The Hot Take: APU's competition starting to heat up for that Ai dollar.
Intel's next-generation Razor Lake-AX chips will compete directly against AMD's Medusa Halo while featuring on-package memory. Intel Is Bringing Back On-Package Memory With Its Next-Gen Razor Lake-AX Chips That Fight Against AMD's Medusa Halo On-Package Memory was last used by Intel for its Lunar Lake SoCs. These SoCs were aimed at low-power mobile platforms, and while the chips themselves offered solid performance in a 30W budget, Intel's next on-package memory solution will be a big one. As per Haze2K1 on X, Intel Razor Lake-AX SoCs will feature on-package memory. This is a big deal as moving the DRAM closer to […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-resurrects-on-package-memory-with-razor-lake-ax-to-hunt-down-amd-medusa-halo/
The Hot Take: Getting confusing with weather they are dropping their GPU's.
Benchmarks of Intel's upcoming and fastest gaming handheld SoC, the Arc G3 Extreme, have been leaked, surpassing the Ryzen Z2 by 25%. Intel Packs Its Strongest Battlemage GPU, & 14 CPU Cores Inside the Arc G3 Extreme Gaming Handheld SoC We recently covered Intel's first Arc G3 gaming handheld, which has been listed by online retailers. While the retailer listing was void of details for the SoC itself, we now have more specs and even benchmarks of the upcoming chip & they look phenomenal. Starting with the CPU, the Intel Arc G3 Extreme is going to be the top offering […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intels-arc-g3-extreme-handheld-chip-crushes-ryzen-z2-extreme-benchmark-leak/
The Hot Take: It appears they definitely woke a sleeping giant....
Intel's next-gen Xeon "Diamond Rapids" CPUs will offer up to 512 cores, while Coral Rapids will bring back SMT on 8-channel platforms in 2028. Intel Diamond Rapids 16-Channel Slips Into 2027, Features Up To 512 Cores Intel Diamond Rapids "Xeon" CPUs were going to launch this year, but delays in plans have pushed it to 2027. The delay can be attributed to several reasons, such as yields and the fact that the 8-channel line was cancelled. Now, Intel plans to launch Diamond Rapids "Xeon" CPUs in 2027. As per Jaykihn, Intel's mid-2027 plans for Diamond Rapids include a volume launch […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-diamond-rapids-xeon-2027-512-cores-16-channel-memory-coral-rapids-smt-in-2028/
The Hot Take: This is just a very inserting move as it cannibalizes the range of SKUs for the lower end builds. Question is will they be charging same for the chipset but tweaking the firmware for USB ports, SATA and PCIe lane configurations for lower priced boards? Only time will tell. This does bring us back to the days where they didn't have several chipsets and board manufacturers has a bit more control of their boards features.
According to the latest leaks, Intel's next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPUs will see a bit of a shake-up in their motherboard chipset market segmentation strategy. The usual source for Intel leaks, Jaykihn, says that the next-gen Z970 chipset will "replace most of the market currently covered by the B860." However, a B960 chipset is still on the
The Hot Take: Again the people out there are calling this cheating. I say if you optimized for your hardware how is it cheating????
While everyone wants faster hardware, Intel says the answer lies in software optimization, and the P and E cores are almost identical in gaming performance. Robert Hallock Says E-Cores Don't Degrade Gaming Performance and PC Enthusiasts are "Underestimating" the Importance of Software Intel might not have been able to deliver X3D-equivalent performance in gaming with its latest Core Ultra 200 series, but it has gotten closer with the Plus variants. While still noticeably behind when it comes to the leading gaming performance, Intel blames this regression more on the "software" optimization than the hardware itself. In an interview with PC […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intels-hallock-blames-software-not-silicon-for-gaming-gap-claims-30-performance-is-hiding-behind-poor-optimization/
The Hot Take: Interesting move, consolidate down to a single chip set. Less time to develop, they going to do disabling features at the firmware level to get more skus at different price points?
Intel's upcoming Z970 motherboards for Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs will replace both high-end Z890 and mainstream B860 options. Intel Z970 Motherboards To Cover An Extensive Market With Both High-End & Mainstream Options For Nova Lake Builders Intel's 900-series motherboards will have a wide range of options for PC builders. The flagship Z990 chipset will be the recommended choice for enthusiast Nova Lake Desktop CPUs, featuring a dual compute tile configuration, while the Z970 chipset will retain a primary focus on the high-end market. Based on a new post by Jaykihn at X, it looks like the Z970 chipset may not […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-z970-chipset-cover-both-z890-high-end-b860-mainstream-tiers-for-nova-lake/
The Hot Take: Seems it was only time with these chips.
AMD's 3D V-Cache CPUs deliver a huge boost versus the Non-X3D part in AI benchmarks, showcasing why they are best suited for RAG pipelines. AMD 3D V-Cache Vs Non 3D V-Cache CPU Benchmarks in AI Showcase a Massive Uplift For RAG Pipelines We know that there are two ways to do AI: the first is LLM, which is currently the most popular model. LLMs are AI models that have been pre-trained on a large set of data and feature various parameter sizes. But LLMs' limitations can be seen when it needs to generate responses on data it wasn't trained on. […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/amd-3d-v-cache-turns-ryzen-into-surprise-rag-ai-weapon-88-percent-boost-vs-non-x3d/
By ckasprzak | TkOut | April 21, 2026 | CPU, Intel, x86
The Hot Take: I hope this helps them catch up and compete well with AMD as they just keep it coming in the performance department.
New leak information is shedding light on Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop processors, with a strong focus on cache architecture. According to recent disclosures, the next-generation chips will adopt a broadcast last-level cache (bLLC) design and significantly increase L3 cache capacity across both single- and ...
The Hot Take: This reminds me of the days with L3 Cache for CPU's. Just the next iteration.
Intel Nova Lake-S "bLLC" cache configurations have been detailed, revealing a maximum of 288 MB of cache for next-gen desktop CPUs. Intel Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs Will Feature Up To 288 MB of bLLC Cache, 80 MB More Than 9950X3D2 Once again, more Nova Lake-S CPU details have been revealed by Jaykihn, this time focusing on the bLLC parts. While we know that the bLLC or Big Last Level Cache die variants will feature up to 144 MB in single and 288 MB in dual tile configurations, the insider has spilled the beans on the max caches of each bLLC […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-answer-to-amd-x3d-nova-lake-bllc-cpus-pack-38-percent-more-cache-vs-9950x3d2/
The Hot Take: New out there about the AMD 10k's makes sense why this is coming out now. I wouldn't put it paste intel to leak it to say "Hey folks we're coming back!" Soften the AMD 10k impact on their bottom line. I for one am excited about this news and it means healthy competition is hopefully coming back to the x86 environment at least.
VideoCardz shares the alleged preliminary SKU list for Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 400S (codenamed Nova Lake) processors.