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AMD Announces Zen 5-based EPYC “Turin” Processors: Up to 192 Cores, Coming in H2’2024

With AMD’s Zen 5 CPU architecture only a month away from its first product releases, the new CPU architecture was placed front and center for AMD’s prime Computex 2024 keynote . Outlining how Zen 5 will lead to improved products across AMD’s entire portfolio, the company laid out their product plans for the full triad: mobile, desktop, and servers. And while server chips will be the last parts to be released, AMD also saved the best for last by showcasing a 192

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MSI reveal their MAG X870 Tomahawk and Pro X870-P motherboards at Computex 2024

MSI reveals two X870 motherboards following AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series reveal AMD has revealed their Ryzen 9000 series of Zen 5 processors, and when they launch next month, they will arrive alongside new 800 series motherboards. Following this announcement, MSI has revealed two new X870 motherboards, the MAG X870 Tomahawk and Pro X870-P. Both feature […]

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(PR) Silicon Motion Unveils New USB Display Interface SoC Enabling Cost-Effective Universal Docking Stations

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, a global leader in designing and marketing controller solutions for display interface and NAND storage, today announced the launch of the SM770 USB display interface SoC for USB docking stations to simplify connectivity for multiple 4K Ultra-High Definition Displays, with low latency and low power consumption.

The new SM770 is a high-performance USB Display interface SoC that supports up to three concurrent 4K UHD (3840x2160@60p) displays

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Qualcomm wants to launch ‘desktop’ AIO PCs with Snapdragon X series

Qualcomm to power AIO PCs

Technically, that’s desktop.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite AIO PCs, Source: The Verge/Qualcomm

Qualcomm has announced an expansion of its Snapdragon X Elite series into a broader range of devices. The first wave of these ARM-based chips for Windows on ARM will target laptops, with up to 22 systems expected to launch by mid-June. Qualcomm aims to power more devices, including Mini-PCs and desktops, with these processors.

The company has also introduced its own Dev

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GIGABYTE Debuts its Own Backside Connectivity Motherboard Standard: the Stealth

GIGABYTE at the 2024 Computex debuted its own standard of motherboards with backside I/O (i.e. ports and connectors located on the reverse side of the PCB). GIGABYTE is calling this brand extension "Stealth." It rivals ASUS BTF and MSI Project Zero. One of the first products to implement it is an AMD Socket AM5 motherboard, the B650E AORUS Stealth Ice. Besides backside connectors, a large shroud dominates the board in such a way that only the CPU
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GIGABYTE Showcases Intel Z890 Arrow Lake and AMD X870E Zen 5 Motherboards

GIGABYTE in its Computex 2027 booth showcased a huge lineup of next-generation Socket LGA1851 motherboards based on the top Intel Z890 chipset, which are ready for Intel's Core Ultra "Arrow Lake-S" desktop processors. GIGABYTE has taped out the motherboard model names, so all mentions of Z890 in this article are based on our assumption that it's the name of the next-gen Intel chipset. These chips are expected to bring generational IPC
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AMD Outs Ryzen 5000XT Processors for Socket AM4, an 8-year Old Socket

AMD Socket AM4 is now an 8-year-old platform, since its debut back in 2016. AMD objectively went above and beyond for this platform, launching processors powered by the original "Zen," the refreshed "Zen+," the "Zen 2," and the Intel-beating "Zen 3" microarchitecture, including 3D V-cache versions of the "Zen 3" that were competitive even with Intel's 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" processors in
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AMD introduces X870(E) chipset, promises AM5 updates through 2027+

New chipsets and longer socket support

The AM5 socket is here to stay (at least until 2027).

AMD has announced it will support the AM5 socket through 2027 and beyond. This extension follows nearly eight years of support for the AM4 socket, which will continue to be supported until 2025.

Today, AMD introduced new chipsets for its next-generation AMD Ryzen 9000 processors. The new 800-series, X870 and

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AMD將為鋭龍9000推出800系主板,X870E/X870標配USB4

AMD會在本次台北電腦展期間發佈採用Zen 5架構的鋭龍9000系列處理器,雖然新處理器依舊採用AM5接口,但主板方面也會跟隨CPU來一波更新,會一同推出AMD 800系主板。

V ideocardz 獲得了技嘉的新主板資料,AMD這用會推出四款新

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AMD Shuffles Feature-sets of its 800-series Chipset, X870 is B650E Successor

AMD is debuting its Ryzen 9000 series "Granite Ridge" desktop processors powered by the "Zen 5" microarchitecture later this year. These chips are compatible with existing AMD 600-series chipset motherboards with a simple UEFI firmware update, but the company is also taking the opportunity to launch the AMD 800-series chipset family alongside these chips. The lineup will be led by the AMD X870E, followed by the X870. These two chipsets should launch immediately
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