Popular overclocker "saltycroissant" just dropped another world record and this time, he's the first one to break the 13,600 MT/s barrier. Corsair 24 GB DDR5 Pushed To 13,606 MT/s on Z890 AORUS Tachyon Duo X ICE, a New DDR5 Memory Overclocking World Record Seeing existing memory overclocking world records getting broken isn't anything new, but this is the first time someone has pushed the DDR5 speed past 13,600 MT/s or 6800 MHz. This is the official record as per the entry on HWBot and CPU-Z, and this positions the overclocker "saltycroissant" at the top of the leaderboard once again. This […]

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The upcoming Zen 4 X3D chip has already been added to the CPUID database, allowing better monitoring of the CPU. CPU-Z Gets Early Support for Upcoming Zen 4 AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D CPU, A New X3D Chip Boasting 8-Cores and 16 Threads With 96 MB L3 Cache AMD is not yet done with the Zen 4 series. After the success of the X3D processors, AMD usually keeps expanding the X3D stack by adding more CPUs. It has been releasing more Zen 4 X3D CPUs after launching the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 7900X3D, and Ryzen 7950X3D. We have the Ryzen 5 7600X3D […]

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Several newly released and upcoming hardware are now added to the CPU-Z database, allowing better reporting in the software. CPUID Brings AMD Gorgon Halo, Ryzen PRO 9000 Series, Gorgon Point 2/3, Intel Bartlett Lake and Wildcat Lake Support to CPU-Z Software After dealing with the malware, CPUID is back to adding support for more hardware to its popular monitoring software, CPU-Z. Being one of the most popular tools for hardware reporting, the software gets continuous updates whenever new hardware is launched. CPUID keeps it updated for future launches as well, which we can see in the latest CPU-Z v2.20 release […]

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If you downloaded anything from CPUID on April 9th or 10th, programs like HWMonitor and CPU-Z, and are seeing some odd behaviour on your system we have some bad news.  For a…

A user reports how his CPU appeared as a bigger model in most hardware identifiers, but it wasn't the reality. CPU-Z, BIOS, and Even Windows Identified Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus as Ultra 7 270K Plus, Despite Showing 18-Core Configuration A Chiphell user reports that he recently purchased the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, a new Arrow Lake Refresh SKU that boasts more cores than the 245K. However, when he switched his motherboard from Colorful to GIGABYTE, an unusual behavior was observed. While his CPU box clearly mentions "Core Ultra 5 250K Plus", his CPU kept getting detected […]

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Two of the most popular hardware monitoring utilities have been compromised as they have been flagged by Anti-Viruses with malware. HWMonitor 1.63 and CPU-Z Download Flagged as Malware; Users Report Unexpected Installer and Antivirus Warnings Some concerning reports regarding popular hardware monitor tools, HWMonitor and CPU-Z, have been surfacing on social media. According to the reports, users who are attempting to download their latest versions are receiving a suspicious installer flagged by Antivirus software. This raises concerns and puts millions of devices at risk as the download channels appear to have been compromised. The issue first surfaced on Reddit, where […]

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We know the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 exists, but is this a real sample? Ryzen 9950X3D2 should bring much higher L3 cache, but the CPU-Z's listing appears to be incorrect. AMD Dual-Cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Appears on CPU-Z, Featuring a 96 + 32 MB L3 Cache Instead of Expected 96 + 96 MB Recently, ASRock accidentally confirmed AMD's first-ever dual cache Ryzen 9000X3D chip, which AMD hasn't officially unveiled. ASRock quickly took down the page, but it strongly indicated the existence of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Now, another leak has surfaced online, revealing the "unofficial" specifications of the new X3D chip. […]

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The new AMD APU family has received support in the latest CPU-Z software, and the upcoming Intel Wildcat Lake has also been mentioned. CPU-Z Adds Support for AMD Ryzen AI 400 "Kraken Point 2" APUs and Preliminary Support for Intel Wildcat Lake in Version 2.19 AMD's recently launched Ryzen AI 400 CPU series has just received support in the latest CPU-Z version 2.19. As per the release notes of the latest version, all the new Ryzen AI 400 desktop APUs, including the G and GE versions, have been added to the CPU-Z database. The series includes several SKUs under the […]

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