Intel abandons hyperthreading for Lunar Lake CPUs
Intel’s fastest processors have included hyperthreading, a technique that lets more than one thread run on a single CPU core, for over 20 years — and it’s used by AMD (which calls […]
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Intel denies root cause for CPU instability, still investigating
Intel has denied a recent news report that it has gotten to the bottom of instability issues with some 13th and 14th Gen desktop CPUs, and continues to search for the “root […]
AMD’s new Ryzen 9950X CPU is 40% faster than the Intel Core i9-14900K
AMD fans have been salivating today as the company officially announced the launch date for its next-gen desktop CPU lineup. The Ryzen 9000 series is headlined by the 9950X, an absolute CPUnit […]
Intel says its desktop Core crashes don’t extend to mobile chips
Publicly, Intel is no closer to solving the mystery that surrounds crashes with its 13th- and 14th-gen Core desktop processors. However, company representatives denied Internet comments that say that its mobile processors […]
Intel blames CPU crashes on voltage and microcode, fix due soon
Intel has apparently finally gotten to the bottom of its long-running CPU instability issues and will deliver a fix in August, company officials said on Monday. The company said “elevated operating voltage” […]
Secure Boot is busted on 200+ PCs from Dell, Acer, Intel, and others
Secure Boot, a tool that’s built into hundreds of millions of PCs to keep them from loading unverified software via UEFI, is a fundamental cornerstone of modern computer security. It uses cryptographic […]
Intel to lay off 15,000 employees as CPU strategy shifts
Intel said Thursday that the company will lay off more than 15 percent of its workforce, layoffs that were forced upon it by unused manufacturing capacity and charges associated with the launch […]
Intel extends Core chip warranty to soothe customers
Intel has extended the warranty period on its 13th- and 14th-gen Core desktop chips for an extra two years, the company said late Thursday, in an attempt to reassure customers that they […]
First BIOS fixes for crashing Intel CPUs are finally rolling out
If you’ve been keeping up with tech news for the last few months, you’ve almost certainly heard about the flaws affecting Intel 13th- and 14th-gen desktop CPUs. You might’ve also heard that […]
Intel: Fixes for Core CPU voltage bug won’t hurt performance
In Intel’s statement released on Friday, it says that its own recent tests of the microcode patches being rolled out to customers — for the voltage issue impacting 13th- and 14th-gen Core […]