AMD
Coming out of the dark times that preceded the launch of AMD's Zen CPU architecture in 2017, to say that AMD has turned things around on the back of Zen would be an understatement. Ever since AMD launched its first Zen-based Ryzen and EPYC processors for client and server computers, it has been consistently gaining x86 market share, growing from a bit player to a respectable rival to Intel (and all at Intel's expense). The first quarter of this year was no exception, according to Mercury Research, as the company achieved record high unit shares on x86 desktop and x86 server CPU markets due to success of its Ryzen 8000-series client products and 4th Generation EPYC processors. "Mercury noted in their first quarter report that...
Announcing: Gateway NV59C and NV7 Series
Gateway has announced their new NV59C and NV7 series of notebooks. These new models will enter the crowded mainstream notebook market, and therefore will have to offer something different...
21 by Balraj Sandhu on 5/13/2010
System Buyer’s Guide: $1700 Performance Midrange
Many things have changed in the nine months since our last midrange system guide hit the press, some for the worse—a moment of silence, please, for the passing of...
102 by Mike Jones and Jarred Walton on 5/12/2010
HP Unveils Latest Spring 2010 Laptops
HP has unveiled their latest notebooks. This large launch features many new entries into both their business and consumer notebook lines. Perhaps the most eye-catching are the Arrandale equipped...
32 by Balraj Sandhu and Jarred Walton on 5/5/2010
Phenom II X6, 4GHz and Beyond in 64-bit OSes
In most of my CPU reviews I tend to focus on light overclocking - the low hanging fruit if you will. Over the past few years the focus has...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010TigerDirect Offers $50 MIR on Phenom II X6 CPUs - Dead Deal
Early this morning AMD officially launched its first six-core Thuban processors: the Phenom II X6 1090T and 1055T. The last thing we would dream of doing is complain about...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010
AMD's Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Reviewed
AMD's Phenom II X6 is here based on the brand new Thuban core. Boasting Turbo Core support and nearly 1 billion transistors, AMD is willing to sell you six...
168 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/27/2010
ASUS G73Jh: Today's Top Gaming Laptop
ASUS has made it a goal to increase their retail presence in the mobile market. With their successful Eee PC and UL series, they cover the netbook and entry-level...
72 by Jarred Walton on 4/17/2010
AMD Divulges Phenom II X6 Secrets, Turbo Core Enabled
Last month Intel introduced its first desktop 6-core CPU, the 32nm Gulftown Core i7 980X. Running at 3.33GHz we loved the fact that it’s quite possibly the first Extreme...
59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/8/2010
Acer Aspire AS5740G-6979: Budget Priced but Great Gaming
In recent years, Acer has been doing an admirable job of condensing respectable hardware into affordable machines. Each successive generation, Acer has usually had one or two solid notebooks...
31 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/2/2010
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