The upshot is that AMD claims the Ryzen 9800X3D is 8% faster than the 7800X3D for gaming frame rates, as an average from ...

Which legacy socket(s) accepted both Intel and AMD CPUs? Released in March 1994, Socket 5 was designed for second-gen P5 Pentium processors among other Intel parts, but could also accept AMD K5 ...

This is where it gets tricky, though, because most CPUs only have a limited number of motherboards that they can fit into. This is referred to as socket compatibility, and this is also why you can ...

The 9800X3D is really focused on gaming, though. AMD is calling it “the world’s best gaming processor,” and promising an 8 ...

Surprise! After teasing the next generation of 3D V-Cache processors for consumers for a November 7 arrival, AMD chose today, ...

The processors are also expected to have a 65W TDP, making them energy efficient. These are not high-performance chips, but they could offer users an affordable way to upgrade their systems ...

Cache, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. As expected, this is an eight-core, 16-thread CPU with 64MB of L3 V-Cache, and it will take the place of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D in its lineup of processors focused exclusively ...

The LGA 1851 socket is reportedly the same size as the LGA 1700 socket, meaning most existing CPU coolers should work with the new socket, short of (maybe) a new mounting mechanism. Previous Intel ...

As graphics cards have grown more powerful, the amount of weight put on your processor while gaming has decreased drastically. This means for most people, you don’t need to shell out hundreds of ...

While 12th-, 13th-, and 14th-generation Core CPUs all used the same LGA1700 processor socket and could all work in any 600- or 700-series motherboard as long as you'd installed a BIOS update ...

Noctua has announced that all its CPU coolers and mounting kits designed for the Intel LGA1700 socket are also compatible with the new LGA1851 socket, which supports Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra ...

The focus was on the pad arrangement beneath the Arrow Lake CPUs, specifically those designed for the LGA 1851 socket. MSI's team meticulously counted the pin pads on the CPU and discovered that ...