Qualcomm is finally disclosing the first specifications and performance benchmarks of its entry-tier Snapdragon C SoCs. Snapdragon C SoCs Are Qualcomm's Bet In The Entry-Tier PC Segment, Leveraging LPDDR4 & LPDDR5 Memory Standards For $300 Laptops At Computex 2026, Qualcomm unveiled its latest Snapdragon family called Snapdragon C. The SoCs were pitched as an entry-tier PC offering with platforms starting at $300 and offering all-day battery life. During the announcement, Qualcomm was tight-lipped on the specs & benchmarks, but today, the company is now ready to share them. Starting with the specifications, the Qualcomm Snapdragon C SoCs are based on […]

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Performance metrics allegedly belonging to AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 APU have appeared on the Geekbench 7 database. The Gorgon Halo processor was apparently tested inside an HP ZBook Ultra G3a, a 16-inch mobile workstation configured with 96GB of RAM.

In the Geekbench 7 listing spotted by Gray (via VideoCardz), the APU achieved a score of 2593 points in the single-core test and 26816 points in the multi-core test. Clock monitoring logged the chip running at a boost frequency of 5207MHz, which matches AMD's official specifications listing a 5.2GHz boost clock.

The listing reveals a 16-core and 32-thread configuration running at a 3.1GHz base clock, mirroring the core layout of the previous Max+ Pro 395. This follows an earlier PassMark appearance in May, where the processor was benchmarked inside a similar HP machine equipped with 192GB of RAM. Integrated graphics duties rely on a Radeon 8065S based on the RDNA3.5 architecture.

Official AMD details confirm the Gorgon Halo architecture features up to 16 cores and 32 threads, 5.2GHz boost clocks, 55TOPS of performance from its XDNA2 NPU, and 40TOPS from RDNA3.5 CUs hitting up to a 3GHz boost.

KitGuru says: The benchmark results align closely with what we've been hearing about the Ryzen AI Max 400 series, pointing to a clock-boosted refresh of the current Halo APU generation rather than an entirely new series.

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Geekbench 7 is out with major overhauls to scoring, CPU and GPU benchmarks. We have already been testing with it

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Up bright and early this morning to put the finishing touches on what has been a whirlwind of SSD reviews over the past few weeks. In less than 48 hours, I’ll be setting the keyboard aside for a month as I embark on a coast-to-coast-to-coast motorcycle journey across North America in under three weeks, Atlantic …

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An engineering sample of AMD's upcoming 10-core Medusa Point mobile processor has surfaced on Geekbench, achieving its highest benchmark scores to date. The chip reached 3,329 points in the single-core test and 16,555 points in the multi-core test, marking a notable performance jump over previous-gen chips.

The processor appeared on Geekbench (via Tom's Hardware) on an AMD Plum-MDS1 platform under the engineering sample identifier 100-000001713-33_N. Geekbench logs reveal a configuration with 10 cores and 20 threads, divided into two clusters of 4 and 6 cores. Telemetry data indicate that the chip reached a peak frequency of 5.37GHz during testing. The listing also details 10MB of L2 cache and 32MB of L3 cache.

This latest run outperforms a previous submission by 5% on single-core and 10% on multi-core. When compared with current retail models, this Zen 6 chip delivers a significant performance boost. It scores roughly 28% higher in single-core workloads and 24% higher in multi-core workloads than the 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, which averages 2,605 and 13,397 points, respectively.

While final clock speeds and power limits remain unconfirmed, the Medusa Point lineup is expected to form the foundation of AMD's upcoming mobile Ryzen 500 series.

KitGuru says: AMD's Zen 6 mobile architecture is shaping up to deliver a substantial performance uplift, if these early engineering-sample benchmarks are anything to go by.

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AMD Medusa Point "Zen 6" CPUs are making some decent progress, and if we go by the latest benchmark numbers, these are faster than we expected. 10-Core amd Medusa Point Engineering Sample Delivers 3,329 Points in Single and 16,555 Points At 5.4 GHz in Multi-Core Geekbench Tests Looks like we underestimated the Medusa Point a bit. We continue to see leaked benchmarks for the upcoming Zen 6-based series CPUs, and now, with another set of benchmarks, it's clear that AMD has been aiming for a much higher uplift than we expected. Nearly 10 days ago, we posted the first-ever benchmarks […]

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I absolutely love world firsts. Even more than that, I love seeing genuine technological innovation. Not long ago, we introduced the Longsys Gen4 mSSD, and we were fortunate enough to receive the drive directly from Longsys Chairman Huabo Cai, giving us the opportunity to publish what turned out to be an unexpected world exclusive. That …

