CPUs
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
Intel Pentium III 1GHz
Just two days ago we took a look at AMD's 1GHz Athlon. Today Intel is responding with a Pentium III clocked at 1GHz. Which will be available...
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/8/2000AMD Athlon 1GHz, 950MHz, 900MHz
The Magnolia has arrived. Just three months ago we were gawking over a system that cooled the Athlon down to -40C in order to reach the magic frequency...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/6/2000VIA Apollo KX133 Athlon Chipset - Part 2
A few weeks ago we took a look at VIA's recently released KX133 chipset for the Athlon. Now that motherboards are finally shipping with this chipset, we took...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/24/2000AMD Athlon 850
AMD continues the clock speed battle with Intel by releasing their 850MHz Athlon. This time around they are armed with a new weapon, VIA's KX133 chipset, which helps...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/14/2000VIA Apollo KX133 Athlon Chipset - Part 1
Originally slated to be released alongside the Athlon, VIA's KX133 is finally on its way to a motherboard near you. With a handful of advantages over the original...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/7/2000VIA Apollo Pro 133A & VCSDRAM - Part 2: The Performance
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0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/20/1999VIA Apollo Pro 133A & VCSDRAM - Part 1: The Technology
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0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/18/1999