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WEBIntel Core Ultra 200V enters the new ASUS Zenbook S 14 and ExpertBook P series in addition to the Vivobook S 14 for a refersh. by Calvin Liew. September 5, 2024. ASUS concluded its IFA 2024 conference by unveiling a lineup of new products, with a particular focus on laptops powered...
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X & 9950X Hands-On Test - Tech Critter
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Next, we evaluated the Ryzen 9 9950X, comparing it to the current top-tier CPUs from AMD and Intel, specifically the Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i9-14900K. In the 7-Zip compression and decompression benchmark, the Ryzen 9 9950X outperformed the 7950X in both tasks, though the margin of victory wasn’t substantial.
Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Xtreme Hands-On and Overview - Tech …
WEBNov 5, 2021 · Looking at the power design, the Z690 AORUS Xtreme comes with a pair of 8-pin EPS 12V and a 20+1+2 Direct Digital VRM Design. It might seem like a minor upgrade from the Z590 but it’s not exactly like that. A closer look at the components shows that the power design on the Z690 AORUS Xtreme has an array of the RAA22010540 MOSFET from Renesas ...
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Performance Review & Hands-On - Tech …
WEBNov 5, 2020 · Bumping up the clock from 4.6GHz to 4.7GHz requires a surprisingly big increase on the Vcore, going from 1.21V to 1.36V is the only way to get our Ryzen 9 5900X to run stable on 4.7GHz. At this frequency, the maximum load temperature record is already spiking up to 89°C, and that’s definitely something …
Review - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - Tech Critter
WEBAug 4, 2021 · While it’s technically a part of AMD Zen 3 architecture release, the Ryzen 5 5600G lacks the support for PCIe 4.0 and has its L3 cache halved to 16MB, unlike the 32MB L3 cache you’ll find on the usual Ryzen 5. Though it’s equipped with a 7 core Radeon Vega 7 as the integrated graphics solution, offering a more powerful graphics ...
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT Performance Overview & Hands-On - Tech Critter
WEBJul 7, 2020 · The Ryzen 7 3800XT does have a slightly higher boost clock of 4.7GHz as compared to the non-XT variant, but that applies only to single-core performance on a specific core that only kicks when necessary. For most of the tests we’ve done, the Ryzen 7 3800XT will boost up to 4.36GHz on all its cores during load instead of going all the way up ...
ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero Hands-On and Overview
WEBNov 4, 2021 · For the onboard audio solution, the Maximus Z690 Hero is equipped with ROG SupremeFX audio technology delivers an exceptional 113 dB signal-to-noise ratio, thanks to the SupremeFX ALC4082 codec, and an ESS 9018Q2C integrated DAC capable of reaching -115dB THD+N to provide playback that conveys all the subtlety and nuances of the audio track.
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Hands-On Review - Tech Critter
WEBSep 26, 2022 · Unlike any previous Ryzen 9 CPUs we’ve tested in the past, the Ryzen 9 7950X doesn’t come with a box cooler. Despite the size of the box, the only thing you’ll get inside the box is the CPU itself and that’s it. The new Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors now come with an LGA design and are noticeably smaller compared to their ...
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Performance Review - Tech Critter
WEBDec 8, 2020 · RX 6900 XT vs. RX 6900 XT (SAM) vs. RTX 3090 FE (3840×2160) For the ray tracing performance, the RX 6900 XT is definitely way more powerful than both the RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT, but that’s only for 1080P and 1440P. Having ray tracing enabled on 4K is still too much for the RX 6900 XT to handle …
Performance Review - ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero - Tech Critter
WEBDec 29, 2020 · For the power design, the Crosshair VIII Dark Hero features 14+2 ‘power stages’ according to the official product page, but it’s effectively a 7+1 phase in the usual teamed configuration you’ll find on some of the newer ASUS ROG boards. So you’re basically getting a beefed-up 7+1 phase board with 2 of each working in parallel in each ...