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Razer updates the Blade 15 with 13th-gen Intel CPUs and RTX 40 series graphics

With its recent announcement of the Blade 16 and Blade 18, you might have assumed Razer was ready to sunset its older Blade 15 laptop. Not so: the company is keeping the Blade 15 around for at least another year while updating it with the latest components from Intel and NVIDIA. On Wednesday, Razer announced two new 2023 variants of the Blade 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K42m7ElMYb8 Both feature 16GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 5,200 MHz, 1TB SSDs and Intel i7-13800H processors. The 13800H is a 14-core, 20-thread chip…

Apple’s M2 Pro chip faster than 12th-gen Intel i7, slower than 13th-gen i5 in early benchmarks

Earlier this week Apple unveiled the next iteration of Apple silicon in the form of its M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. The former stars in Apple's new M2 Mac mini alongside the original M2 chip, while the M2 Pro and M2 Max versions are available in a brand new MacBook Pro for 2023, available in 14- and 16-inch sizes. Overnight, the very first benchmarks of Apple's stunning new chip appeared, revealing a pretty staggering performance boost over M1 Pro and M1 Max. According to the scores, Apple's M2 Pro chip is faster than the…

Intel’s 13th-gen laptop CPUs offer up to 24 cores

Intel is bringing the power of its 13th-gen desktop CPUs down to laptops — all 24 cores worth. At CES today, Intel unveiled the Core i9-13980HX, the pinnacle of its mobile lineup. It features 24 cores (a combination of 8 Performance cores and 16 Efficient cores) and a boost speed of a whopping 5.6GHz. It's the continuation of Intel's high performance HX line, which debuted last year as a way to bring more power to beefier laptops. The company claims the new Core i9 CPU is 11 percent faster than last year's top-end 12900HK…

Gigabyte Publishes Specs for All 13th-Gen Intel Core CPUs

Intel plans to start sales of its first six 13th Generation Core 'Raptor Lake' processors for desktops next week with unlocked multipliers aimed at enthusiasts (and expected to join the ranks of the best CPUs for gaming). But the whole 13th Generation Core family for desktops will undoubtedly be significantly broader. It will include 23 models comprising both Raptor Lake and Alder Lake silicon. Intel has yet to unveil its whole family of 13th Generation Core processors formally, but Gigabyte has already published some of…

Alienware Aurora R15 updates to RTX 4090, Intel 13th-gen

Alienware is unveiling a bevy of gaming-centered devices that are sure to please quite a few PC gamers out there. The Aurora R15 is a powerful gaming desktop that includes Nvidia’s new 40-series GPUs and 13th-gen Intel Raptor Lake chips, while the AW420K is a tenkeyless (TKL) gaming keyboard for those who prize desk space. Let’s start with the updated Aurora R15, a fully updated desktop for those who prefer a prebuilt gaming machine. Dell says the Aurora R15 has a new thermal strategy by means of new technology and a…

Intel Innovation 2022: 13th-gen, slidable displays, and more

Intel’s Innovation 2022 keynote has just ended, headlined by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. The live event was full of some big announcements, tech demos, and smaller updates to Intel’s new vision for the future of its company — all punctuated by the awkward moments of live tech events I’ve come to miss in the past couple of years. The event comes just a week after Nvidia’s divisive GTC event, and the same day as the launch of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 chips. PC hardware launch season is definitely here, and these announcements…

Intel’s 13th-gen CPUs offer up to 24 cores and 5.8GHz speeds

If you want to see the power of competition in action, just look at the race between Intel and AMD to deliver the fastest PC CPU. While Intel was plagued with production delays and design issues over the past decade, AMD doubled-down on its Zen architecture to create an impressive family of Ryzen chips suited to performance-hungry enthusiasts. Today, AMD's chips power some of our favorite gaming laptops, like the ASUS Zephyrus G14. Just when we were about to give up on Intel, though, it finally delivered on its…

How to watch Intel’s 13th-gen Raptor Lake launch

The upcoming CPU showdown between Intel and AMD is nearly here as Intel is rumored to announce its next-generation Raptor Lake CPUs in just a few short days. Here’s how you can watch Intel’s event live and what to expect. How to watch the Intel 13th-gen Raptor Lake launch Intel Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger will deliver the Intel Innovation 2022 keynote alongside the company’s CTO Greg Lavender and Landing AI CEO Dr. Andrew Ng. The presentation starts at 9 a.m. PT on Tuesday, September 27, and it will be streamed on…

Intel 13th-Gen Core i9-13900 Raptor Lake Allegedly Boosts to 5.58 GHz

As we get closer to the looming launch of Intel's 13th Generation Core 'Raptor Lake' processors, we learn more about them and sometimes even get a sneak peek at their performance numbers in synthetic benchmarks. This time around someone has posted benchmark results of Intel's 65W Core i9-13900 processor to the Geekbench 5 database (via @BenchLeaks), allegedly revealing its specifications and performance numbers. For now, take the numbers with a pinch of salt.Intel's Core i9-13900 is fully-fledged Raptor Lake silicon with…