first chips for early evaluation purposes. Coming to […]
CPU & PCI IDs of Intel's next-gen Panther Lake CPUs in A0 & B0 stepping have been revealed along with GT3 and GT2 tier iGPUs. Intel's Next-Gen Panther Lake CPUs Spotted: A0 & B0 Stepping With Celestial "GT3" & "GT2" Tier Xe3-LPG iGPUs Intel's next-generation Panther Lake CPUs are expected to debut in the second half of 2025 with the production plans on the 18A process node anticipated in the first half of 2025. The lineup will be among the lead products based on the 18A node with the other being the Clearwater Forest E-Core only Xeon family. Last month, […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs will feature a slightly different cache structure than Lunar Lake CPUs & much higher AI TOPs than Raptor Lake. Intel Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX High-End CPUs Bring 37 AI TOPs, Up To 76 MB Combined Cache More information regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-S & Arrow Lake-HX CPUs has been shared by leaker, @Jaykihn, who now discusses the cache configuration for the high-end chips along with their latest improvements over Raptor Lake-S and Raptor Lake-HX CPUs. According to the latest data, it looks like Intel's Arrow Lake-S and Arrow Lake-HX mostly feature the same […]
Intel's Arrow Lake-S engineering samples reportedly feature up to a 15% performance increase versus Raptor Lake CPUs. Intel Arrow Lake-S Early Samples Are 3% Faster In Single & 15% Faster In Multi-Core Performance at 250W We have seen some performance estimates for the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs in the past and now, @Jaykihn has shared new figures which are still based on early engineering samples, ES2 to be precise. The difference is that these are based on actual samples rather than being estimates like the ones we saw last year. Starting with the information, the Intel Arrow Lake-S "ES2" […]
Intel's Entry-Level "Core Ultra 3" Desktop CPUs won't be featured in the Arrow Lake-S family but rather in an existing lineup. Intel Core Ultra 3 "Core i3-Successor" Likely To Be Based on Raptor Lake-S Than Arrow Lake-S Family Architecture Based on the latest information shared by @Jaykihn, the Intel Arrow Lake-S family will not include an entry-level Core Ultra 3 SKU. We know that the lineup is expected to include Core Ultra 9, Core Ultra 7, and Core Ultra 5 SKUs under the "Core Ultra 200" banner but entry-level users might have to stick with existing architectures. With that said, […]
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs are reportedly going to debut with the "Fast Throttle" thermal management technique, ensuring optimal performance under stress. Intel's Arrow Lake Desktop CPU Lineup To Feature Several Improvements In The Thermal Department, Fast Throttle Being One of Them For those unaware, Fast Throttle or "Per-Core Thermal Throttle" is a method that Intel employed with its Raptor Lake Refresh processors. Traditionally, when your CPUs get hot, the entire processor gets slowed down, which we call thermal throttling, as well as TJMax in the professional language (used to indicate the maximum thermal threshold of the chip). While this […]
Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs will offer a diverse set of IO configurations which have been revealed by @jaykihn0. Intel's Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200" CPUs To Feature Gen5 Support Across All PC Platforms Intel is working on a diverse range of CPU platforms, ranging from high-end desktops to thin & light designs. These platforms will feature the upcoming Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake" & Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" CPU families. We have already done a deep-dive of the Lunar Lake architecture & also covered Arrow Lake quite extensively in the past and […]
Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" CPUs are expected to hit retail shelves in September & October, respectively. Intel Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200V" Laptops Target Holiday Season, Arrow Lake "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs Arriving In October The report comes from Benchlife who were provided an update based on the recent reports from DigiTimes who reported that Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs had been delayed. Intel stated that the chips have not been delayed and the first systems are on track to ship in Q3 2024, targeting the holiday season time frame. As per the original […]
Intel's partners have started rolling out the eTVB microcode BIOS fix as it tries to resolve instability issues on the 14th & 13th Gen chips. Intel Confirms eTVB Microcode Bug, & Elevated Voltages As Contributors To 14th & 13th Gen CPUs Instability Issues, New BIOS Rolls Out With eTVB Fix In a previous report, it was stated that the eTVB (Enhanced Thermal Velocity Boost) feature had a buggy algorithm within the microcode which was stated as a root cause however Intel denied this and said that it was indeed a contributing factor but not the main problem as elevated input […]
Intel's next-generation Desktop CPUs, codenamed Arrow Lake and launching under the Core Ultra 200 branding are expected to launch in October. Intel Arrow Lake CPUs Coming To Desktop Platform In October, Z890 Motherboards With Core Ultra 200 Support & Lower Power Draw During our visit to the various motherboard vendors at the Computex show floor, we got info related to Intel's next-generation Desktop CPU platform codenamed Arrow Lake-S. These new chips will come to Z890 motherboards which were on full display by all major vendors and it looks like the board partners are super prepped ahead of the launch. So […]
Intel is kicking off its next-gen server announcements with the launch of Xeon 6700E "Sierra Forest" CPUs with up to 144 cores. Intel Xeon 6700E "Sierra Forest" CPUs Bring 144 E-Cores To Servers, Now Launched With Better Efficiency Versus 5th Generation Xeon & AMD EPYC Bergamo The Intel Xeon 6700E "Sierra Forest" lineup is the first of the new server chips featured in the Xeon 6 family. This family will include both P-Core and E-Core variants launching at their respective timelines and for respective platforms. Intel states that the Xeon 6700E CPUs are optimized for performance per watt in high-density […]
Microcenter is back with some amazing deals on AMD Ryzen & Intel Core CPUs and also offers some great bundle packages. Microcenter Will Give You A Great Deal on Separate & Bundle Packages Featuring The Latest AMD Ryzen & Intel Core CPUs The folks over at Microcenter are known to offer some great combo and individual deals to US residents. We have covered countless deals from the retailer in the past and they are back with some amazing new discounts on the latest Intel and AMD chips which are perfect for new PC builders. Starting with the AMD camp, the […]
Intel's next-gen Panther Lake-H CPUs for laptops have been spotted with up to 12 Xe cores based on the upcoming Celestial "Xe-LPG" architecture. Intel Panther Lake High-End Laptop CPUs To Feature 50% More Graphics Cores Based On The Arc Celestial "Xe3-LPG" GPU Architecture The information comes from within the shipping manifestos spotted by @miktdt and shows the Intel Panther Lake-H CPUs along with possible specifications. These chips should be very early samples since Panther Lake has already been in the fabs since early Q2 and Intel could be receiving and sampling the first chips for early evaluation purposes. Coming to […]
CPU & PCI IDs of Intel's next-gen Panther Lake CPUs in A0 & B0 stepping have been revealed along with GT3 and GT2 tier iGPUs. Intel's Next-Gen Panther Lake CPUs Spotted: A0 & B0 Stepping With Celestial "GT3" & "GT2" Tier Xe3-LPG iGPUs Intel's next-generation Panther Lake CPUs are expected to debut in the second half of 2025 with the production plans on the 18A process node anticipated in the first half of 2025. The lineup will be among the lead products based on the 18A node with the other being the Clearwater Forest E-Core only Xeon family. Last month, […]