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When it comes to SSDs, I can’t help but wonder whether the latest price spike is simply a temporary shock driven by AI demand, or whether it was inevitable all along. For a while, we had it incredibly good. High-performance, DRAM-equipped SSDs with generous capacities and five-year warranties were selling at prices that would seem …

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AMD's Medusa Point "Zen 6" APUs have leaked out once again at Geekbench, showcasing even higher performance than earlier. AMD Medusa Point "Zen 6" CPU Showcases Strong Single & Multi-Core Performance At 2 GHz A few months ago, we reported the first sighting of AMD's Medusa Point within the Geekbench database. The chip was spotted on the Plum-MDS1 platform, which features the new FP10 BGA socket, and is the Evaluation platform designed for next-gen AMD SoCs in the 28-45W range. The last performance numbers were quite good given that the chip was operating at 2.40 GHz, but now we have […]

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I’d like to say change is coming to the SSD market, but the reality is that it’s already here. Looking back, it’s a bit amusing because long before the current NAND and DRAM shortages, I wondered whether SSD performance would eventually plateau with PCIe Gen4. What I didn’t anticipate, and neither did anyone else, was …

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I may get a bit of backlash for saying this, but I continue to be amazed at how a single manufacturer has managed to champion a storage format the way Sony has with the CFexpress Type A card. Many people probably assumed this format would have faded away by now, yet the millions of Sony …

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So this is our third report on a KIOXIA retail SSD and the same thing seems hitting me hard.  This SSD is not available ‘officially’ through KIOXIA retail sales as of yet.  We can find availability of it on Amazon (which is a great thing) but one needs to be careful as this may be …

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Our review of Seagate’s latest FireCuda Gen4 DRAMless consumer SSD has left us somewhat perplexed, and quite frankly, a little surprised. Until we examined the controller used in this drive, we had long assumed that Seagate and Phison maintained a strategic, long-term partnership across their SSD product lines. This release appears to mark a significant …

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This report is rather special.  Just under ten years ago, we did a report on an Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3.0 (ASK3) external SSD which is my longest standing product still in use today.  Ten years.  Most recently, Apricorn reached out asking if I might like to report on their newer updated version of the …

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It has been a while since this release, but we received an SSD in the mail today that deserves a quick look: the XPG Mars 980 Blade by ADATA. This 1TB SSD stands out because we can’t remember the last time we had a drive of this capacity in hand, let alone reviewed one. Times …

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A benchmark entry for AMD's Ryzen AI 5 435G has appeared in the Geekbench database, marking the first public performance data for the upcoming Ryzen AI 400 desktop series.

The Ryzen AI 5 435G is a 6-core, 12-thread APU designed for the AM5 socket. AMD specifications list the chip with a 2.0GHz base clock, a boost frequency up to 4.5GHz, and a 65W TDP. The unit features Radeon 840M integrated graphics based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture with 4 compute units, alongside an XDNA 2 NPU rated for up to 50 TOPS.

According to the Geekbench entry shared by @Olrak29_ (via VideoCardz), the processor achieved a single-core score of 2620 and a multi-core score of 10594. The log indicates the CPU reached a maximum frequency of 4094MHz during the test, which sits below the official 4.5GHz boost specification. The entry also confirms a hybrid-style core configuration featuring two CPU clusters: one with 2 cores and another with 4 cores. The processor was tested on a JGINYUE B850M Snow Dream WIFI motherboard equipped with 32GB of memory and running Windows 11.

Compared to public performance averages, the Ryzen AI 5 435G single-core score of 2620 slightly exceeds the Ryzen 5 8600G average of 2493. Multi-core performance is comparable to the 8600 G's 10857 points, though it trails the 8-core Ryzen 7 8700G, which averages 13478 points. AMD previously confirmed that Ryzen AI 400 series desktop systems are expected to be available from OEMs starting in Q2 2026.

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KitGuru says: Considering the maximum frequency was slightly below its specifications, we assume the chip will probably score higher once it hits retail.

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It is not often that we start a report off speaking to the interior components of an SSD.  This is that exception so bear with us as this will play out very well.  Last June, we attended Computex and discovered a new PCIe 5.0 SSD controller by SMI, the SM2504XT.  Its extremely small footprint tied …

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When will the pricing of DDR (and fallout from it) stop being top news?  Not this week!  Get yer extra frames with DLSS 4.5, Geekbench and the newest Intel CPUs have a…

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