Here's something we weren't expecting: Age of Empires II Definitive Edition might be about to launch on PlayStation consoles. The rumor comes from the franchise's subreddit, where someone spotted players supposedly joining a multiplayer match from Sony's platform, possibly while testing the port. Truth to be told, The Verge's Tom Warren did hint it could happen in a newsletter posted a few months ago: As part of Project Latitude, Microsoft has also been considering launching Age of Empires II Definitive Edition on rival consoles in early 2025, and its upcoming remastered spinoff, Age of Mythology: Retold, could come, too. Age […]
NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming GPUs are said to be launching "soon" as stated by renowned leaker, Kopite7kimi. Kopite7kimi Hints At NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" Gaming GPUs Launching Soon The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" gaming GPU launch is getting closer, but while the green team hasn't announced anything officially themselves, Kopite7kimi suggests that the launch will take place soon. This comes as a new post on the social media platform "X" where the leaker made a cryptic statement about the launch of the next-gen GPUs which can be seen below: We will meet GeForce of Blackwell soon. […]
This morning, Nintendo reported its latest quarterly financial results to investors. The previous trend of weak Switch sales has continued: the hybrid handheld/home console sold only 2.62 million units this quarter, for a lifetime total of 146.04 million units as of September 30, 2024. The quarterly Switch sales decreased by 10.58% year-over-year. A similar result was seen regarding quarterly software sales (39.6 million units), which dropped by 10.66% compared to last year's quarter. Out of the new games, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has sold 2.58 million units, the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake sold 1.94 million, […]
DDR5 Gear 2 performs better than Gear 4 memory settings in both latency and performance departments on Intel Z890 motherboards. High memory frequency with DDR5 CUDIMM on Intel and AMD platforms doesn't favor performance or latency In recent weeks, we have seen a plethora of CUDIMMs being launched. Corsair, G.Skill, Colorful, and many more manufacturers introduced their own CUDIMM DDR5 memories for Intel's Z890 and AMD X870/X870E platforms that seek to enhance the overall performance of the system. Some overclockers already broke world records by breaking the 10000 MT/s and 12000 MT/s marks, but as we said previously, we are […]
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 […]
AMD's next-generation Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU featuring the latest Zen 5 core architecture has been spotted at NBD. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "Shimada Peak" CPU Makes A Casual Appearance In Shipping Catalog, Features 96 "Zen 5" Cores Spotted by Olrak_29, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU was spotted within the shipping manifesto along with its core configuration that has been listed. AMD hasn't listed Threadripper 9000 CPUs in any of its public roadmap and the only official "Zen 5" products it has confirmed include Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge", Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and 5th Gen EPYC "Turin". The company […]
MSI has become the first motherboard vendor to push AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs beyond 7 GHz with its X670E ACE & secure several world records. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Break Past The 7 GHz Barrier: Ryzen 9 9950X Overclocked To 7.45 GHz It looks like serious overclockers were really waiting for AMD's high-end Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs to showcase their overclocking and tuning expertise as new world records have been set using the Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core and Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core chips. MSI today announced that overclockers have pushed both AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture might be getting a new BIOS update that revises the TDP to 105W. AMD's 65W Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs To Get New "105W" SMU Update Through Latest BIOS The first two AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X, rolled out last week. These mainstream chips were targeted at the masses with 65W TDPs by default and only going up to 88W using PBO. The Ryzen 5 9600X was rated at the […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X is the first Zen 5 CPU to make an appearance at PassMark, showcasing great single and multi-core performance. AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" CPU Features 14700K Perf In Multi-Core & 14900K Perf In Single-Core Tests At PassMark New benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, a high-end Zen 5 chip, have appeared within the PassMark database. This is the first time a Ryzen 9000 CPU has popped up at PassMark and we're looking at some decent performance figures for this upcoming chip which will be launching later on the 15th of August. The AMD Ryzen 9 […]
AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU prices have been confirmed and look very attractive versus Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU Prices Revealed At BestBuy: Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X For $599 US The pricing information comes from online retailers such as BestBuy. The prices of the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs being listed at online retailers were a given as today was the official launch date of the new Zen 5 CPUs however, AMD had to push back the launch of these chips to August citing testing and quality issues encountered on the first batches. The […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs have been tested in newly leaked benchmarks at both default & PBO configurations. AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X "Zen 5" 8-Core CPU Appears With "Ryzen 9 9700X" Labeled on IHS, Tested Along With 6-Core Ryzen 5 9600X In Both Default & PBO Configurations AMD's first Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, are just a few days weeks away from launch. We have seen several benchmarks but now we have new ones that cover both default and PBO configurations of these chips. The […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X, the most entry-level Zen 5 Desktop CPU with 6 cores, has been tested in Cinebench while the Ryzen 9 9950X posts a new LN2 record. AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU Benchmarks Show 10% Gain Over 7600X, Ryzen 9 9950X Tested With LN2 OC by ASUS New benchmarks of AMD's highest-end and lowest-end "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs have appeared online. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU benchmarks come from a leak posted by HXL while ASUS has showcased the overclocking performance of its ROG Crosshair X670E GENE motherboard at China Joy 2024. Starting with the specifications, the […]
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 has a new update on its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU launch which has been pushed back to 15th of August (sales windows). AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs Will Now Launch In Mid-August As Red Team Wants To Assure The Best Possible QA Process In an update, AMD has disclosed that it will now be launching its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs on the 15th of August. The company states that some samples failed to pass the testing & QA process and as a result will have to be recalled and new batches are now […]
AMD's EPYC 9755 "Turin" CPU based on the Zen 5 core architecture has been tested and scores a massive performance in the CPU-z benchmark. AMD EPYC 9755, The Flagship Turin CPU, With 128 Cores Based on Zen 5 Architecture Scores A Record Performance in CPU-z Leak Yesterday, we got to see the first possible running sample of the AMD EPYC 9755 Turin CPU and now, HXL (@9550pro) has published the first benchmark result of the chip within CPU-z and the result is quite the deal. The AMD EPYC 9755 CPU is part of the 5th Gen EPYC family, codenamed Turin, […]
The first gaming performance tests of AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU seem to have been leaked by an Italian YouTuber. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D "Zen 4" Gaming Benchmarks Leak, Last-Gen 3D V-Cache Ahead of Next-Gen Chip The benchmarks come from SaddyTech, an Italian YouTuber, who managed to acquire a retail AMD Ryzen 9 9900X CPU ahead of launch. The YouTuber tested the chip on an Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX motherboard with the latest BIOS, a pair of DDR5-7200 memory (2400 fabric clock) and compared it in various games against the […]
Anker has now transitioned from its early Black Friday sale over to what it is referring to as its Gear Up for Black Friday event. Alongside markdowns on everything from its latest Prime charging stations to travel chargers, MagSafe stands, cables, and...
Anker has now transitioned from its early Black Friday sale over to what it is referring to as its Gear Up for Black Friday event. Alongside markdowns on everything from its latest Prime charging stations to travel chargers, MagSafe stands, cables, and...
