Intel
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
Intel Sells Its Arm Shares, Reduces Stakes in Other Companies
Intel has divested its entire stake in Arm Holdings during the second quarter, raising approximately $147 million. Alongside this, Intel sold its stake in cybersecurity firm ZeroFox and reduced...
12 by Anton Shilov on 8/14/2024Intel Publishes First Microcode Update for Raptor Lake Stability Issue, BIOSes Going Out Now
Following Intel’s run of financial woes and Raptor Lake chip stability issues, the company could use some good news on a Friday. And this week they’re delivering just that...
30 by Ryan Smith on 8/9/2024Intel Postpones Innovation 2024 Event, Cites Poor Finances
As Intel looks to streamline its business operations and get back to profitability in the face of weak revenues and other business struggles, nothing is off the table as...
15 by Ryan Smith on 8/8/2024Intel 18A Status Update: First Chips Booting, First External Customer Tape-Out in H1’25
Following Intel’s painful Q2 earnings call and the announcement of their 2025 cost reduction plan last week, it has become increasingly evident that Intel’s future is in the hands...
14 by Ryan Smith on 8/6/2024Update: Intel Extends 13th & 14th Gen Core Retail CPU Warranties By 2 Years In Response to Chip Instability Issues
Update 08/06: Intel published an additional note on Monday, confirming which SKUs are covered by the program. The full list of SKUs has been added to the article below...
19 by Ryan Smith on 8/6/2024Update: Intel Accelerated Ireland EUV Fab Ramp-Up as Meteor Lake Chips Were In Short Supply
Update 08/02: Patrick Moorhead has published a further tweet, clarifying that "Pat [Gelsinger] didn’t tell me l that there were yield issues. This was *my* interpretation." The text of...
28 by Ryan Smith on 8/1/2024Intel Bleeds Red, Plans 15% Workforce Layoff and $10B Cuts For 2025
Amidst the backdrop of a weak quarterly earnings report that saw Intel lose money for the second quarter in a row, Intel today has announced that the company will...
68 by Ryan Smith on 8/1/2024Intel to Launch "Lunar Lake" Core Ultra Chips on September 3rd
Intel’s next-generation Core Ultra laptop chips finally have a launch date: September 3rd. Codenamed Lunar Lake, Intel has been touting the chips for nearly a year now. Most recently, Intel...
17 by Ryan Smith on 7/31/2024Intel Addresses Desktop Raptor Lake Instability Issues: Faults Excessive Voltage from Microcode, Fix Coming in August
In what started last year as a handful of reports about instability with Intel's Raptor Lake desktop chips has, over the last several months, grown into a much larger...
49 by Ryan Smith on 7/22/2024Best CPUs for Gaming: July 2024
As the second quarter of 2024 is soon set to unfold, there are many things to be excited about, especially as Computex 2024 has been and gone. We now...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/17/2024Noctua Launches New Flagship Cooler: NH-D15 G2 with LGA1851 CPUs Support
On Tuesday, Noctua introduced its second-generation NH-D15 cooler, which offers refined performance and formally supports Intel's next-generation Arrow Lake-S processors in LGA1851 packaging. Alongside its NH-D15 G2 CPU cooler...
27 by Anton Shilov on 7/3/2024Update on Intel's Panther Lake at Computex 2024, Intel Powering Up Intel 18A Wafer Next Week
During the Intel keynote hosted by CEO Pat Gelsinger, he gave the world a glimpse into the Intel Client roadmap until 2026. Meteor Lake launched last year on that...
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Intel this morning is lifting the lid on some of the finer architectural and technical details about its upcoming Lunar Lake SoC – the chip that will be the...
91 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/3/2024The Intel Computex 2024 Keynote Live Blog (8:00pm PT/03:00 UTC)
Closing out the last of the major PC-focused keynotes at Computex 2024 this evening, we have Intel. The long-reigning leader of the PC CPU market, Intel is in the...
1 by Ryan Smith & Gavin Bonshor on 6/3/2024Computex 2024 Keynote Preview: The Great PC Powers Convene
The annual Computex computer expo kicks off in Taepei this weekend. And this year’s show is shaping up to be the most packed in years. Computex rivals CES for the...
30 by Ryan Smith on 5/31/2024MSI Teases Z790 Project Zero Plus Motherboard With CAMM2 Memory Support
MSI on Thursday published the first image of a new desktop motherboard that supports the innovative DDR5 compression attached memory module (CAMM2). DDR5 CAMM2 modules are designed to improve...
10 by Anton Shilov on 5/24/2024ASUS NUC14RVHv7 and ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-155H Review: Meteor Lake Brings Accelerated AI to UCFF PCs
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors has had a drawn-out launch since its details were officially presented in September 2023. The series marks Intel's foray into the consumer market...
14 by Ganesh T S on 5/23/2024Intel Teases Lunar Lake CPU Ahead of Computex: Most Power Efficient x86 Chip Yet
The next few weeks in the PC industry are going to come fast and furious. Between today and mid-June are multiple conferences and trade-shows, including Microsoft Build and the...
62 by Ryan Smith on 5/20/2024Supermicro E102-13R-H Review: A Raptor Lake-P 3.5-inch SBC System for Embedded Applications
Single-board computers in the 3.5-inch form-factor have become extremely popular for embedded applications involving a mix of high performance requirements as well as extended peripherals support. Typical use-case scenarios...
1 by Ganesh T S on 5/14/2024