Intel
Intel is possibly the most important chipmaker in the US, having pioneered semiconductor manufacturing for more than half a century while giving us some of the best processors ever made along the way.
Whether it’s in the best laptop or the best computer for the home or office, odds are that there is an Intel processor inside it. It is one of the few companies in the world that have the chip-making foundries necessary to produce semiconductors, and so it is a major player on the processor scene regardless of how its latest processors hold up against the competition, all of whom have to look for a foundry to produce their chips.
Founded in 1968 by Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame), Robert Noyce, and Arthur Rock, Intel has been a pillar of the digital age since its inception and its chip manufacturing capabilities put it in a special category among chipmakers. It is currently led by CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Latest about Intel
Chinese Montage Jintide CPU runs faster than the Intel Xeon processor it's based on, benchmarks show
By Wayne Williams published
Fresh benchmarks show the Chinese Montage Jintide CPU runs faster than the Intel Xeon processor it's based on.
Intel Arrow Lake looks set for a September launch – but that might be too late in the battle of next-gen CPUs against AMD Ryzen 9000
By Darren Allan published
If AMD’s next-gen processors based on Zen 5 are coming as early as rumored, Intel can't hang about with Arrow Lake.
Supermicro offers Intel Gaudi 2 server for $90,000, including eight Gaudi 2 AI accelerators and 1TB of RAM
By Wayne Williams published
Supermicro is offering an Intel Gaudi 2 server for $90,000, including eight Gaudi 2 AI accelerators and 1TB of RAM.
Intel says Aurora supercomputer broke the exascale barrier, is fastest AI system in the world "for open science”
By Wayne Williams published
Intel says the Aurora supercomputer broke the exascale barrier and is the fastest AI system in the world "for open science”.
Windows 11’s Recall feature is already running on unsupported CPUs – and it shows why this is a bad idea
By Darren Allan published
Want Recall but don’t want to buy a new Copilot+ PC? Someone’s already fudged it to work.
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Leak shows Gigabyte motherboards for Intel Arrow Lake CPUs pack some kind of mysterious AI feature
By Darren Allan published
Maybe these motherboards will offer some options for fine-tuning AI performance with next-gen processors, somehow?
Excited about Snapdragon X Elite laptops? Forget them, says Intel, the true AI PC powerhouse CPU will be Lunar Lake
By Darren Allan published
Intel fans flames of hype around Lunar Lake laptop CPUs set to arrive as soon as Q3.
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