But if you need a quick summary, the scammer printed a fake 9800X3D label sticker and slapped it onto another CPU. And not just another AM5 CPU, as we’ve seen with some scammers swapping CPU lids.

Late last week, the first claims surfaced that Newegg had sold fake Intel processors after at least one customer posted photos and other information of the allegedly fake products, to the Internet.

This older chip was once compared to Intel’s Core i3-2100 ... even more inconsistencies with what was advertised. The fake processor had a different physical layout, with pins instead of ...

Intel's next-generation Panther Lake processors were seen in the silicon flesh at the recent Embedded World show in Nuremberg, Germany. This is the first time the chips have been unveiled since ...

If Intel can prove wrong the rumors about it struggling to get Panther Lake CPUs (based on the 18A process) into devices in 2025, that would be a noteworthy achievement. “Proud to be part of the ...