Desktop CPU shipments plunge 20 percent. It may get worse
Desktop PC CPU shipments plunged more than expected during the first quarter of 2026, and darker clouds loom on the horizon. …
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Hey, PC builders: Tray CPUs are cheaper for a reason
… Reasons to choose a tray CPU Tray stock is usually slightly cheaper than boxed CPUs. …
CPU shortages loom as PC makers scramble for chips
… Even if CPU manufacturers try to offset a shortage, the production output will be focused on those servers and data centers. …
Intel's cheaper, faster new Core Ultra CPUs still have a lot to prove
… Intel's 900MHz increase in speed between the CPU and memory controller will also have an effect. …
This $544 Acer laptop has 32GB RAM and Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU
…a laptop at twice that price. We're talking a 16-inch touchscreen, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and a 16-core Intel Ultra 9 processor. The Swift Go 16 is…
RAM is so expensive, it comes with a free Intel Core 9 CPU
… To sweeten the "deal," Newegg was temporarily throwing in an Intel Core 9 285K desktop CPU. …
Intel's CPU supply is recovering just in time for the agentic AI wave
… Likewise, the AI pendulum is beginning to swing back, away from GPUs and back to CPUs, as control of agentic AI becomes important. "One statistic we look at is the ratio of CPUs to GPUs," Zinsner said. "If you look at training solutions, they are generally running seven to eight GPUs to one CPU. …
Intel's new Core Series 3 is its answer to the MacBook Neo
… Intel isn't really worrying about AI, with an NPU capable of just 17 TOPS, though the company claims the CPU, NPU, and GPU combined reach 40 TOPS of performance. …
The new Ryzen 9: Did AMD just announce a CPU for exactly no one?
… Ironically, AMD built the ultimate Ryzen CPU at the worst possible time. …
Why Microsoft is raising laptop prices as Apple makes productivity cheaper
… But that pricing gap reflects more than marketing. …