AMD’s second-generation Threadripper CPU has up to 32 cores

AMD is once again pushing its processor technology to new heights. During its Computex keynote today, the company revealed that its second-generation Threadripper CPU will feature up to 32 cores and 64 threads. We’ve known the chip would arrive later this year, but AMD now says it’ll launch in the third quarter. The news also […]

Intel Core i9-7960X review: It beats Threadripper, but for a price

Enlarge (credit: Mark Walton) Whether the Core i9-7960X was always part of Intel’s plans for the high end desktop (HEDT), or whether it was haphazardly rushed to market to combat AMD’s bullish Threadripper platform, one thing is clear: Intel once again has the fastest slice of silicon on the market. With 16 cores and 32 […]

AMD Threadripper 1950X review: Better than Intel in almost every way

Enlarge / With an orange and blue color scheme to boot… If Ryzen was a polite, if firm way of telling the world that AMD is back in the processor game, then Threadripper is a foul-mouthed, middle-finger-waving, kick-in-the-crotch “screw you” aimed squarely at the usurious heart of Intel. It’s an olive branch to a part of the […]

Alienware has new mice, keyboards, and monitors, plus a Threadripper Area 51

Enlarge / Alienware Area 51. (credit: Dell) At E3 this year, Dell announced updates and changes to the Alienware line. The massive Alienware Area 51 gaming desktop is getting a refresh to include AMD’s new Threadripper CPUs, and Alienware is getting its own gaming mice, mechanical keyboards, and monitors. Until now, the Alienware family consisted of […]