According to Intel, they would update the 2.5 GHz Pentium dual-core processor from M-0 stepping to R-0 starting from April 13th. In fact, the R0 parts have made their debut in AKIBA which can be bought at Yen6880 (US$70).
R0 Stepping Pentium E5200
The R-0 stepping has got:
- New S-spec and MM numbers
- A CPUID change – from [...]
AMD is advising its customers and partners that its CPUs are great stuff for the price and we can back up such a claim. The Phenom II X4 955 is selling for $245, which is a great price for quad core at 3.2GHz. On top of it, this CPU overclocks to over 4GHz on air [...]
AMD has just rolled out n updated version of its system overclocking software, OverDrive. The 3.01 release adds support for Microsoft’s Windows 7, Black Edition CPU memory profiles, fan control, customizable AutoClock and more.OverDrive Version 3.0.1 which enables you to monitor all your performance settings including clock memory, voltage and memory timing.
AMD Windows 7-ready OverDrive [...]
The Korean manufactuer Thermolab has now announced its first CPU cooler BARAM.BARAM measures 67*132*160mm and weighs 625g with five 6mm heatpipes. It’s compatible with Intel LGA775/1366 and AMD Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3 platforms. Thermolab has opted Scythe as their agent in Asia. BARAM is priced at Yen 5980 which is about $60.
Thermolab New CPU Coolers
Thermolab has also [...]
Intel has rolled out with new chip logos for its Core i7, Core 2, Centrino, Celeron and Pentium processors, and unveiled its Star Rating System with one star denoting the lowest performance and five stars the highest.
The 5-star level consists of Core i7 Series, QX9000 Series and several other high-end mobile CPUs. And Celeron falls [...]
In February Intel indicated that it’s initiating a C-0 to D-0 stepping conversion for the Intel Core i7-920 processor.
Intel D-0 Stepping Core i7-920
The overclocking performance of D-0 Core i7-920 is superior to that of C0/C1 stepping. New stepping Core i7-920 features a few changes including S-Spec from SLBCH to SLBEJ, and the CPU ID from [...]
Intel will announce a couple of new Z-series chips for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). Already rumored, the 45nm Atom Z550 and Z515 are clocked at 2 and 1.2 GHz respectively, and feature a 533 MHz FSB and 512kB of cache. The Z515 also have the Burst Performance Technology which enables it to automatically adjusts its [...]
Intel launched Nehalem EP CPUs on March 30th and from now on, this CPU will be known as Xeon W55×0, X55×0 or E55xx version. This day was second to last day in Q1 2009 and it helped Intel to keep its promise and launch in Q1.
The top of the hill is W5580 and this one [...]
Together with the announcement of the new Shanghai server processors, AMD shed some light on their upcoming six-core server processors codenamed Istanbul.
AMD isn’t relying on sheer number of cores, as they’re adding power management technologies and certain improvements to increase performance. Unlike the announced Shanghais, where the company hopes for similar performance at lower consumption, [...]
