CPUs

Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...

<b>Updated</b> CPU Cheatsheet - Seven Years of Covert CPU Operations

To honor AnandTech's seven years of dedication to the internet, we called in some extra firepower to finish off the expanded edition of our CPU cheat sheet Now with...

74 by Jarred Walton on 8/28/2004

NVIDIA's CK8-04; The Best K8 MCP (On Paper)

NVIDIA begins to disclose its most ambitious chipset to date, details inside.

47 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/20/2004

Ambitious VIA: Multiple PCI-E Graphics Slots

Is VIA supporting dual PEG out of fear of getting left behind in NVIDIAs SLI glory?

17 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/13/2004

64-bit Pentium 4 "F", 2MB Prescotts and 925XE Updates

Smithfield got everyone's attention a few days ago, for today how about 64-bit Intel CPUs on the desktop?

13 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/5/2004

Doom 3: CPU Battlegrounds

Find out how your CPU will handle Doom 3 in our extensive performance investigation.

59 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/4/2004

Announcing Smithfield; Your Dual Core Intel CPU

Ever wonder what happened to that processor Intel announced would replace Tejas? It has a name now, and we have details about it!

13 by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/2/2004

AMD Sempron: A Fresh Take on Budget Computing

Shortly after the launch of the latest Intel Celeron processor, AMD responds with their new line of budget chips. We take a look at how the Sempron stacks up...

55 by Derek Wilson on 7/28/2004

A Place for SiS; New Athlon64, P4 and Integrated Graphics Chipsets

SiS answers back at ATI and NVIDIA with real DirectX 9 IGP, DDR2 and PCIe support for Q1'05.

2 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/27/2004

Previewing RS400; ATI's Unique Position

Manufacturers tell us Intel will deploy DDR2-667 in Q1'05. ATI has plans for DDR2-667 in its upcoming RS400 chipset, but can ATI pull together for a successful deployment...

4 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/23/2004

Intel's 90nm Pentium M 755: Dothan Investigated

Intel's new 90nm Pentium M is not only a high performing mobile chip, but it can hang with the desktop CPUs too.

28 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/21/2004

Breaking Intel's Overclock Lock: The REAL Story

Want the truth about how to break Intel's 925X overclock lock? Manufacturers tell us what is REALLY going on and what they are doing to bypass the lock.

16 by Wesley Fink on 7/16/2004

Know your Processor Cores: Codename Cheatsheet

Forget your CPU core specs? Here is a little cheatsheet for you!

15 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/12/2004

Intel Q3 and Q4 Roadmaps: 1066MHz FSB and Stack Protection Near

We told you about those new Intel CPUs with the "E" stepping that enables XD stack protection. Inside we have timeframe details, as well as model information for...

8 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/11/2004

Next Generation Alderwood and Intel's NX solution unveiled

Intel has a new stepping of virtually all of their current processors to take advantage of Windows XP SP2's ability to lock out stack overflows. We have the details inside.

6 by Kristopher Kubicki on 7/7/2004

Intel Celeron D: New, Improved & Exceeds Expectations

Today, Intel is launching the new and improved Celeron D based on the 90nm Prescott core. Even though Prescott's performance as a Pentium 4 was less than impressive, the...

54 by Derek Wilson on 6/24/2004

Intel 925X: Exploring the Overclock Lock

No sooner had the 925X and 915 been launched than the word started spreading that Intel had locked the overclocking on the new chipsets. Are the new chipsets...

36 by Wesley Fink on 6/23/2004

Intel's 925X & LGA-775: Are Prescott 3.6 and PCI Express Graphics any Faster?

Continuing our coverage of Intel's new CPU and platform launch, we look at the performance of Intel's fastest processor and compare PCI Express boards from both ATI and NVIDIA.

39 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/21/2004

Intel 925X/915: Chipset Performance & DDR2

Intel Socket 775 is paired with the new 925X & 915 chipsets and DDR2 memory. How do these new chipsets and DDR2 memory compare to your familiar 875/865...

57 by Wesley Fink on 6/19/2004

Hello Sempron; AMD's ''Always-Ron'' CPU

Summary: AMD's newest processor lineup turns out to be more complicated than just an Athlon XP replacement. We tell you how and why. Updated: Now with Pricing Info

30 by Kristopher Kubicki on 6/18/2004

AMD Begins Tape-Out of first Dual Core Opteron

AMD announces the beginning of tape out of the first dual core Opterons. While products are still about a year away, we get some early hints on specs...

20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/14/2004

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