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Intel Arrow Lake CPUs could hit shelves on October 17 – striking back against AMD Ryzen 9000 sooner than expected
By Darren Allan published
The rumor mill is becoming more convinced that Intel’s Arrow Lake processors will go on sale in October.

Wish your Ryzen CPU was faster? Good news – a Windows 11 patch coming soon will give all newer AMD chips a free speed boost
By Darren Allan published
AMD has clarified the controversy around Ryzen 9000 benchmarks with PC games, with some pleasing results.

Asus provides another clue that AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs could be here soon – which would be seriously bad news for Intel
By Darren Allan published
Asus might have revealed AMD’s secret weapon against Intel’s Arrow Lake – that 3D V-Cache Zen 5 CPUs could be here soon.

Did Intel’s whole next-gen chip lineup and launch date just leak? It looks that way – but there’s bad news for some fans of Team Blue
By Christian Guyton published
Intel Core Ultra 200 desktop CPUs could be coming in October – but there’s a crucial chip missing, according to this leak.

AMD’s Ryzen CPUs might be slower in PC games due to a weird Windows 11 bug – and while there’s a ‘fix’ you absolutely shouldn’t use it
By Darren Allan published
The apparent cure for the Ryzen gaming blues – a hidden admin account – shouldn’t be enabled in any circumstances.

Linux embarrasses Windows 11 when it comes to games performance with AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs – but I won’t be switching operating systems just yet
By Darren Allan published
Windows 11 gamers, take note – new tests show AMD Ryzen 9700X running faster in Linux, but don’t get too upset yet.

Report suggests AMD’s new Ryzen 9000 CPUs aren’t selling well at all – but Intel shouldn’t get too excited yet
By Darren Allan published
Intel has its own major issues with 13th and 14th-gen CPUs, and definitely shouldn’t get too gleeful about these sales figures.

Forget Ryzen 9000, AMD’s next chip might be a Ryzen 5500X3D – and it might just be perfect for a budget gaming PC
By Darren Allan published
Those on a budget will appreciate this rumored CPU – but if it exists, let’s hope the 5500X3D isn’t exclusive to a single retailer.
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