Intel
For numerous generations of their desktop processor releases, Intel has made available a selection of high-performance special edition "KS" CPUs that add a little extra compared to their flagship chip. With a lot of interest, primarily from the enthusiasts looking for the fastest processors, Intel's latest Core i9-14900KS represents a super-fast addition to its 14th Generation Core lineup with out-of-the-box turbo clock speeds of up to 6.2 GHz and represents the last processor to end an era as Intel is removing the 'i' from its legendary nomenclature for future desktop chip releases. Reaching speeds of up to 6.2 GHz, this sets up the Core i9-14900KS as the fastest desktop CPU in the world right now, at least in terms of frequencies out of the box...
The 2011 Mid-Range SSD Roundup: 120GB Agility 3, Intel 510 and More Compared
A year ago whenever I'd request an SSD for review I'd usually get a 128GB drive built using 3x nm 4GB 2-bit MLC NAND die. These days the standard...
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/7/2011
Toshiba Tecra R850: Business Class on a Budget
Toshiba won't mind if we say that their previous business class notebooks looked...kind of cheap. They were bulky and unattractive, largely feeling like consumer notebooks with matte instead of...
39 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/6/2011
AVADirect's Clevo X7200 Redux: AMD 6970M CF Takes the Crown
A little over seven months ago, we took at look at a Clevo X7200 courtesy of AVADirect that featured a desktop hex-core processor and a pair of NVIDIA's then-fastest...
44 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/2/2011
Windows 8 on AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm & TI: Let the Race Begin
I'm in the audience of Microsoft's Partner Preview for Computex 2011, basically an event to give a sneak peak of the future of Windows to press and MS partners...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
Correction: Ivy Bridge and Thunderbolt - Featured, not Integrated
Intel just emailed me to clarify a point from its Ivy Bridge presentation on Tuesday. While USB 3.0 will finally be integrated into the chipset, Thunderbolt will not. Intel...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme FTW: Performance at Any Cost
It's time for another break from the Computex 2011 coverage, this time with an extreme system review. There seems to be an interesting cottage industry between custom desktop boutiques in...
32 by Dustin Sklavos on 6/1/2011
Computex 2011: Some Time with Promise's Thunderbolt Devices
Yesterday Intel told us that Ivy Bridge would feature both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt on its Ivy Bridge platform (USB 3.0 will be integrated into the chipset, Thunderbolt...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
More on Intel's Thin Mini-ITX Standard
I stopped by Intel's booth at Computex to grab a few shots of the small but potent Thin Mini-ITX ecosystem. If you read our coverage yesterday you'll remember that...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011
A Quick Look at a 22nm Ivy Bridge Wafer
Just before a couple of key Ivy Bridge disclosures, Mooly Eden held up a wafer of 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs. Presumably these are quad-core versions with 16 EUs, the...
31 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Computex 2011: Intel Mentions Haswell Will Support "Multiple OSes", But Why?
I hate that I didn't pull my camera out quickly enough to catch this slide, but Intel's Mooly Eden just mentioned an interesting feature of Haswell. He stated that...
31 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Ivy Bridge: A Tick+ With Configurable TDP
With Turbo boost and power gating we took a step towards configurable CPUs. It didn't matter whether you needed one core or four, with power gating and turbo you...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Intel Integrates USB 3.0 into Ivy Bridge Platform, Thunderbolt Optional
We knew about the first feature on this list (USB 3.0) would come with Ivy Bridge's 7-series chipset, but the second one was something I just heard about today...
26 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Computex 2011: Intel's Thin miniITX Sandy Bridge Platform
Intel's Mooly Eden just showed off its new thin mini ITX Sandy Bridge platform. The form factor is a standard mini ITX but with a low profile backplane so...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Computex 2011: Intel Demonstrates Fanless 95W TDP Sandy Bridge All-in-One System
That's right, what you're looking at is a 95W TDP Sandy Bridge All-in-One system that is cooled only via large heatsinks and no fan. Heat rises upwards and is...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Computex 2011: Zotac Z68 miniITX Motherboards
Zotac has two mini-ITX Z68 motherboards on display at Computex: the Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi A and B models (Z68ITX-A-E and Z68ITX-B-E). Both feature Intel’s Z68 chipset with all of...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
New Intel Marketing Terms: Smart Connect & Rapid Start Technology
In our Ultrabook article from earlier this evening I mentioned that Intel would be enabling a new technology with Ultrabooks that allows your applications that require real time updates...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
The Ultrabook: Meet the New Thin and Light Intel Notebook
It's too cliché to proclaim netbooks are dead. Perhaps the appropriate phrase is netbooks are no longer interesting to write about, but they do have a roadmap going forward...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011
Computex 2011: ECS X79 and Llano Motherboards
I’ve been running around the Computex show floor all morning and finally managed to build enough of a lead ahead of my meetings to sit down and write up...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/30/2011
The 27-inch Apple iMac Review (2011)
A couple of weeks ago, a big box showed up at my doorstep. Inside? The new 2011 high-end 27-inch iMac. More or less it's the 2011 MacBook Pro mated...
140 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/27/2011
Westmere-EX: Intel's Flagship Benchmarked
A month ago, Intel introduced its newest quad Xeon E7 series, the successor of the Xeon 7500. We gave you an overview of the Xeon's E7 lineup, but we...
62 by Johan De Gelas on 5/19/2011
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