Ryzen
Minisforum has formally announced its V3, one of the industry's first AMD Ryzen 7 8840U-based hybrid PCs that can serve as a tablet, a laptop, and an external display, which is why the company positions it as a '3-in-1' system. As the machine packs an eight-core CPU, it may offer the performance of some mid-range laptops. Meanwhile, despite being a 'tablet,' it has two USB4 ports and an SD card reader, a rare feature for this class of devices. The Minisforum V3 is closer to a classic laptop than a tablet, but this happens often. The system features a 14-inch detachable multitouch display with a 2560×1600 resolution, a 500 nits brightness, a 165 Hz refresh rate (which will undoubtedly be appreciated by gamers), and a...
Dell Gaming Updates: Alienware Goes Super And Dell Adds Ryzen
Today Dell is refreshing the better portion of their gaming lineup, moving to the latest Comet Lake processors on both their Dell-branded Gaming laptops, as well as their Alienware...
18 by Brett Howse on 5/13/2020AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 4000 for Mobile: 8 Cores, 15 W, 4.1 GHz
On the back of AMD’s successful Ryzen Mobile 4000 series launch for consumer laptops, the company today launching its range of commercial processors from the same family. These processors...
26 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/7/2020The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and 3100 CPU Review: A Budget Gaming Bonanza
When AMD announced the new Ryzen 3 processors built on Zen 2, I was under the impression that these were essentially the reject parts from AMD’s successful Ryzen 3000...
250 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/7/2020The Acer Swift 3 SF314 Notebook Review: Swift Gets Swifter With Ryzen 4000
Almost two years ago to the day, we had a chance to check out Acer’s Swift 3 laptop featuring AMD's first Ryzen Mobile platform, Raven Ridge. Acer has been...
192 by Brett Howse & Andrei Frumusanu on 5/5/2020HP ENVY Laptop Refresh Adds OLED And RTX For 2020
While HP’s Spectre lineup is what HP would probably consider their top-tier brand, the ENVY series has quietly become a very potent competitor, with premium-grade materials, and even discrete...
21 by Brett Howse on 4/16/2020AMD’s Mobile Revival: Redefining the Notebook Business with the Ryzen 9 4900HS (A Review)
At every turn in the story of AMD’s notebook portfolio, we’ve been there to document the highs and lows. Five years ago, AMD was definitely suffering from a combination...
267 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 4/9/2020Ryzen Roundup: A Quick Overview of Ryzen Mobile 4000 Laptops From Acer, ASUS, Dell, & MSI
Originally announced back at CES 2020, AMD this week has finally launched its new "Renoir" Ryzen Mobile 4000 APUs. And with it, AMD's laptop partners have begun rolling out...
41 by Anton Shilov on 3/31/2020Embedded 1.8-inch Zen PC: DFI Unveils Credit Card-Sized AMD Ryzen Board
DFI has announced what they consider the world’s smallest single-board computer (SBC) that uses on AMD’s Ryzen Embedded processor. The highly-integrated credit card-sized GHF51 motherboard can be used for...
40 by Anton Shilov on 3/20/2020AMD Drop's Ryzen 3000 Pricing By Up to $50: Official Price Drop Until 31st March
AMD has started a new promotion and will sell its latest 3rd Generation Ryzen desktop processors with a noticeable discount for a few weeks. The campaign is effective worldwide...
32 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2020Updated AMD Ryzen and EPYC CPU Roadmaps March 2020: Milan, Genoa, and Vermeer
Everyone is interested in roadmaps – they give us a sense of an idea of what is coming in the future, and for the investors, it gives a level...
60 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 3/5/2020AMD Launches Ultra-Low-Power Ryzen Embedded APUs: Starting at 6W
While it doesn't get the same attention as their high-profile mobile, desktop, or server CPU offerings, AMD's embedded division is an important fourth platform for the chipmaker. To that...
40 by Anton Shilov on 2/27/2020The MSI Creator TRX40 Motherboard Review: The $700 Flagship for Threadripper
The TRX40 chipset is designed to support all the current generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors including the 3990X which has 64-cores and 128-threads of processing power. On the test...
47 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/26/2020Honor Magicbook 14-inch and 15-inch Notebooks with AMD APUs: Coming Worldwide
Last November, Huawei subsidiary honor launched a new line of notebooks inside China. The Magicbook line consisted of several models built on Intel, AMD, and offered a variety of...
25 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/24/2020The Corsair DDR4-5000 Vengeance LPX Review: Super-Binned, Super Exclusive
The consumer memory industry has been teasing DDR4-5000 for a few months now. We saw one company show some DDR4-5000 modules at Computex back in July 2019, running...
56 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/27/2020ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha TRX40 Model For 3990X
With AMD's latest Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-core behemoth to be releases on the 7th of February, ASUS has unveiled an updated version of its flagship ROG Zenith II Extreme...
34 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/27/2020Corsair’s Introduces Vengeance 6100 Gaming PCs: AMD Ryzen & Radeon Powered
Corsair has introduced its first line of AMD-based gaming PCs, the Vengeance 6100-series. The systems are powered by AMD’s eight-core Ryzen 7 3700X processor as well as AMD’s Radeon...
21 by Anton Shilov on 1/24/2020CES 2020: Clevo & XMG Prepare Notebooks w/ 12-Core AMD Ryzen 9 3000 CPUs
AMD attracted a lot of attention at CES 2020 with its launch of the Ryzen 4000-series Mobile APUs with up to eight cores in a 15W TDP form factor...
19 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2020CES 2020: ASUS Showcases Concept 420mm AIO For TRX40
It's no secret that ASUS has its fingers in multiple areas of computer components including motherboard, VGA, desktop, mobile, and peripherals. Taking into consideration the cooling requirement for AMD's...
18 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/7/2020AMD at CES 2020: Q&A with Dr. Lisa Su
This week AMD took the wraps off of its latest generation of mobile processors. The company is being aggressive, offering up to eight cores for both the traditional ultra-portable...
93 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/7/2020An Interview with AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster: ‘There’s More Room At The Top’
On the back of a very busy 2019, AMD is gaining market share and is now a performance leader in a lot of CPU segments. The company has executed...
68 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/30/2019