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 […]
AMD's next-generation Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU featuring the latest Zen 5 core architecture has been spotted at NBD. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "Shimada Peak" CPU Makes A Casual Appearance In Shipping Catalog, Features 96 "Zen 5" Cores Spotted by Olrak_29, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU was spotted within the shipping manifesto along with its core configuration that has been listed. AMD hasn't listed Threadripper 9000 CPUs in any of its public roadmap and the only official "Zen 5" products it has confirmed include Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge", Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and 5th Gen EPYC "Turin". The company […]
MSI has become the first motherboard vendor to push AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs beyond 7 GHz with its X670E ACE & secure several world records. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Break Past The 7 GHz Barrier: Ryzen 9 9950X Overclocked To 7.45 GHz It looks like serious overclockers were really waiting for AMD's high-end Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs to showcase their overclocking and tuning expertise as new world records have been set using the Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core and Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core chips. MSI today announced that overclockers have pushed both AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture might be getting a new BIOS update that revises the TDP to 105W. AMD's 65W Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs To Get New "105W" SMU Update Through Latest BIOS The first two AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X, rolled out last week. These mainstream chips were targeted at the masses with 65W TDPs by default and only going up to 88W using PBO. The Ryzen 5 9600X was rated at the […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X is the first Zen 5 CPU to make an appearance at PassMark, showcasing great single and multi-core performance. AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" CPU Features 14700K Perf In Multi-Core & 14900K Perf In Single-Core Tests At PassMark New benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, a high-end Zen 5 chip, have appeared within the PassMark database. This is the first time a Ryzen 9000 CPU has popped up at PassMark and we're looking at some decent performance figures for this upcoming chip which will be launching later on the 15th of August. The AMD Ryzen 9 […]
AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU prices have been confirmed and look very attractive versus Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU Prices Revealed At BestBuy: Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X For $599 US The pricing information comes from online retailers such as BestBuy. The prices of the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs being listed at online retailers were a given as today was the official launch date of the new Zen 5 CPUs however, AMD had to push back the launch of these chips to August citing testing and quality issues encountered on the first batches. The […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs have been tested in newly leaked benchmarks at both default & PBO configurations. AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X "Zen 5" 8-Core CPU Appears With "Ryzen 9 9700X" Labeled on IHS, Tested Along With 6-Core Ryzen 5 9600X In Both Default & PBO Configurations AMD's first Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X, are just a few days weeks away from launch. We have seen several benchmarks but now we have new ones that cover both default and PBO configurations of these chips. The […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X, the most entry-level Zen 5 Desktop CPU with 6 cores, has been tested in Cinebench while the Ryzen 9 9950X posts a new LN2 record. AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU Benchmarks Show 10% Gain Over 7600X, Ryzen 9 9950X Tested With LN2 OC by ASUS New benchmarks of AMD's highest-end and lowest-end "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs have appeared online. The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU benchmarks come from a leak posted by HXL while ASUS has showcased the overclocking performance of its ROG Crosshair X670E GENE motherboard at China Joy 2024. Starting with the specifications, the […]
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 has a new update on its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU launch which has been pushed back to 15th of August (sales windows). AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs Will Now Launch In Mid-August As Red Team Wants To Assure The Best Possible QA Process In an update, AMD has disclosed that it will now be launching its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs on the 15th of August. The company states that some samples failed to pass the testing & QA process and as a result will have to be recalled and new batches are now […]
AMD's EPYC 9755 "Turin" CPU based on the Zen 5 core architecture has been tested and scores a massive performance in the CPU-z benchmark. AMD EPYC 9755, The Flagship Turin CPU, With 128 Cores Based on Zen 5 Architecture Scores A Record Performance in CPU-z Leak Yesterday, we got to see the first possible running sample of the AMD EPYC 9755 Turin CPU and now, HXL (@9550pro) has published the first benchmark result of the chip within CPU-z and the result is quite the deal. The AMD EPYC 9755 CPU is part of the 5th Gen EPYC family, codenamed Turin, […]
The first gaming performance tests of AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPU seem to have been leaked by an Italian YouTuber. AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D "Zen 4" Gaming Benchmarks Leak, Last-Gen 3D V-Cache Ahead of Next-Gen Chip The benchmarks come from SaddyTech, an Italian YouTuber, who managed to acquire a retail AMD Ryzen 9 9900X CPU ahead of launch. The YouTuber tested the chip on an Gigabyte X670 AORUS Elite AX motherboard with the latest BIOS, a pair of DDR5-7200 memory (2400 fabric clock) and compared it in various games against the […]