Neowin News Feed for: Processor

You won't even have to spend $500 with this amazing Intel 270K Plus combo bundle deal

Sayan Sen — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:12:01 +0000

You are unlikely to find a better deal than this one anytime soon as you get an Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus desktop CPU, a Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite and a free AIO cooler, all for under $450. Read more...

AMD's 16-core 5900XT (AM4) and 8-core 7800X3D (AM5) are very good deals

Sayan Sen — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:34:01 +0000

The AMD 7800X3D and the 5900XT are both very good deals currently. Find out why you should get these. Read more...

AMD announces Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with a massive 208MB of cache

Taras Buria — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:22:01 +0000

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is now official, with a significantly larger cache, higher TDP, and better clock speeds for the best gaming performance. Read more...

Microsoft veteran explains why Windows 95 didn't implement an instruction to save PC power

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:52:01 +0000

Microsoft has explained its rationale behind not implementing the useful HLT instruction supported by i386 processors in Windows 95. Read more...

iPhone 17 leaker refutes own claim about base model using last year's A18 chip

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:20:02 +0000

Apple is expected to give the base iPhone 17 a boost in terms of processor, and it could be in line with the slim iPhone 17 Air. Read more...

Intel's next-gen desktop processors leak with a whopping number of cores

Taras Buria — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:38:01 +0000

Intel's next-generation desktop processors are about to offer a massive number of cores and faster memory. Read more...

Samsung could power the affordable Galaxy Z Flip variant with an Exynos chip

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:14:01 +0000

It is rumored that Samsung could finally launch an affordable variant of the Galaxy Z Flip, with the latest one suggesting an Exynos chip inside. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy S27's Exynos processor reportedly is already in development

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:00:01 +0000

Rumor has it that Samsung has already started working on the Galaxy S27 series' Exynos 2700 chipset based on 2nm process. Read more...

Samsung may have finally ended the chipset confusion for the Galaxy S25 series

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:50:01 +0000

The latest report suggests that Samsung may have finally found the chipset it wants inside next year's Galaxy S25 series. Read more...

Samsung still not sure if it should ditch Exynos 2500 for the Galaxy S25 series

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:18:01 +0000

Samsung could make a final decision if it will be going ahead with Exynos 2500 processor in the upcoming Galaxy S25 series or not. Read more...

MediaTek's flagship Dimensity 9400 to support multimodal Gemini Nano

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 05:58:01 +0000

MediaTek has announced that its partnership with Google has taken a new turn and Dimensity 9400 will support Gemini Nano with multimodality. Read more...

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to cost roughly 20% more than its predecessor

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:26:01 +0000

A tipster has revealed the alleged pricing of the next-gen flagship processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek and it is bad news. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 appears on Geekbench

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:46:01 +0000

The Galaxy S25 Ultra, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, has appeared on Geekbench, and the numbers are pretty impressive. Read more...

Pixel Watch 3 could feature same RAM and processor as the Pixel Watch 2

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:04:01 +0000

A fresh report suggests that the Google Pixel Watch 3 will feature the same RAM and processor configuration as last year's Pixel Watch 2, but will come with a smoother display. Read more...

Intel China officially confirms 14th gen Raptor Lake CPU refresh

Mehrotra A — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 10:38:01 +0000

Intel China has published a new post that officially confirms the existence of Raptor Lake refresh as well as gives us the first look at the new nomenclature Intel plans to use in the future. Read more...

Samsung Exynos Auto V920 to power next-gen Hyundai vehicles due in 2025

Paul Hill — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:10:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled the Exynos Auto V920, a processor that will power next-generation Hyundai vehicles. The processor is quite a bit more powerful than its predecessor. The vehicles are due in 2025. Read more...

Apple unveils its M2 processor which builds on the success of its M1 chip

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 19:39:06 +0000

Apple unveiled the M2 chip at its WWDC22 event. The new chip builds on the success of the M1 chip and will first appear in the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro which come out next month. Read more...

Intel launches 12th Gen Core P-series and U-series processors

Paul Hill — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:42:01 +0000

Intel has announced that its new 12 Gen Core P-series and U-series processors will be in more than 250 laptops this year. The first laptops with these chips are due to hit the market in March. Read more...

Pricing, specs and performance of Intel 12th Gen Core 65W desktop CPUs leak

Moshe Jacobs — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:02:01 +0000

A new set of leaks of involving soon-to-be-announced Intel 12th Gen Core non-K variants. The leaks involve a list of the upcoming CPUs, their pricing, and selected tests to demonstrate improvements. Read more...

Here's what Intel announced at the annual Supercomputing event

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:00:01 +0000

Intel has revealed more information about its upcoming Xeon processor codenamed Sapphire Rapids and the Ponte Vecchio GPU. It also revealed its plans for the Aurora supercomputer. Read more...

Alder Lake-S pricing revealed by US retailer Provantage

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:38:01 +0000

Alder Lake-S is Intel's 12th generation lineup of processors that are expected to be faster, hotter, and more expensive than its predecessors. However, the pricing is suggesting something else. Read more...

Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 678 SoC with upgraded camera features and more

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:40:01 +0000

Qualcomm has revealed the Snapdragon 678 mobile platform, its new mid-range chipset that promises to bring camera upgrade, among others, to affordable mobile phones. It doesn't support 5G, however. Read more...

TrendForce: Apple to sell a record number of MacBooks in 2021

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:32:01 +0000

The analyst firm, TrendForce, has predicted a growth in MacBook Sales this year and for sales records to be broken in 2021. The reason for the expected growth is Apple's new M1 processor. Read more...

Former Intel engineer reasons that Intel's Skylake lineup led to Apple opting for ARM

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:48:01 +0000

Ex-Principal Engineer at Intel, François Piednoël, cited quality control issues and frequent complaints of Intel's 2015 Skylake offerings as the primary reason for Apple's switch to ARM from Intel. Read more...

Amazon EC2 C5a Instances with 2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors now generally available

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 07:04:01 +0000

The AMD-powered C5a instances offer high performance while consuming 10% less cost compared to its competitors. They come in eight sizes and are generally available starting today. Read more...

Samsung announces 5G-integrated Exynos 980 processor built on 8-nm FinFET process

Paul Hill — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 08:18:02 +0000

Samsung has announced that it will begin mass producing the new Exynos 980 processor by the end of the year. It's notable because it's the first AI-ready chip from Samsung with integrated 5G. Read more...

Samsung reveals Exynos 9825 SoC built on 7nm process

Boyd Chan — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:54:01 +0000

Just hours ahead of its Galaxy Unpacked event and the expected announcement of the Galaxy Note10, Samsung has unveiled its flagship Exynos 9825 SoC that shares quite a bit with its predecessor. Read more...

Intel announces Cooper Lake processor with up to 56 cores, due in 2020

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:36:01 +0000

Intel has announced the Cooper Lake processor which it described as the future of the Intel Xeon Scalable processor family. Cooper Lake is expected to go on sale from the first half of 2020. Read more...

Samsung launches Exynos i T100 chip to bolster IoT security

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 May 2019 20:04:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled its Exynos i T100 chip, a device that's aimed at IoT devices and offers greater security and durability. Samsung says that the chip can withstand temperatures as high as 125ºC. Read more...

Samsung announces the Exynos 7904, mid-range mobile processor for the Indian market

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 10:28:01 +0000

Ahead of its plan to launch a new lineup of mid-range smartphones in India this month, Samsung has launched the Exynos 7 Series 7904 processor that's geared toward that category of devices. Read more...

Intel finally demos its 10nm Ice Lake chip, expands 9th Gen CPUs, and more

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 12:38:01 +0000

Intel has demonstrated at CES 2019 its first 10nm Ice Lake processor, which will ship during the holiday season of this year. The company also expanded its 9th Gen Intel Core desktop family. Read more...

Samsung announces the Exynos 9 Series 9820 processor for on-device AI applications

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:02:01 +0000

Samsung has introduced today its latest application processor, the Exynos 9 Series 9820. The chipset is designed to perform artificial intelligence processing natively on a mobile device. Read more...

Intel says it has adequate 10nm chips this year to meet targets amid supply crunch

Ruel Revales — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 07:48:02 +0000

Intel's CFO and interim CEO, Robert Swan, is reassuring customers that its chip business will be able to make enough 10nm processors in order to fulfill its target volume production this year. Read more...

AMD's second-gen Ryzen Threadripper processor now available worldwide

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:38:01 +0000

The Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX chip can be purchased from global retailers and system integrators for $1,799 starting today. It works with AMD X399 platforms and other new motherboards. Read more...

Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 670 processor

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:42:01 +0000

Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon processor, meant to power the next generation of mid-range devices. The Snapdragon 670 offers up many features and improvements over its predecessor. Read more...

Low-power AMD Ryzen 7 2700E CPU leaked online with 8 cores and 45 Watts TDP

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:52:02 +0000

The leak follows a recent listing on the website of motherboard maker ASRock, which reveals that the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 2700E CPU will boast a 2.8 GHz base clock and 4MB of cache. Read more...

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 chipsets offer up to 40% speed boost

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 08:14:01 +0000

Qualcomm claims the new Snapdragon mobile platforms provide an improved performance, fast internet speeds, and longer battery life, among others, for mid-range phones without breaking the bank. Read more...

AMD teases 32-core Threadripper processor at Computex, launch set for Q3 2018

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 07:18:01 +0000

The second-generation Threadripper chip will run on AMD's 12nm Zen+ architecture and handle 64 threads at a time while still fitting in the same socket size as the original version. Read more...

TSMC kicks off production for new chips that will power next-gen iPhones

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:42:01 +0000

The next-generation chips for new iPhones, supposedly called the A12, will use a 7-nanometer design for more efficiency than existing processors, enabling devices to run apps faster and last longer. Read more...

Microsoft's Surface Laptop now comes with a Core m3 variant, priced at $799

Usama Jawad — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:48:01 +0000

Microsoft has introduced another flavor of its Surface Laptop with Windows 10 S. The latest variant contains a Core m3 processor and is priced $200 lesser than the original Core i5 model. Read more...