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AMD says the Zen 3-based Ryzen 9 is the 'world's best gaming CPU'
AMD's Ryzen 9, Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 chips, all part of its Zen 3 architecture and Ryzen 5000 desktop processors, will surpass Intel in gaming, the company claims.
September 2020 top product alerts: Hot new graphics cards, smoking-fast Intel CPUs, and more
This month’s round-up of the products we can’t wait to get our hands on, plus the best of those newly available.
Save $100 on this unlocked Core i7 and high-end motherboard combo
Newegg is selling the Core i7-10700KA and the Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Elite for under $500.
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Nvidia will buy Arm for up to $40 billion, combining smartphone, GPU powerhouses
Nvidia is set to buy Arm for as much as $40 billion, the largest semiconductor deal ever. Nvidia says that it will use Arm's CPUs to bolster its AI technology.
AMD sets October 8 date for next-gen Ryzen 'Zen 3' launch
AMD has set a date to launch the next iteration of its Ryzen processors, likely the Ryzen 4000 series.
AMD's fantastic 6-core Ryzen 5 3600 plummets to $155
Amazon is selling the Ryzen 5 3600, PCWorld's favorite gaming CPU for most people, for $155.
AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X falls under $400 for the first time
Amazon is selling the Ryzen 9 3900X for $390, over $100 cheaper than the underwhelming 3900XT upgrade
Intel teases 'something big' is coming September 2
Will Intel launch its Tiger Lake CPU and Xe GPU at the September event?
Intel's new CPUs are here but AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X is cheaper than ever
The Ryzen 9 3900X is $410, its cheapest price yet at Amazon.
Intel 10th Gen Review: The Core i9-10900K is indeed the world's fastest gaming CPU
Intel's 10th gen Comet Lake S CPUs don't take the crown in multi-core performance but they close the gap enough that you may want to actually consider them.
Intel's 'Comet Lake-S' 10th-gen Core CPUs hit 10 cores and 5.3GHz speeds
The Intel Comet Lake S desktop chips push clock speeds up to 5.3GHz. Intel claims its Core i9-10900K is the world's fastest gaming processor, relying on a basket of gaming benchmarks to prove the point.
Intel's Core i9-9900K, the fastest gaming CPU, gets an ultra-rare $80 discount
One of Intel's best gaming CPUs is just $450 on Best Buy right now.
Intel's ultra-fast Core i7-9700F gets a rare discount, and it's a big one
The Core i7-9700F is a high end CPU at a bargain price right now on Amazon.
AMD talks PC GPU ray tracing as it looks to the future of Ryzen and Radeon
AMD looks ahead five years as it discusses the future of its Ryzen CPUs, Radeon GPUs, its Epyc server processors, and the underlying technologies it will be using to advance all of them.
AMD's beastly 8-core Ryzen 7 3700X plummets to holiday pricing
The Ryzen 7 3700X is just $300 right now at B&H.
AMD's awesome 3rd-gen Ryzen processors are up to $60 off
If you've been thinking about gearing up with a 3rd-gen Ryzen desktop CPU, it's a great time to buy.
Don't need a $4K Threadripper 3990X? The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is just $165
AMD's solid Ryzen 7 2700X is $60 cheaper at Newegg than you'll find elsewhere right now.
AMD plots multicore domination with 64-core Threadripper 3990X processor, coming in 2020
AMD confirms plans for a whopping 64-core Threadripper processor, which will debut in 2020.
Intel Core i9-9900KS Special Edition Review: More power, less point
Intel's all-5GHz Core i9-9900KS Special Edition steals the "best gaming" CPU title from its own predecessor. But the world wasn't necessarily asking for more frames.
AMD's 8-core Ryzen 7 2700X drops to $195 with tons of free games
The Ryzen 7 2700X launched at $330, was $240 in mid-September, now it's under $200 at Amazon.