Intel’s next-gen chips could run at blazing-fast 5.8GHz
The next Intel flagship CPU, the Core i9-13900K, may truly push clock speeds to the limit. A new rumor suggests that the CPU may offer up to 5.8GHz in turbo mode.
As we learn more about Intel Raptor Lake, we are slowly able to piece together the possible specifications of the CPU.
RPL will over the new highest freq which was created by 12900KS.
More 2-300 MHz is possible.— Raichu (@OneRaichu) April 13, 2022
The 13th generation of Intel processors, dubbed Raptor Lake, is going to utilize the same socket as Alder Lake. However — and this won’t come as a surprise — it’s going to be a step up in every way possible. Even though the rumored release is still months away, Intel itself has already revealed a fair bit about the chip.
Raptor Lake will also rely on a hybrid core architecture, much like Alder Lake, and will offer a mix of efficiency and performance coves. Both 12th-gen and 13th-gen CPUs utilize Gracemont Atom cores, which are the efficiency variant, but Raptor Lake’s performance cores will be known as Raptor Cove (versus Alder Lake’s Golden Cove).
With Raptor Lake, the number of efficiency cores will go up from 8 to 16, which will increase the total core count up to 24 cores and 32 threads. In comparison, Alder Lake chips have much fewer cores, with the flagship Core i9-12900KS bringing 16 cores and 24 threads.
From Digital Trends
iQOO Z6 Pro 5G launches in India on April 27
vivo sub-brand iQOO is getting ready for yet another launch in India, this time it’s going to be the Z6 Pro 5G, which was already teased earlier this month.
Today the official iQOO Twitter account posted the info everyone was waiting for – the phone’s launch date in India. It’s April 27. That’s when this device, powered by the Snapdragon 778G SoC, is officially going to be fully unveiled.
From Gsmarena
Oppo Reno8 could be the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip
Oppo’s Reno series has been a bit of a fan favorite since its introduction back in 2019, owing its following largely to its design-first approach. Performance usually takes the back seat to unconventional design flourishes: The original Reno featured a weird pivot-hinge selfie camera while the latest model – the Reno7 Pro – features an honest-to-goodness notification light. But now, a new rumor points to possible upgrades in the performance department with the next generation.
The Oppo Reno8 will be the very first to feature the upcoming Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, info shared by leaker Digital Chat Station suggests (via Gizmochina). Qualcomm recently ditched its triple-digit numbering scheme, starting with its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip, in favor of a simpler series-and-generation number format. That makes the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 the second mobile processor to arrive with the updated naming scheme. According to a previous leak, the chip is positioned under the 8 Gen 1 and will probably be an upper-mid-range offering with impressive performance – fast, but just a notch below flagship-level.
From Android Police
Infinix Hot 11 2022 arrives with 6.7″ screen and 5,000 mAh battery
Infinix unveiled the Hot 11 last September, and today, the company announced its 2022 version, dubbed Infinix Hot 11 2022.
The Infinix Hot 11 2022 is powered by the Unisoc T610 SoC and features a 6.7″ FullHD+ LCD with 550 nits peak brightness. The smartphone runs Android 11-based XOS 10 Lite out of the box and comes in a single 4GB/64GB configuration. However, it does have a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 1TB.
For photography, you get an 8MP camera on the front and a 13MP primary camera on the back, joined by a 2MP depth sensor.
The Hot 11 2022 sports a side-mounted fingerprint reader and has DTS Surround Sound support. It packs a 5,000 mAh battery charged through a USB-C port at up to 10W.
The Infinix Hot 11 2022 has three color options – Polar Black, Aurora Green, and Sunset Gold. It will go on sale in India through Flipkart starting April 21 with an introductory price of INR8,999 ($120/€110).
From Gsmarena
vivo X Note Aerospace Edition comes with meteorite pendulum
The brand new vivo X Note was announced earlier this week with a gigantic 7-inch AMOLED display and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset and now vivo is bringing an exclusive Aerospace Edition of the phone. The major change here is the packaging of the phone which features a much more premium experience including a special pendulum housing a piece of Achondrite meteorite from the Moon. The rare space mineral is stored in a glass housing and is attached to a leather strap.
From Gsmarena
Oppo K10 5G will be the first phone with Dimensity 8000, TENAA reveals
The Oppo K10 Pro was previously certificed by Chinese agency TENAA, and today it was followed by the Oppo K10 5G. The new phone, not to be confused with the Snapdragon 680-powered Oppo K10, will be the first device powered by a Dimensity 8000 chipset. It will also stick to the camera design Oppo implemented in few of its smartphones – two major circles for two of the cameras.
