Yearly Archives: 2021

Apple M1 Inches Past Intel Core i7-11700K in Single-Thread Performance at PassMark

Apple's new in-house, ARM-based system on a chip for Mac, the M1, is capable of beating Intel's 11th Gen Core i7-11700K processor in terms of single-thread performance.

Samsung Develops Industry’s First HKMG-Based 512 GB DDR5 Memory Modules

Samsung has worked with Intel to develop the industry's first 512 GB DDR5 memory modules using High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process technology.

MSI Plans to Increase Graphics Card Prices

Company chairman Joseph Hsu confirmed during a recent investors conference that the manufacturer would be increasing the prices of its GPUs to reflect tight supply.

Intel Releasing Its First 7 Nanometer Desktop CPUs, Meteor Lake, In 2023

Intel is planning to release "Meteor Lake," its first family of 7 nanometer Core desktop processors, in around two years' time.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Reportedly Delayed to May

Contrary to recent rumors, NVIDIA's heavily anticipated GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card will not be launching next month.

MSI Refreshes Its Gaming Desktops

MSI has refreshed its Aegis, Codex, Trident, and Infinite gaming desktop lines.

be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 Review

Introduction On our test bench today we have the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 which sits atop be quiet!'s premium series of air coolers....

New Nintendo Switch to Feature Upgraded NVIDIA Chip for DLSS Support

Rumors of the Nintendo Switch supporting NVIDIA's deep learning super sampling image upscaling technology, DLSS, are steadily increasing.

Acer Reports Strong Financials for FY2020

Acer has published its FY2020 financials, which include some startling results.

Radeon RX 6700 XT Slow in Productivity Workstation Performance?

Introduction On March 17th, 2020 AMD launched its Radeon RX 6700 XT video card with a suggested price tag of $479.  We have evaluated the...

Microsoft Could Be Buying Discord for More than $10 Billion

Microsoft is in discussions to buy popular instant messaging and digital distribution platform Discord for more than $10 billion.

PowerColor Confirms 6 GB Memory Configuration for Radeon RX 6700 Graphics Cards

PowerColor has confirmed (albeit unwittingly) that AMD's Radeon RX 6700 graphics cards will feature 6 GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory.

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