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Ryzen 7 9800X3D gutted to get a look inside AMD’s gaming champion
By Matthew Connatser published
A Bilibili user sacrificed his 9800X3D in order to get a look at the chip’s CCD and 3D V-Cache.

Intel engineer's Linux patch would alert users of outdated microcode
By Hassam Nasir published
A Linux patch suggests automatically alerting the user that their Intel CPU is using an old microcode.

AMD's desktop PC market share skyrockets amid Intel's Raptor Lake CPU crashing scandal — AMD makes biggest leap in recent history
By Anton Shilov published
AMD's desktop x86 CPU market share rises 5.7% in one quarter as company launches Ryzen 9000 CPUs amid Intel's Raptor Lake stability issues scandal.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D completely sold out in Europe — pre-orders sell out incoming shipments before they hit shelves
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is out of stock virtually everywhere overseas. The demand is so high that pre-orders are selling out 9800X3D shipments before they make it to their destination.

Scalpers sell Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs for up to $1,000
By Aaron Klotz published
AMD's all-new Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming champion is facing immense demand.

Sub-Zero Ryzen 7 9800X3D hits 1,400 FPS+ at 6.9 GHz
By Christopher Harper published
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D overclockers have already pushed the new best gaming CPU to 7.2 GHz and achieved 1400 FPS in Counter-Strike 2.

Unannounced Ryzen 9 9950X3D dominates Ryzen 7 9800X3D in Factorio benchmark
By Matthew Connatser published
The 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X3D is much faster than the 8-core 9800X3D according to one benchmark site that has a result for the as-of-yet unannounced chip.

Intel slapped with class action lawsuit for Raptor Lake CPU instability issues
By Anton Shilov published
Intel accused of knowingly selling defective Raptor Lake processors in a class action suit.
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