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Intel's Former CEO Is Not Impressed With TSMC's $100B US Investment

Pat Gelsinger argues that TSMC's pledge to build additional fabs in Arizona will do little to revive US semiconductor leadership. He may not be the best messenger, though.

By Michael Kan
Pat Gelsinger

'Disrupt and Leapfrog': Intel's New CEO Charts a (Risky) Comeback Strategy

Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, indicates he wants the company to remain in the expensive foundry business, rather than spin it off.

By Michael Kan
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Intel Names Former Board Member Lip-Bu Tan as Its New CEO

Lip-Bu Tan takes over as CEO as the US chip maker faces more competition than ever.

By Michael Kan
Intel Lip Bu Tian

Intel's $28 Billion Ohio Factory Delayed Again, Won't Open Until 2030

Intel says it won't complete construction on one of two New Albany fabs for another five years, citing its business needs and market demand.

By Michael Kan
Image of the Ohio factory last month in Jan 2025

With Trump Tariffs Looming, Intel Recruits Clients for US-Made 18A Process

Intel is emphasizing that its 18A chip production will occur in North America as President Trump prepares to tariff foreign-made semiconductors.

By Michael Kan
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Average CPU Performance on PCs Stalls After 20 Years of Gains

PC performance scores submitted to PassMark show what appears to be the first-ever dip in average CPU performance across two decades of benchmarks.

By Michael Kan
A desktop chip

'Arrow Lake-H' Tested: Intel's Core Ultra 9 Mobile Chip Vies for First Place

We got our hands on an MSI laptop with the Core Ultra 9 285H, the top CPU in an all-new line of Intel laptop silicon. See how it performs on our latest benchmarks.

By Matthew Buzzi
MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo (Intel Arrow Lake H)

Bill Gates 'Stunned' by Intel's Decline

'I hope Intel recovers, but it looks pretty tough for them at this stage,' he says.

By Michael Kan
Bill Gates

ASRock Intel Arc B570 Challenger 10GB OC Review

4.0

Intel's Arc B580 beats it on value, but the budget-minded Arc B570 (tested here as an ASRock Challenger card) delivers intense ray-tracing performance and competitive, if at times inconsistent, gaming speeds for the money.

ASRock Intel Arc B570 Challenger 10GB OC

Intel's 2025 'Arrow Lake' Core Ultra Chips for Laptops Prioritize Power Over AI

At CES 2025, Intel has pulled back the curtain on "Arrow Lake" mobile silicon in the U, H, and HX series for the new year, focusing on increased power profiles and less on AI. Plus: "Lunar Lake" gets vPro.

By Joe Osborne & Brian Westover
Intel CES Keynote

Intel 'Arrow Lake' Patches Tackle a Lack of Gaming Pep: What You Need to Know

The chip maker has responded to widespread reports of its new Core Ultra 200S desktop CPUs delivering subpar frame rates. Some fixes are available to download now, and another is due in January.

Intel Core 5 Ultra

Intel Could Be Split Up By Next CEO

Intel's CFO, currently one of its interim CEOs, says Intel is already separating its manufacturing business' finances from the rest of the company.

By Kate Irwin
Intel Raptor Lake CPU in a motherboard.

Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition Review

4.5
Editors' Choice

A winner of a budget graphics card, Intel's "Battlemage"-based Arc B580 delivers superb 1080p performance at its $249 price, with very good ray-tracing pep and enough bandwidth to game at even higher resolutions with the right settings.

Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition

TSMC Founder: Intel Should Have Put AI Before Making Chips

Morris Chang, TSMC founder and former Texas Instruments executive, argues Intel doesn't have a new strategy yet in the wake of its CEO's exit.

By Kate Irwin
Blue modern building with "intel" 3D sign on it.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Steps Down Amid Struggles at the Chipmaker

In the interim, the US chip giant will be led by CFO David Zisner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, the head of Intel products.

By Michael Kan
Intel CEO

Intel To Receive $7.9 Billion From US's Chip Act, Down By $600M

The funding is lower than originally announced, but it still represents a much-needed win for Intel following a tough year.

By Michael Kan
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The Best Graphics Cards for 1080p Gaming in 2025

Here's how to shop for a right-priced graphics card for playing games on today's best-value monitors—1,920 by 1,080 displays—along with the top-rated GPUs in our testing.

The Best Graphics Cards for 1080p Gaming

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review

3.0

The Core Ultra 5 245K is more energy efficient and runs cooler than its predecessor, but its CPU performance is a mixed bag, and its gaming performance disappoints.

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K

Unboxing Asus ‘Arrow Lake’ Gear! A First-Look Z890 Motherboard & More

An ROG Z890 Maximus Hero board, an over-the-top Ryujin cooler, and a special new kind of RAM highlight the nuances of Intel's just-launched desktop platform. Take a look.

By John Burek & Matthew Buzzi
Asus Arrow Lake

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Review

4.0

Intel's flagship "Arrow Lake" CPU, the Core Ultra 9 285K, delivers reduced power consumption, dedicated AI silicon, and promising platform improvements. The one big question mark: Its performance is superb in some tasks but subpar in others, though this may improve with software updates.

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K