Intel teases wider range of overclockable CPUs for future platforms — VP Robert Hallock says budget builders ‘deserve the same level of features’ as more well-heeled enthusiasts
For over a decade, Intel has been consistent in restricting its unlocked, overclockable K-series CPUs exclusively to the mid-range and high-end CPU segments. Rare exceptions to this strategy have included the Pentium G3258 and Core i3-9350K. However, PC Games Hardware reports that Intel is looking to change this strategy in the future, and plans to introduce more overclocking-friendly CPUs at more affordable price points.
DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight
Conventional DRAM contract prices will rise 58% to 63% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026, while NAND Flash contract prices will jump 70% to 75% QoQ, according to TrendForce's latest memory pricing survey. The increases follow a Q1 that saw DRAM contracts climb by a record 90% to 95% QoQ, meaning the rate of DRAM price growth has slowed somewhat, even as NAND Flash prices have accelerated sharply from the prior quarter's circa 60% increase.
AMD makes the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official — first dual-cache X3D CPU arrives in April, with 208MB cache, 200W TDP, promising modest performance gains
AMD has announced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, its newest flagship and the world’s first desktop CPU that stacks 3D V-Cache across both CCDs. The CPU comes with a massive 208MB (16MB L2 Cache + 192MB L3 Cache) of total cache to deliver a touted 5~ 10% performance boost over the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. While pricing has not been disclosed, AMD has confirmed that the CPU will be available for purchase starting April 22.
Intel announces Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs, claims 15% higher gaming performance and multi-threaded boost — Core Ultra 7 270K and Core Ultra 5 250K come with more cores, faster memory, and a price cut
Intel has finally revealed its long-awaited Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs. Dubbed Core Ultra 200S Plus, Intel is introducing two new chips in its lineup, both of which come with a price cut compared to their non-Plus predecessors. The headline claim is 15% higher gaming performance at 1080p compared to stock Arrow Lake chips — a number that Intel says it gathered from a geomean of 38 games tested at 1080p with High settings, in a bid to earn a spot among the best CPUs for gaming.
Corsair fights back against RAM scammers and thieves with packaging shift — ditches iconic yellow boxes for transparent plastic and anti-tampering labels
If you’ve purchased one of the best RAM kits on the market, specifically a Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory kit, and noticed the packaging looks dramatically different, there's no need to panic. Corsair has recently revamped the packaging across its Vengeance DDR5 lineup, adopting a new approach to combat retail scams and theft.
AMD adopts FRED together with Intel for Zen 6 architecture — replacement for decades-old IDT can improve performance and stability
AMD appears to be fundamentally redesigning its CPU architecture for the upcoming Zen 6 chips, rather than making it a subset of Zen 5. As a part of those improvements, thanks to X user InstLatX64, we now know that AMD has finally adopted Intel's FRED instructions for its new silicon, along with fresh matrix multiplication and bit reversal instructions.
Benchmarks of Performance-core only Bartlett Lake CPU emerge, 10-core offers 26% faster multithreaded performance than 14-core i5-14400 — 12-core version launch could be imminent
The first citing of a 10 P-core Bartlett Lake sample has emerged, with benchmark numbers giving us an idea of its potential performance. "X86 is dead&back" on X shared performance numbers of the new 10-core chip, allegedly dubbed the Core 7 253PE, compared to the Core i5-14400 featuring 26% greater multi-threaded performance despite having fewer cores.
Corsair cancels $240 48GB DDR5 memory kit orders due to pricing error — company’s blunder ignites shopper uproar over botched RAM deal
A couple of days ago, Corsair's webstore listed a 48GB kit of Dominator Titanium DDR5 RAM for just $239.99 — a price too reasonable to be true given the worldwide shortage. Naturally, many people swept up this deal, but instead of receiving a confirmation, they got a different message after checkout. Corsair cancelled all the orders, citing a listing error while apologizing for the inconvenience via email.
AMD’s dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in first benchmark leaks — gaming-focused CPU features 192MB of L3 cache stacked across both CCDs
In late October, AMD's mid-cycle Zen 5 refresh leaked, giving us a glimpse at two new X3D CPUs the company has in store for CES 2026. One of those was the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a higher-boosting version of the existing 9800X3D, and which has been featured in several leaks over the past few weeks. The other chip was a lot more mysterious: a supposed dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, but updates on it went radio silent ever since — today, it has finally reappeared on both PassMark and Geekbench.
Geekbench leak sees Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 7 270K comfortably ahead of Core Ultra 265K — alleged result shows Arrow Lake refresh chip 5.6% ahead of the 265K
Intel is currently preparing to launch a refreshed version of its existing Arrow Lake lineup next year for desktop, with minor improvements in binning and tuning across the board. We already detailed three chips from this family in a previous leak — one of them was the high-end Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which has now been spotted on Geekbench for the first time, with seemingly respectable scores to boot. Remember that this is not an official announcement, so take the news with some skepticism.
