CPUs
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
SiS 645: Pentium 4 DDR - Take II
The second DDR Pentium 4 platform is here and this time from SiS. The 645 is high performing, supports DDR333 and most importantly, it's 100% legal in the...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/8/2001NVIDIA's nForce 420/220: It's finally here
The wait is over, the most highly anticipated chipset ever has arrived and we're here to tell you how it performs. Does it live up to the hype...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/24/2001VIA's KT266A: The Saga Continues
From the worst to the head of the class; if you're interested in learning about the fastest Athlon platform then stop staring and start reading.
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/3/2001Intel Developer Forum - Fall 2001: CPU Report
Did the 2.0GHz Pentium 4 launch not excite you? Would a 3.5GHz Northwood? Read on to learn about the 3.5GHz Northwood we saw as well as the...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/28/2001Intel Pentium 4 2.0GHz: The clock strikes two
Able to quickly ramp in clock speed, Intel's Pentium 4 debuts today at 2GHz. How well does it perform and what's its future? Read on to find out.
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/27/2001AMD's New Duron: Now at 1GHz
It seems like it's been forever since the Duron's release, it's almost a household name now. Yet only recently has it hit the magical 1GHz marker. To...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/22/2001Socket-A Chipset Roundup - August 2001
Finally, an updated Socket-A chipset roundup. Read carefully as we benchmark the best Athlon platform available today.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/21/2001VIA Interview - August 2001
Chances are that you have one of their chipsets in your system, now find out what their plans are for the future. We talked to VIA's Director of...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/16/2001VIA's P4X266: The Pentium 4 gets DDR
Finally there is alternative to the i850 platform for the Pentium 4. Amidst licensing battles with Intel, VIA has released the world's first Pentium 4 chipset with support...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/14/2001Kryotech Super G2 Athlon 1.86GHz
Today's AMD Athlon processors are running hotter than ever, but not this one. Clocked at 1.866GHz, this Athlon processor runs at a cool -47C, sometimes it gets as...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/13/2001Intel Pentium III 1.2GHz 0.13-micron Tualatin: The Celeron of the Future
Intel's first desktop 0.13-micron processor is here. The Tualatin core is able to bring the Pentium III up to 1.2GHz and even beyond that, but what are Intel's...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/30/2001Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz: One step closer
Three months after the Pentium 4 hit 1.7GHz we are back again with yet another boost in clock speed. Read on to find out how the Pentium 4...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/2/2001AMD 760MP & Athlon MP - Dual Processor Heaven
After months and even years of waiting the first dual processor Athlon platform is here with a new processor to boast as well. Find out how Dual Athlon...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/5/2001NVIDIA nForce Computex 2001 Preview
NVIDIA launches quite possibly the biggest leap forward in chipset technology ever here at Computex 2001. It went by the codename Crush for one simple reason - that's exactly...
1 by Mike Andrawes on 6/4/2001Intel Xeon 1.7GHz: King of the High End?
Six months after the release of the Pentium 4, Intel releases the first dual processor ready version of the CPU. The Intel Xeon processor is here and it's...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/21/2001AMD Athlon 4 - The Palomino is Here
After remaining quiet for so long we are finally able to bring you all the full story on AMD's Athlon 4. Included within is also updated information on...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/14/2001Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz: Does the prophecy hold true?
The first speed increase for the Pentium 4 is upon us today. At 1.7GHz, does the prophecy of high performance as clock speed increases hold true for the...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/23/2001VIA KT266: Second Round K.O.
Is a new BIOS update all the KT266 needs to realize its full performance potential? Think again. We managed to get 20% higher performance, but the key...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/16/2001VIA KT266 Socket-A DDR Chipset: Third time's a charm?
The VIA KT266 is here, and it is the third Socket-A DDR Chipset to hit the streets. Is the third time around the DDR block going to be...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/10/2001Socket-A Chipset Comparison - April 2001
Take the three most popular Socket-A chipsets, benchmark them in a total of 10 different configurations, and dig deep into the benchmarks to explain their performance as well as...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/5/2001
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