CPU, APU & Chipsets News - Page 13
Intel Core i7-14700HX leak shows a laptop CPU that's a good deal faster than the 13700HX
Intel's Core i7-14700HX processor has been spotted in a leaked benchmark, and it shows the next-gen laptop chip having considerable promise.
The 14700HX (Raptor Lake Refresh) is the successor to the 13700HX (Raptor Lake) and the benchmark is drawn from Geekbench, as spotted by Benchleaks on X (formerly Twitter).
Intel's Core i7-14700HX managed to hit 2,921 in single-core and 17,475 points for multi-core performance in Geekbench 6.
Minisforum's upcoming AMD Ryzen 8000 APU-powered tablet has 14-inch 1440p 165Hz display
Minisforum has teased its next-gen 3-in-1 tablet, which will feature a high-end display, and it'll be powered by AMD's new Ryzen 8000 series "Hawk Point" APU.
The new Minisforum 3-in-1 tablet teased its new slate a month ago, but now we know the Minisforum V3 will be the first step into the tablet business for the company, and what a big one it'll be. Minisforum's new V3 tablet will be one of the first to use AMD's new Ryzen 8000 series "Hawk Point" APU and, with that power, will look at Microsoft's higher-end Surface Pro as its competitor.
Minisforum will use a higher-end 14-inch 1440p 165Hz display, so it will be in the middle of being a high-end panel mixed with a fantastic refresh rate. The whole 3-in-1 use of being a notebook, a portable display, or a tablet powered by AMD's new Hawk Point APU will be a refreshing entry into the market from Minisforum.
Apple's new 24-inch iMac with M3 chip and 4.5K Retina display is up to 2X faster than the M1
At Apple's recent 'Scary Fest' event, the company announced a range of new products that would feature its new M3 chip - making them the world's first personal computers to hit the scene with the latest in 3-nanometer process technology. The M3 chip was the star of the recently released iPhone 15 lineup, so seeing it unleashed at home is pretty exciting.
And Apple is throwing out some bold performance claims. iMacs with the new M3 chips are set to deliver up to 2X faster performance than the previous M1 generation and up to 2.5X faster than Intel-based iMacs.
The M3 Chip in the new iMac features an 8-core CPU with up to a 10-core GPU, with Apple stating that this will lead to up to 30 percent faster Safari and Microsoft Excel performance, with games loading faster and offering up to 50 percent faster frame rate.
AMD's next-gen Strix Halo, Strix Point, Kraken Point APUs have 3x AI performance boost in 2025
AMD is currently cooking its next-gen APUs that will need a little longer in the oven, according to leaker Moore's Law is Dead, which has new information on Kraken Point, Strix Point, Strix Halo, and Fire Range APUs.
The next-gen APUs have been delayed into 2025, which means we'll see the following APUs in 2024: Mendocino, Barcelo-R, Rembrandt-R, Hawk Point, and Dragon Range. AMD will reportedly have its beefed-up Strix Point APU in the second half of 2024. The APUs with -R on them are refreshes, with Barcelo and Rembrandt both getting refreshed in 2024.
However, the future is all about AI, with NVIDIA leading the charge there with AI GPUs, but Intel and Qualcomm are all about AI right now with the new Meteor Lake CPUs from Intel having AI processing on board, with the same going for the new Snapdragon X Elite SoC from Qualcomm. AMD is making the same move with AI, with its new Hawk Point APU featuring 16 TOPS of AI performance. We also have some numbers on the newer 2025 and beyond APUs that are much more powerful when it comes to processing AI workloads.
Intel announces 'AI Everywhere' event for December 14, new Core Ultra 'Meteor Lake' CPUs
Intel's new Core Ultra branding, its new Meteor Lake CPU, new AI abilities, and more will be oh show at Intel's just-announced "AI Everywhere" event, which will take place on December 14.
We can expect a live stream from Intel that will see the company introduce Intel Core Ultra CPUs, shifting away from the Core i3, i5, i7, and i9 branding and into Core Ultra 5, Core Ultra 7, Core Ultra 9, and more. These new CPUs will feature the new Meteor Lake architecture, which will power the new Core Ultra CPUs. Inside, we have a CPU, GPU, and an AI-dedicated VPU design. This event is "AI Everywhere," so we can see Intel wants to highlight its big entry into AI.
Intel will call the AI side of its Meteor Lake CPU as "Core AI capabilities," but we won't know the nitty gritty of that until the AI Everywhere event on December 14. Intel explains: "Join Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger and other Intel leaders for Intel's "AI Everywhere" event. Marking a momentous year for the company, Intel will accelerate its execution engine and power AI workloads across the data center, the cloud and the edge with the launch of 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors and Intel® Core™ Ultra processors".
