Intel to spend $95 billion in chip-making facilities in EU
Published in PC Hardware


Two chip factories at a new site in Europe

Intel plans to build new chip-making facilities in Europe valued at up to $95 billion, responding to a cross-border race to add manufacturing capacity at a time of a global chip supply crunch.

Intel too hot for Cloudflare
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Thursday, 02 September 2021 12:19

Intel too hot for Cloudflare


We just can’t put Intel inside

Cloudy outfit Cloudflare has revealed that it was unable to put Intel inside its new home-brew servers, because they just used too much electricity.

CPU-Z gets support for Alder Lake CPUs
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 27 August 2021 16:18

CPU-Z gets support for Alder Lake CPUs


RX 6600 XT, DDR5 memory, and XMP 3.0 as well

CPUID has updated its CPU-Z information software adding support for Intel's Alder Lake CPUs, Z6xx platform, Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU, DDR5 memory, and XMP 3.0.

Intel Core i7-12700 spotted on Geekbench
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Thursday, 26 August 2021 14:02

Intel Core i7-12700 spotted on Geekbench


Performance close to Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel's upcoming Core i7-12700 has been spotted in Geekbench, showing a performance close to AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X CPU.

Intel to support overclocking with Arc graphics cards
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Integrating overclocking controls in driver UI

Intel has revealed that its upcoming Arc graphics cards will support overclocking, via its official driver UI.

Intel builds domestic commercial chipbuilding ecosystem
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For the US defence department

Intel has signed a deal with the US defence department to support a domestic commercial chip-building ecosystem.

Intel shows its Xe-HPG roadmap and details the Arc Alchemist GPU
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Shows Intel Xe SS (Super Sampling) as well

During its 2021 Architecture Day Intel gave a few more details about its upcoming Intel Arc GPUs, including the full roadmap, more details about the Arc Alchemist GPU, as well as the Intel Xe SS (Super Sampling) technology.

Intel gives up on RealSense
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Thursday, 19 August 2021 13:29

Intel gives up on RealSense


We are focusing on chips, RealSense makes no sense

Intel has decided to wind down its RealSense technology as it focuses on its chip business.

Intel introduces its new Arc brand for graphics products
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Will cover hardware, software, and services  

Intel pulled a rather neat surprise today unveiling its new Intel Arc brand for its upcoming consumer high-performance graphics products, including the upcoming Xe HPG 1st generation graphics card (DG2), as well as future Intel graphics products.

Intel told to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI
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Thursday, 12 August 2021 11:44

Intel told to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI


Chipzilla lacked appeal

Intel’s request to overturn an order requiring it to write a $2.18 billion cheque to VLSI Technology has been rejected by a US judge.