Editor’s Note (February 28, 2023 Update): Gigabyte shipped this system to us with incorrect drivers. After noticing the gaming performance was lower than we expected, we reached out to the company, but they didn’t provide a fix or explanation. After publishing, Nvidia reached out and assisted us in discovering an issue with the power plan.…
Intel has added two F-series chips to its 13th Generation Raptor Lake lineup. The new Core i7-13790F and Core i5-13490F, which are likely exclusive to the Chinese market, will vie for a spot on the list of best CPUs for gaming. The Core i7-13790F features a similar recipe as the Core i7-13700F. The 16-core, 24-thread…
MSI on Friday announced that its Intel 600 and 700-series motherboards fully support 24GB and 48GB DDR5 memory modules. As a result, Intel’s latest 12th Gen and 13th Generation Core processors can now support up to 192GB of DDR5 memory on MSI’s platforms based on Intel’s latest chipsets. Other makers of motherboards will likely follow MSI’s statement shortly. Intel’s…
Intel’s 13th Generation Raptor Lake family, which has several members among the best CPUS, will soon welcome two new members. Sadly, the Core i5-13490F and Core i7-13790F may not be available in the U.S. market. Both chips have already emerged in Intel documents (opens in new tab); however, they haven’t found their way into Intel’s…
According to a report from TechPowerUp (opens in new tab), Intel’s latest I226-V 2.5GbE Ethernet controller, which debuted on 700-series motherboards, may have a design flaw. User reports from the Intel (opens in new tab), Microsoft (opens in new tab), Asus (opens in new tab), and Reddit (opens in new tab) communities allege that the…
Intel was expected to formally introduce its 13th Generation Core ‘Raptor Lake’ processors at CES which kicks off on January 5, but at least one European store plans to start selling the parts already on January 3, 2023, according to a listing spotted by @momomo_us. Retailers are also prepping to start sales of Intel B760 and H770-based motherboards, but…
Intel’s Core i9-13900K has set a new world record overclock for a desktop processor, breaking the 9GHz mark for the first time ever. Tom’s Hardware (opens in new tab) spotted that a team of overclocking experts from Asus (opens in new tab) managed to get the Raptor Lake flagship to reach 9.008GHz. Naturally, that was…
@BenchLeaks on Twitter shared a new Geekbench 5 benchmark result for Intel’s upcoming Core i9-13900HX Raptor Lake CPU. This mobile chip should be a monster, with single and multi-core results that surpass Intel’s previous generation best CPUs, the desktop Core i9-12900K at stock frequencies. Once released, it will be the fastest mobile chip Intel has…
Nvidia’s RTX 4090 laptop GPU has been spotted in an HP Omen gaming notebook, along with a raft of other Lovelace mobile graphics cards, plus these portables are all powered by an imminent new Raptor Lake mobile CPU. This leak comes from @momomo_us on Twitter (as VideoCardz (opens in new tab) flagged), who spotted the…
Intel plans to make an important disclosure about its client PC platform roadmap next week, but some parts of the presentation have already been leaked by HXL (@9550pro (opens in new tab)). In fact, for performance PC enthusiasts, Intel’s Desktop and Workstation Platforms Roadmap that covers things like Raptor Lake-S Refresh processors for 2023 desktops as well…
