Intel

Intel shoots down Core Ultra 9 290K Plus – “we’re not going to make one”

Intel's Robert Hallock tells us it has no intention of releasing the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, despite clear signs of the CPU's existence.

Intel finally releases full-size Xe2 Battlemage GPU, but Arc Pro B70 is for professionals only

Intel launches its Arc Pro B70 and Arc Pro B65 GPUs, offering up to 32 Xe2 cores and 32GB of memory for demanding AI workloads.

Intel and AMD gaming CPU prices are reportedly going up, as server chip production gets prioritised

Getting an AMD or Intel CPU at a fair price could become more difficult in the coming months, if you can find one at all.

Geekbench calls Intel Binary Optimisation results “invalid”, but its assessment may change

Until Geekbench can detect whether Intel Binary Optimisation is running, all results with compatible CPUs are flagged as potentially invalid.

Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus may still exist after all, as new CPU benchmark results emerge

In the wake of Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh launch, the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has made another surprise appearance via Geekbench 6.

Intel claims its Core Ultra 200S Plus CPUs smash AMD Ryzen 5 and 7 in creator workloads

Intel slides advertise Arrow Lake-S Refresh’s stronger performance on creator workloads compared to equivalent AMD Ryzen CPUs.

Future Intel CPU sockets could support more generations, says Intel VP – “we are listening”

Intel's Robert Hallock confirms that he sees a future where Intel motherboard sockets support more generations of CPUs. LGA1954 could have a long life.

Intel massively reduces game load times, eliminating wait to compile shaders on Arc GPUs

Intel's Precompiled Shader Delivery is now enabled on Arc B-series and Core Ultra graphics with its latest driver, boosting first-launch loads by up to 3x.

Intel announces its “fastest gaming desktop processors ever” – meet Arrow Lake Refresh

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 250K Plus are now official, with more cores, and an intriguing new change to boost gaming performance.