The phone is listed with a 6.59” LTPS LCD. The resolution is 1080p, and we can just make out the single punch hole in the top left corner for the 16MP selfie camera. Shooters on the back will have 64MP main sensor and 8MP for what is likely the ultrawide camera. A 2MP auxilary unit is hidden under the LED flash.
The chipset is not explicitly listed, but the 2.75GHz CPU clock matches that of the four Cortex-A75 cores in the Dimensity 8000. It also has four Cortex-A55 cores running at 2.0GHz. RAM will be either 8GB or 12GB, while storage will be 128GB or 256GB. The actual memory combinations should be revealed at the launch, which is evidently fast approaching.
From Gsmarena
vivo X80 and X80 Pro+ certified by BIS India, X80 also stops by Geekbench
The three-strong vivo X80 lineup is expected to arrive soon and two of the phones were spotted on BIS India’s database. The vivo X80 (V2144) and vivo X80 Pro+ (V2145) are now certified in India and their market launch should come soon enough. In the meantime, the X80 was also spotted in a Geekbench listing which confirmed the phone is powered by the Dimensity 9000 chipset.
The Geekbench listing also shows 12GB of RAM and Android 12 on the software side. The vivo X80 managed 937 single core points and 3,313 multi-core points on the tests. The new listings come just a day after the X80 appeared on the Google Play Console which revealed the phone’s curved FHD+ display and punch hole cutout as well as re-confirming the Dimensity 9000 chipset. The X80 Pro+ also ran a Geekbench test last week showcasing its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.
From Gsmarena
Apple is secretly testing at least 9 new Macs with M2 chips
With Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) looming on the horizon, speculation is rife about what the Cupertino, California firm could have in store for us over the next year. The answer, it seems, is a bonanza of devices, as a reputable source has alleged Apple is testing at least nine new Macs that could potentially be released in the coming months.
The news comes from reporter Mark Gurman, who has made a name for himself with his accurate leaks and insights. Gurman believes Apple is testing the Macs with “four different M2-based chips,” destined for Macs aimed at both consumers and professional users.
From Digital Trends
OnePlus confirms exclusive MediaTek Dimensity 8100-MAX coming to OnePlus 10R in India
OnePlus today confirmed additional details regarding its upcoming OnePlus 10R 5G set to launch in India later this month.
The OnePlus 10R 5G will feature the MediaTek Dimensity 8100-MAX chipset. This is a variant of the Dimensity 8100 that is exclusive to OnePlus. The company refused to comment on the differences between the MAX and non-MAX variant at the time of writing.
The standard Dimensity 8100 features an octa-core design, with 4x Cortex-A78 performance cores clocked at 2.75GHz and 4x Cortex-A55 economy cores clocked at 2.0GHz. It also features a Mali-G610 MC6 GPU and MediaTek 580 APU. OnePlus touts similar specifications in its spec sheet, which makes the difference all the more nebulous.
Apart from that, the company also confirmed that the OnePlus 10R 5G will support 150W SUPERVOOC fast charging for its 4500mAh battery, which is claimed to charge 0-100% in 17 minutes.
The OnePlus 10R 5G will be launching in India on April 28, alongside the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G.
From Gsmarena
TSMC on Track to Start 3nm Chip Production in Second Half of This Year
Apple chipmaking partner TSMC says it will be ready to move its 3nm chip process to volume production in the second half of this year, putting it on track to supply Apple with the next-generation technology in 2023 (via DigiTimes).
“We expect the ramp of N3 to be driven by both HPC [high performance computing] and smartphone applications,” said Wei during an April 14 earnings conference call. “We continue to see a high level of customer engagement at N3 and expect more new tape-outs for N3 for the first year as compared with N5 and N7.”
TSMC is expected to initially process 30,000-35,000 wafers manufactured using 3nm process technology monthly, according to industry sources cited by DigiTimes.
A July 2021 report from Nikkei Asia claimed Apple will launch an iPad this year featuring a processor based on TSMC’s 3nm process. The report from DigiTimes today also claims the process will first be used by Apple in iPads, although it doesn’t say which model or when it would launch.
If true, it would be the second time in recent years that Apple has debuted new chip technology in an iPad before using it in its flagship smartphones. Apple first debuted the A14 Bionic chip, based on 5nm technology, in 2020’s fourth-generation iPad Air.
From Macrumors
