Ryzen
For everyone who has been eagerly waiting for the first laptops incorporating AMD’s monolithic Zen 4 mobile CPU, AMD sends word on a Friday afternoon that you’ll be waiting a little longer. Laptops based on AMD’s Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series CPUs have officially been delayed by a month, pushing their expected availability from March to April. First detailed during AMD’s CES 2023 keynote, the Ryzen Mobile 7040HS series (codename Phoenix) is AMD’s first mobile-focused, monolithic die CPUs based on the Zen 4 architecture, and will be their flagship silicon for mobile devices for 2023. Besides incorporating AMD’s latest CPU architecture, Phoenix also adds into the mix an updated RDNA3 architecture iGPU, and for the first time in any AMD CPU, a dedicated AI processing block...
The Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop Review: Absolutely AMD - Ryzen Plus Polaris
Today we are taking a look at the Acer Nitro 5, which is one of the least expensive ways to get into a gaming laptop. Acer offers several models...
90 by Brett Howse on 2/15/2019
The AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Ryzen 3 2300X CPU Review
Despite AMDs resurgence to kick it with the high end of mainstream processors, the biggest volume sales occur more in the mid-range where the parts are often competitively priced...
66 by Ian Cutress on 2/11/2019
AMD Earnings Report, Q4 FY 2018: Closing On A Profitable 2018
AMD announced their fourth quarter earnings for their 2018 fiscal year today, and the company has continued its upward trajectory, with revenue gains of 6% year-over-year to $1.42 billion...
16 by Brett Howse on 1/29/2019
CES 2019 Question and Answer Session with AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su
One of the major highlights of CES was the reveal of AMD’s next generation Matisse processor. With the cores built on TSMC’s 7nm process, the demonstration of the eight...
60 by Ian Cutress & Gavin Bonshor on 1/29/2019
AMD Pushing the AMD+AMD Strategy with Executive Promotions
Today AMD is announcing some realignment of its executive team along with some promotions. The idea behind the changes boils down to AMD wanting to focus its efforts on...
85 by Ian Cutress on 1/25/2019
The True Shortest AM4 Motherboard: Thin-ITX Comes to AMD
There seems to be a bit of a rush on small motherboards lately for AMD systems. We saw the mini-STX platform that ASRock announced back at CES, which is...
21 by Ian Cutress on 1/22/2019
CES 2019: ECS SF110-A320 Ultra-Compact PC using AMD Ryzen
One of the market segments that AMD has not yet established a meaningful presence in with its Ryzen processors is the ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PC market. AMD's limited progress...
29 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2019
ASRock at CES 2019: DeskMini A300, World’s First AMD Ryzen Mini STX PC Launched
ASRock has introduced its miniature DeskMini A300-series desktop PC barebones that are powered by AMD AM4 processors with integrated graphics. The world’s first Mini STX platform supporting AMD Ryzen...
8 by Anton Shilov on 1/10/2019
AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen 'Matisse' Coming Mid 2019: Eight Core Zen 2 with PCIe 4.0 on Desktop
Blink and you miss it: AMD's keynote address this year was a whirlwind of primetime announcements for the company. The message is clear: AMD is committing itself to 7nm...
353 by Ian Cutress on 1/9/2019
The AMD Keynote at CES 2019: Looking Ahead
AMD has one of the prized spots on the CES Keynote register. The company gets an highlighted hour at one of the shows prized ballroom setups to offer something...
61 by Ian Cutress on 1/9/2019
The Lenovo ThinkPad A285 (12.5-Inch) Review: Ryzen Pro Gets Down to Business
A couple of months back Lenovo released the ThinkPad A285; a 12.5-inch business-class notebook featuring AMD’s Ryzen Pro mobile processor, complementing their 14-inch A485 Ryzen Pro powered model. These...
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The MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard Review: More Missile Than Axe
From the few second-generation AMD B450 and X470 motherboards we have tested, the majority have been refreshed models of pre-existing boards. Over time, the vendors have had the opportunity...
37 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/11/2018
AMD Launches Limited Edition Ryzen MAX CPU Bundles
AMD has started selling select Ryzen processors in special limited-edition Ryzen MAX bundles. This holiday season the company will offer its Ryzen 5 2600X MAX and Ryzen 7 2700...
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ASRock Launches The New X399 Phantom Gaming 6 Motherboard
The Phantom Gaming series, debuted recently, has been an interesting development from ASRock. Going for a more sleek look, the range offers additional functionality above the norm different to...
3 by Gavin Bonshor on 11/26/2018
AMD Investor Relations Announces “Next Horizon” Event for November 6th
Earlier today on their Investor Relations website, AMD posted notice of a new event. Dubbed “AMD Next Horizon”, the event is currently slated for November 6th – no time...
10 by Ryan Smith on 11/1/2018
The Quiz on CPU 0: Playing Scheduler Wars with AMD’s Threadripper 2990WX
One of the telling conclusions from our original 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX review was that because of the arrangement of cores and memory, performance in most applications did...
74 by Ian Cutress on 10/25/2018
Best CPUs for Gaming: Holiday 2018
Sometimes choosing a CPU is hard. So we've got you covered. In our CPU Guides, we give you our pick of some of the best processors available, supplying data...
0 by Ian Cutress on 10/24/2018
The Biostar X470GTN Motherboard Review: AM4 ITX Revisited
Last year Biostar released the first mini-ITX AM4 motherboard and it did its utmost to impress us without too much fluff or unnecessary features - it was a simple...
20 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/24/2018
The MSI B350M Gaming Pro Review: Micro Size, Micro Price
Although most manufacturers have a primary focus on X470 chipset motherboards, AMD has made it clear that the B350 chipset will be sticking around for a long time. The...
18 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/12/2018
The $120 MSI X470 Gaming Plus Review: Only 4-Phase VRM, Not 11-Phase as Advertised
Low budget doesn’t necessarily mean low quality and although there are always exceptions to this rule, MSI looks to break the stigma behind this with their lowest cost X470...
27 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/4/2018
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