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New Chinese Loongsoon chip matches Intel's 14600K in IPC tests
By Mark Tyson published
Loongson’s 3A6000 CPU is ready for prime time, and it has announced PC partners including a new Asus motherboard. The Chinese chip’s performance is similar to Intel’s Core i3-10100 CPU.
Ayaneo’s Retro Mini PC AM01 uses older-gen AMD APUs
By Mark Tyson published
Ayaneo has launched its Retro Mini PC AM01 on IndieGoGo, and though it users older architecture AMD APUs, the pricing seems to be attractive.
Fanless AirJet cooler experiment boosts MacBook Air performance
By Anton Shilov published
Frore's experiment with an AirJet-cooled MacBook Air shows it can perform like a MacBook Pro.
Nvidia sold half a million H100 AI GPUs in Q3 thanks to Meta/Facebook
By Anton Shilov published
Nvidia sold half a million H100 AI GPUs in Q3 thanks to Meta, Facebook, says research firm Omdia, with lead times stretching up to 52 weeks.
The first Ryzen Z1 Mini PC has been benchmarked, reaches 40W
By Christopher Harper published
The AMD Ryzen Z1 APU (most known for its use in the cheaper ROG Ally Z1 handheld) is starting to see use in the desktop space, but eventual pricing will determine whether it swims or drowns.
Chinese factories repurpose RTX 3090 GPUs into AI accelerators
By Christopher Harper published
The RTX 3090 joins the list of GPUs being repurposed for AI acceleration in China following U.S. GPU export bans.
Booming demand from Chinese fabs causing a shortage of critical photomask element.
By Anton Shilov published
Rising demand from Chinese chip designers is fueling a global shortage of photomasks, a critical component to chipmaking.
HBM4 memory to double speeds in 2026
By Anton Shilov published
HBM4 to revolutionize memory market, says TrendForce.
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