4 Things You Need to Know About Intel’s XMP 3.0

With no substantial upgrade since 2007, Intel's Extreme Memory Profile, better known as XMP, has now come out with the new XMP 3.0, coinciding with the launch of DDR5 RAM. Launching the third version of XMP was the natural continuation of the line, especially considering the changes introduced by the differences between DDR5 and DDR4
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3 Reasons Why Intel’s CPU Dominance Is Crumbling to AMD and Apple

At the turn of the millennium, Intel was one of the undisputed big players in the tech space. And while Intel remains a colossal name to this day, its dominance is under threat from other companies. Two of those businesses leading the battle against Intel are AMD and Apple—and the pair have made up significant ground.
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Intel’s First Discrete Gaming GPU Is "Right Around the Corner"

Intel GPUs aren’t exactly known for their stellar performance when running something demanding, like creative programs or video games. They’re typically used for general purposes, but that may change this year. Is Intel’s DG2 GPU Coming Soon? Intel game development relations specialist Pete Brubaker tweeted out a link to a job posting for the company’s open
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Understanding Intel’s Laptop CPU Models: What the Numbers and Letters Mean

Modern computer processors (CPUs) are complex pieces of technology, and that shows no sign of changing. The complexity of a CPU brings a challenge to manufacturers, like Intel. Making great hardware is one thing. Making it easy to understand is another. Intel and other hardware manufacturers work hard to simplify CPU specs and performance. You’ll
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Intel’s Spectre Vulnerability Returns Like a Ghost from the Past

The massive Spectre/Meltdown revelations the opened 2018 shook the computing world. While the vulnerabilities are now firmly out of the main news cycle, that is about to change. Security researchers have uncovered eight new Spectre-style vulnerabilities affecting Intel CPUs—propelling Spectre back into the security limelight. Let’s take a look at the new Spectre vulnerabilities, how they
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