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For questions about central processing units (CPUs) used in anything from micro-PCs to servers and workstations.

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Which CPU should I use in my first scratch 486 build?

This list of CPUs and their sockets shows you would be limited to two very historical CPUs indeed, the 8088 and 8086, if you use a DIP40 socket. Neither of those are 486-based, nor will they will e …
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CPU for a developer machine

Unless you are willing to consider a multi-CPU board and the Xeon CPUs it would use (are you?), the top end Intel i9 Core CPU today for your use is the $700 i9-10900X with 10 cores, 20 threads 4 m …
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CPU with integrated GPU and motherboard with HDMI2.0 RGB 4K60 output

Here are kit form suggestions for you: The high performance Ryzen APU of the ASRock DeskMini A300 single board computer provides 60Hz vertical resolution in 4K video from its HDMI 2.0 video output an …
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Will old Intel copper heat sink fit on new 8th generation CPU?

It isn't going to fit. The LGA 775 socket CPUs are a different form factor, 37.5mm square, than the i5-8400 which uses an LGA 1151 socket. The distance between the screw-holes for the heatsink of a …
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CPU Upgrade Recommendations Thinkpad T480

The Ball Grid Array used in the Core i5-8350U CPU of the Thinkpad T480 is factory-soldered, and I would not even try to remove it to upgrade the CPU for any one of three choices: 1) Unsoldering and r …
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What is the cheapest CPU that supports virtualization?

Q: What are cheap and good quality manufacturers? (I don't need brand power.) In my opinion, Intel and AMD are equal in quality. Intel has a higher idea. There are three major CPU manufacturers on the …
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Amd Cpu Or Apu Under 10k

if you can buy the GTX1650, ignore the R5 2400G = 4 cores 3.6 GHz base 3.9 GHz boost clock RX11 Vega graphics for the card is far superior to onboard graphics. So, it's a battle for your budget, …
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Need desktop LGA1151 motherboard w/ Windows Server Access Control Service, VT-d, & APICv

A. Gigabyte Tech Support asks you to contact them to obtain the Z390AORUSPROGA9.zip BIOS and apply it to your existing motherboard. See https://pastebin.com/uqYt3rmx for details of their response. I …
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Which of the mentioned laptops should be better for my needs?

Since the Acer Zenbook Duo only has DDR3 RAM, and the inferior MX250 GPU, I'd rule that out. Your PH315-52-76WX model of the Acer Predator Helios 300 looks like a good buy, but the Model B07S8D3C8J …
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Portable laptop for academic research

The XPS with a i7-10710U has more processing cores than the i7-8665U which could help it tackle multiple simultaneous programs or threads. Performance improvement in programs, which are not memory-bou …
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Which Laptop Should I Prefer: i9-8950HK with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 or i9-9980HK with NVIDIA...

Here's comparisons of the two CPUs which show the superiority of the i9-9880HK: https://versus.com/en/intel-core-i9-8950hk-vs-intel-core-i9-9880h https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-Core-i9-9 …
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