There are simply no words—we’re blown away. Ryzen Threadripper 1950X – Amazingly, AMD ups the ante again right Now, Intel ought to be asking AMD what the hell it’s making that glue out of, because this thing is amazing. A vast swathe of the tech community has long had a hunch that something bigger was creeping over … Read more
Another month, another Ryzen to screw with Intel. Ryzen 3 is the latest and most affordable subset of the AMD Ryzen family. Coming in two different guises, the Ryzen 3 1300X is the faster offering, packing support for XFR and a slightly faster clock speed over the Ryzen 3 1200, and it’s completely unlocked. It is … Read more
Does the baby of Intel’s new X-series CPU range make sense? For many, the Core i5-7640X is a chip to be toyed with out of curiosity but isn’t really a purchasing choice made for an optimised solution. It’s common for PC enthusiasts to own multiple graphics cards during the lifecycle of a custom DIY desktop PC, … Read more
Can Ryzen maintain the magic with four cores? More cores, more threads, and more performance for less money. That’s the killer proposition for AMD’s new Ryzen CPU. Suddenly, most of Intel’s desktop processor range looks overpriced and short on punch. But does that thinking extend to this, the new Ryzen 5 1500X, with its mere … Read more
Taking AMD’s new hexa-core hotness for a spin. When AMD pulled the wraps off its radical new Ryzen CPU, it was all about those eight awesome cores. Count ’em, Intel. The first Ryzen 7 chips blew the market for CPUs wide open. But not everybody can unload that kind of money on a processor, especially … Read more
The Goldilocks of AMD’s new Ryzen CPU range? RYZEN IS HERE AT LAST and it’s good. You can find out exactly why on page 34. But let’s assume you buy into the broader proposition offered by AMD’s hot new CPU. You then need to decide between the three eight-core models available from day one. While … Read more
It ticks all the boxes on paper, but how well is Ryzen supported, and how well does it perform, on Linux? Jonni Bidwell fires up the APC test bench. AMD being competitive with Intel once again is an exciting prospect. Free market economics says that should mean better performance and prices for everyone, after all. … Read more
Intel Core i7-8700K – Day-old coffee, or freshly brewed espresso? IT’S BEEN ONE HELL OF A YEAR for processor launches: Kaby Lake, Ryzen, Thread Ripper, Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X, and now Coffee Lake as well. That’s six different SKUs in less time than it takes to spit, each housing a plethora of fantastic advances for the computing … Read more
Why did only two of this month’s workstations opt fa a Xeon instead of a Core i7, and what does the future hold for Xeon? All but two of this month’s workstations came with an Intel Core i7 rather than a Xeon processor. Even the entry from Lenovo – a company that’s much more conservative … Read more
Intel core i7-8700K review – While Intel’s Core i7-7800X offers an overdockable and affordable way to get six cores and 12 threads, all eyes have been on the mainstream Core i7-8700K instead, and for several reasons. Firstly, the 7800X’s quad-channel memory support isn’t a feature that will benefit gaming-focused enthusiasts, or even most content … Read more
An overclockable quad-core for sounds like a dream come true, or may be just a nostalgic look back to 2009 when the Core i5-750 was doing the rounds, but the Ryzen 5 1400 is just that. Not only does it offer four physical cores for less than the dual-core Core i3-7350K, but the CPU supports … Read more
YOU’LL NEED THIS UNLOCKED INTEL CPU Any X299 CPU or K series chip. ASUS X299 MOBO – And don’t forget cooling. SUITABLE PSU If you’ve read our review of the Core i9-7980XE [Image A], you’ll know it’s one monster of a processor. This thing is a beast: 18 cores and 36 threads of pure 14nm fury made manifest. … Read more