Mid-Tier Snapdragon Gets Cortex-A720 Treatment

Mid-Tier Snapdragon Gets Cortex-A720 Treatment

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 … Read more

Mid-Range Meteor Lake at 65W

Mid-Range Meteor Lake at 65W

Compact computing systems have gained significant market share over the last decade. Improvements in the performance per watt metric of processors have enabled the replacement of bulky desktop PCs by ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) and small form-factor (SFF) machines. The Meteor Lake series of processors is the latest Intel offering to service this market. They have … Read more

Core Ultra vs. Core i9 Processors

Core Ultra vs. Core i9 Processors

This post was initially written for the release of the mobile only Meteor Lake Processors. It has since been updated to include the Arrow Lake Core Ultra Desktop processors as well. Intel Core Ultra vs. Core i9 Processors With the recent release of Intel’s newest gen processors and new naming contention, Intel Core Ultra is … Read more