Things to know if you’re looking to upgrade.
RYZEN 3000 USES THE NEW ZEN 2 MICROARCHITECTURE
The Ryzen 3000 processors are based on AMD’s new Zen 2 architecture, the successor to both Zen and Zen+. Much like the ‘tock’ in Intel’s now dead tick-tock model, Zen 2 represents a major overhaul of the CPU design. It’s taken a leaf from the book of AMD’s Epyc server CPUs, codenamed Rome, and features "chiplets” built on TSMC’s 7nm process. These contain CPU cores and are paired with a 14nm I/O die that provides direct connections to memory, which should alleviate concerns about latency that plagued the Zen and Zen+ chips.
Overall, AMD is claiming a 15 per cent improvement in IPC for Ryzen 3000, which is good news for both single-threaded and multithreaded performance. In fact, AMD’s own numbers in Cinebench R20 puts the octa-core Ryzen 7 3800X, which has a base clock of 3.9GHz and boost clock of 4.5GHz, at 3 per cent ahead of the Core i79700K in single-threaded performance. This is quite impressive, especially considering that the Intel chip boosts to 4.9GHz, although it should be noted that Cinebench R20 is a floating point rendering test that AMD already does well on.
LOOK OUT FOR THE RYZEN 9 3900X AND RYZEN 7 3700X
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A Multiplayer Gem
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Of Embracing Escapism And Confronting Reality
As you embark on the journey that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth offers, there’s a moment that distinctly shifts the narrative’s atmosphere: Aerith pauses to take in the in-game scenery with a sense of wonder, which stood in stark contrast to the earlier parts of the game, where the flower girl, alongside other FFVII key companions such as Cloud and Tifa, navigates the cramped slums and towering corporate skyscrapers of Midgar.
Take Even Better Photos With The iPhone 15 Pro And 15 Pro Max
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Easier Editing with Final Cut Pro
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Portable, But Is It Convenient?
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This Game Needs C-P-ARRRR!
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FANTASTIC KEYBOARD
The Falchion RX Low Profile is an interesting keyboard. While it is a part of the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) sub-brand, it has plenty of features for the non-gaming audience too.
SURPRISINGLY BIG SOUND
The Pebble X Plus is Creative's current lead 2.1-channel offering. The pair of satellites feature 2.75-inch full-range drivers, and, just like all other Pebble speakers, are tilted at a 45-degree angle aimed at the users' ears.
A HEAD-TURNING LOW-PROFILE MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
DURING CES 2024, MONOKEI UNVEILED Systems, a beautifully designed, well-built, low-profile mechanical keyboard.
NVIDIA'S 200-BILLION TRANSISTOR BLACKWELL GPU WILL TACKLE XXXLSIZED GENERATIVE AI MODELS
Blackwell GPU release rumours for many months now, but most are postulating what the GeForce RTX 4090 successor could offer. While that's not focus of today's launch, the Blackwell GPU architecture has finally been announced at NVIDIA'S premier AI conference, GTC 2024. With a headline such as wielding power to drive the new industrial revolution, the Blackwell GPU is shaping up to be a key enabler for accelerated computing, breakthrough data processing, engineering simulation, drug design, quantum computing, and generative AI in a very big way.
