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CPU DECISION LAB
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Practical guides showing performance, power, platform cost and whether to upgrade or keep your current system.
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Silicon industry radar
Concise reports from established technology sources, each linked to the original reporting.
Intel today posted a set of patches for bringing SoundWire support in the upstream Intel AVS driver for Raptor Lake. While Intel SoundWire activities are not new, I was curious to see them focusing on Raptor Lake improvements in 2026 for what will then go into a 2027 Linux kernel version...
Marvell announced its intention to acquire Lumentum in a $115B acquisition to further optical connectivity in the AI era The post Marvell Proposes Acquiring Lumentum to Combine Optical Circuit Switching with AI Connectivity Silicon appeared first on ServeTheHome.
OpenAI expects AI to become a major issue in the 2028 presidential election and is preparing a policy and public relations push after the U.S. midterm elections. The company is also promoting the term “AI compute campuses” for its data centers as it seeks to address concerns over electricity demand, water consumption, pollution and rising utility bills
Original buying and upgrade guides
The latest three published guides for choosing the right processor and platform.
A practical decision guide for keeping AM4, choosing the right drop-in CPU, or moving to AM5 without paying twice for the same performance goal.
Read the guideChoose the right final AM4 CPU for gaming, productivity, or a low-cost refresh—and know when moving to AM5 is the better decision.
Read the guideRendering, code builds, video editing, and office work reward different CPU strengths. Here is how to choose without reducing productivity to one score.
Read the guideRecently improved buying guides
The 10 latest processor pages enhanced with practical verdicts, strengths, limitations, buying advice and upgrade guidance.
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