Intel has shipped four performance (P) cores in the last ten years, with the latest hitting notebook PCs a few quarters ago. Skylake landed in 2015, followed by several refreshes and a premature Cannon Lake launch that resulted in even more rebrands. Ice Lake (Sunny Cove) was launched in H2 2019 (on a limited scale), …| Hardware Times
The fifth iteration of AMD’s Zen core architecture is set to launch later this month. Zen 5 marks nearly seven years of Ryzen processors, starting with the release of Zen in 2017. Since then, we’ve gotten Zen+, Zen 2, Zen 3, and Zen 4 at the heart of the Ryzen 2000, 3000, 5000, and 7000 …| Hardware Times
NZXT’s Kraken AIO lineup is known for its minimalistic design and quiet operation. The Kraken Elite 420 RGB is the company’s latest and greatest offering, designed for gamers and overclocking enthusiasts running high-end CPUs, such as the Ryzen 9 9950X/9950X3D or the Core i9-285K. The Elite 420 promises a quick and clean installation with a …| Hardware Times
AMD has been making rapid strides in the x86 CPU market, partly aided by Intel’s manufacturing woes. The chipmaker has achieved a record ~40% revenue share in the server and desktop segments, inching ever so closer to matching archrival Intel on equal footing. The desktop market has been the most fruitful for Team Red, boasting …| Hardware Times
