Apple M1 SoC performance claims don't add up
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Watching Apple's MacBook silicon, M1 presentation left me astonished by the amount of information not based on facts. Without any thread of evidence, Apple's Johny Srouji, Senior Vice President, Hardware Technologies, was throwing claims that it has the fastest CPU core, fastest GPU core, best performance per watt, and throwing 2X or 3X in the equation.

Razer diversifies its gaming laptop
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How to be productive when you are playing

Gaming PC maker Razer has just released its Razer Book 13 today, which it's calling a "hyper focused productivity laptop".

G.Skill updates Trident Z Neo DDR4 to DDR4-4000 CL16
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Ready for Ryzen 5000 series

G.Skill has unveiled its new DDR4 memory specifications under the Trident Z Neo series, which will be optimized for Ryzen 5000 series CPUs and available in high-frequency, low-latency, or high-capacity kits, reaching DDR4-4000 frequency, CL14 latency, or 64GB capacity.

AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs get reviewed
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Review roundup: Plenty of performance but a higher price tag

The embargo on reviews for AMD's first Ryzen 5000 series desktop CPU SKUs have been lifted and we now have a chance to see how well these four SKUs, the Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 9 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X, and the Ryzen 5 5600X, perform in benchmarks, games, and applications.

LG 27GN800 comes with 144Hz refresh rate
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LG's 27-inch WQHD Nano IPS gaming monitor

LG has unveiled yet another gaming monitor with a Nano IPS panel, the 27GN800.