Intel isn't too worried about Arm CPUs from AMD, NVIDIA and Qualcomm running Windows
Last week, we reported on some interesting CPU news. NVIDIA and AMD (among others) were looking at creating new CPUs using Arm technology that could run Windows. Effectively, these would be for Windows PCs and, based on the original report from Reuters, would see the AI giant work alongside Microsoft to create Arm-based PC solutions for AI and other applications.
Throw in AMD and Qualcomm doing the same, and it's looking like PC hardware makers are following Apple to utilize Arm-based technologies to create new CPU designs. These PC chips for Arm-based Windows PCs could arrive as soon as 2025, with the eye-opening part being a situation where a desktop or otherwise traditional PC running Windows could feature an NVIDIA-developed Arm-based CPU.
NVIDIA and AMD have declined to comment on the report, but with news of Arm-based CPUs entering the PC race, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has chimed in as part of its latest earnings call with investors.
Apple teases 'Scary Fast' event for M3 chip, new desktop M3-powered iMac would be nice
Apple has been steadily making fantastic improvements on its in-house M-series processors, starting out as the M1 family, evolving into the M2 family, and on October 30 at Apple's just-announced "Scary Fast" event, we'll see the next-gen M3 family.
The company only recently held its iPhone 15 announcement, unleashing tens of millions of new iPhone 15 smartphones into the market. We had updates to the Apple Watch, AirPods Pro with a USB-C charging case, and more. But now, we're getting another event -- Scary Fast -- where we should see the new M3 chip unveiled... and used in a new Apple product, of course.
Apple could also unveil a new M3-powered iMac as well as an M3-powered MacBook Pro, both utilizing Apple's next-gen M3 in the best way possible: the highest-end Mac products that Apple sells. The iMac and MacBook Pro can be configured into higher-end specs and be quite damn powerful -- especially with the M2 Max + lots of RAM + lots of SSD -- so the M3 is only going to amplify that. We should see refreshes of the MacBook and MacBook Air in 2024 with the M3 processor, but this event should see the new iMac and MacBook Pro getting M3 upgrades.
NVIDIA rumored Arm-based CPU: Qualcomm, AMD, Intel territory for GeForce Giant
NVIDIA has been reportedly working on making Arm-based CPUs that would run Windows, and not just Android-powered devices like the NVIDIA Shield. It shouldn't come as a surprise, given NVIDIA acquired Arm Limited back in September 2020 for a hefty $40 billion... they've been cooking.
A new CPU from NVIDIA that runs Windows would be quite a thing to see, instantly entering the central processing unit ring against AMD and Intel, which each make GPUs as well. NVIDIA won't be happy not dominating in a particular market, and I'm sure Jensen is flexing in his leather jacket at the fact that there's not NVIDIA dominating the CPU market success he wants.
It's a very strategic move that would only help the entire industry -- AMD and Intel with a serious competitor, and Microsoft, Arm, and NVIDIA all working together on a Windows-capable Arm-based CPU. Qualcomm has been playing in this space for a while now, recently announcing its new Snapdragon X Elite SoC which is a powerhouse new chip that's ready to do this exact thing in 2024. NVIDIA could be a huge contender to that, and it has me very, very excited. I truly miss the days of the NVIDIA chipsets on motherboards... flexing age here.
Intel Core i9-14900K delidded: CPU temperatures drop by up to 12C
Intel's new Core i9-14900K is now out in the wild, available on Amazon and Newegg for around $600 or so -- Newegg is cheaper, $599 right now -- and into Der8auer's hands for some ultra-cool testing.
Before Der8auer delidded his new Core i9-14900K processor, he created a baseline using a CPU at stock settings cooled by a 360mm AIO liquid cooler from Corsair. He proceeded to fix the fan speeds and core frequencies, using the same DDR5-7600 XMP memory profile the entire time. Core settings were locked at a 56 ratio, with a fixed v-core at 1.39V. Der8auer also used a power calibration setting of load level 5, which is what you'd use for a little overclock.
Intel's new Core i9-14900K before it was delidded, running on the 360mm AIO liquid cooler, saw peak CPU power consumption of 294W. Once the 14900K was delidded and liquid metal was applied, peak power consumption came down 10W to 284W. Der8auer was expecting temperature drops, but not to this level, and to reduce power consumption by 10W, too. But once it was delidded... that's when the fun began.
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AMD's 12 and 16-core Ryzen mobile CPUs could get new versions that make gaming laptops cheaper
AMD might have a couple of fresh top-end Ryzen processors for laptops inbound which will sit just under the current Dragon Range top dogs.
The rumor, which comes from Golden Pig Upgrade, a regular leaker on Bilibili - a source that must be treated with some caution (though any rumor should be, really) - claims Ryzen 9 7840HX and Ryzen 9 7940HX CPUs are incoming.
Those processors will sit under the current Ryzen 9 7845HX and Ryzen 9 7945HX mobile chips, carrying the same spec, but with one change: The clock frequencies will be adjusted down slightly.