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MSI unlocks the full power of AMD CPUs with new MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard — premium Ryzen overclocking comes to AM5

MSI showcases the long-awaited MEG X870E Unify-X Max motherboard for Ryzen processors at CES 2026.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD claims Panther Lake has 'too much baggage' for handheld PC use — fights back after Intel jabs AMD for using 'ancient silicon' in its Z2 series APUs

AMD jabs Intel for calling its Z2 chips "ancient". Claims its Panther Lake mobile chips carry too much "baggage" for handheld gaming use.

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Intel had the most exciting product launch at CES 2026 and I absolutely wasn't expecting that

Intel's Panther Lake had zero competition, but it's still genuinely exciting.

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AMD teases heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, continues to leak despite CES no-show — Alienware Area 51 may not be a beneficiary after all (Updated)

AMD didn't announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at CES 2026, but others have come to the rescue. Alienware China has posted a video on its BiliBili account showing the 9950X3D2 coming to its Area 51 desktop, confirming the chip exists. Moreover, a UK-based system integrator has also put up the…

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Lenovo brings handheld-favorite SteamOS to the flagship Legion Go 2 — the AMD Z2 Extreme gets official SteamOS support for the first time

Lenovo is bringing official SteamOS support to AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor for the first time with an updated Legion Go 2.

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AMD at CES 2026: Ryzen Max and 9850X3D Cement High-End Gaming Dominance

While its rivals arrive at CES 2026 with loud fanfare, AMD is taking a more calculated approach to the future of personal computing.

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AMD's Ryzen AI 400 series includes the first Copilot+ desktop CPU — Team Red refreshes Zen 5 APUs and Strix Halo

AMD’s new Ryzen AI 400 ‘Gorgon Point’ APUs are primarily driven by a clock speed bump, featuring similar silicon as the previous generation otherwise.

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Two new AMD Ryzen AI Max+ chips just dropped and they could change mid-range gaming laptops forever

AMD just introduced the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 and 388 — both with the same insanely good integrated GPU that is sure to make Nvidia sweat and revolutionize mid-range gaming laptops at a lower price.

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Did AMD just make the Ryzen 7 9800X3D obsolete? — A new CPU threatening its supremacy is on the way

AMD's CES 2026 is all about processors, with new desktop and mobile chips on the way. That includes a new Ryzen 7 9850X3D that is a lot like the existing 9800X3D.

Windows Central

The AMD Ryzen AI Max range gets two more entries, one of which looks perfect for the ultimate in handheld PC gaming

It's certainly better for gaming than the 'new' Ryzen AI 400 chips, that's for sure.

PC Gamer

AMD at CES 2026: How to watch the Ryzen keynote and what to expect

AMD is kicking off at CES 2026 with a special keynote from CEO Lisa Su. Will we finally see the rumored AMD Gorgon Point CPUs arrive in the latest laptops? Here's how to watch and what to expect from AMD this year.

Tom’s Guide

AMD is slowly turning into Intel of yesteryear as $501 32-thread Ryzen 9 7950X is just enough to beat 20-thread $270 Core Ultra 7 265KF — so what's going on?

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 pricing exposes how AMD’s high end desktop CPUs now offer smaller performance gains despite far higher prices and power requirements.

TechRadar

NES-a-like mini PC brings modern chips to the classic Nintendo case design — Ryzen AI 9 CPU, Radeon 890M iGPU should make it a decent all-round system

Mini PC with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in NES-a-like case 'coming soon.'

Tom’s Hardware

Yes, the 33rd Ryzen AI Max+ 395 device is coming — a cube-like Thunderobot station has an SD card reader and front-facing USB ports

Thunderobot Station brings Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to a compact cube desktop with front-facing ports, alongside laptops and desktops at CES.

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AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D tipped for modest price hike — early listings point to $500 list for refreshed Zen 5 CPU

A new tip suggests the pricing of AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D will be close to the 9800X3D. Listings show a $511.4 ask for the new chip, but no official MSRP is mentioned. Running a few calculations gives us a value of around $499 as the supposed list price.

PC Gamer

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025

It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD's dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in first benchmark leaks — gaming-focused CPU features 192MB of L3 cache stacked across both CCDs

AMD is preparing a new flagship gaming chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which is said to have 192MB of L3 cache thanks to its dual-cache design that will add 3D V-Cache across both CCDs. The CPU originally leaked months ago, but it has finally appeared on benchmarking databases PassMark and…

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Acemagic just launched one of the weirdest-looking Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs to date - Tank M1A Pro+ supports 24TB storage, quad 8K screens and claims to match the RTX 4070M laptop GPU

Acemagic’s Tank M1A Pro+ joins the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC wave with support for four 8K screens, 128GB memory and up to 24TB SSD storage.

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This is perhaps the smallest mini PC with a 5060-class GPU you can buy right now — but you will have to go all the way to China to get it

FEVM’s FAEX1 mini PC combines Ryzen AI Max+ CPU, Radeon 8060S GPU, 128 GB memory, and extensive connectivity in a compact chassis.

Tom’s Hardware

Intel's upcoming Core Ultra X9 388H is up to 8.7% faster for 1T perf than Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — Panther Lake gains significant ground on Strix Halo in early Geekbench leak

Intel's Panther Lake family is still awaiting release, but the possible flagship chip of the bunch has been spotted on Geekbench. The Core Ultra X9 388H scores 3,057 points in the single-core test and 17,687 points in the multi-core test, racing past its Arrow Lake-H predecessor and AMD's Strix Halo.

TechRadar

The fastest gaming CPU could get a supercharged version soon, as new AMD Ryzen 9850X3D leak pops up

AMD Ryzen 9850X3D leak suggests refresh is imminent, and that'd be good news in more ways than one.

Tom’s Hardware

Ryzen 7 9850X3D edges past Ryzen 7 9800X3D in PassMark benchmark — upcoming X3D chip shows up to 4.7% higher performance

A new PassMark entry has surfaced for AMD’s unreleased Ryzen 7 9850X3D, giving the first look at how the chip compares against the current 9800X3D.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD's imminent Ryzen 7 9850X3D chip shows up on Geekbench with 5.6 GHz boost clocks — Scores slightly lower than 9800X3D in multi-core tests, higher in single-core

Two new Geekbench listings for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D chip have been uncovered, both from mid-November, that show the CPU posting higher single-core numbers than the existing 9800X3D while being beat in multi-threaded results. The chip boosted up to 5.6 GHz as expected, but was running on slow 4800…

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AMD accidentally leaks Ryzen 7 9850X3D details — A higher boost clock compared to the 9800X3D and ... not much else

AMD accidentally added details about an unannounced Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU to its driver support page, but the rumored specs certainly don't seem like much of an upgrade over the flagship Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

TechRadar

The PC component crisis just got worse, as major RAM maker gives up on consumers and CPU price hikes are rumored

Want more pessimistic predictions of future component pricing? We're not short of those right now, sadly.

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