AMD has ascended back into the performance category with its Ryzen processor lineup, though anyone who thinks the company is finished climbing is in for a surprise. Rumor has it (from multiple sources ...

One of the hip features of the X79 / SBE platform is quad-channel memory. Make no mistake, back in 2008 we already discovered (and reported) in whitepapers that the Nehalem architecture was ...

Both chip vendors have spewed forth a blizzard of announcements, though no actual quad-core microprocessors have yet shipped. Intel disclosed at its late-September developer forum that it's giving its ...

Memory performance on the new platform has been all over the place and I've personally been talking to both motherboard and RAM manufacturers to see what we can do about the performance. The big issue ...

In a recent hardware deep-dive, we took a look at how CPU cores and cache impacted gaming performance. To do that, we used three Intel Core processors and compared their core scaling performance, ...

The Intel Core i7-4960X is set to debut at $990, which matches the launch price of the Intel i7-3960X. The Intel Core i7-4960X processor updates the CPU architecture to the 22nm-based Ivy Bridge. The ...

The launch of the new X79 platform brings with it the introduction of a new memory standard in the form of "Quad Channel". During our testing, Quad Channel hasn't had the best start as we see some ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 9, 2008 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability and widespread shipping of Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based server systems among its channel partners. Ten AMD ...

To coincide with the release of Intel's current flagship Sandy Bridge-E processor and companion X79 chipset, a number of Intel’s memory partners released new quad-channel memory kits optimized for the ...

Corsair has announced multiple quad channel DDR3 memory kits designed for use on Intel's new Sandy Bridge-E platform. 32nm, socket LGA-2011 processors feature an upgraded integrated memory controller ...

Intel have given motherboard manufacturers the option to spec-out budget-oriented X299 X-series boards without top-end features like quad-channel memory. That means you could get cut-price X299 ...