As I reported a while back, AMD’s Ryzen 4000 desktop APUs won’t be getting PCIe 4.0 support with the new B550 motherboards. Instead, that privilege will be limited to the Ryzen 3000 (Matisse) CPUs. This was today confirmed by a bunch of B550 motherboard specs shared on Twitter.  As you can see, PCIe 4.0 speeds will be limited to Matisse, while Renoir APUs will get the older PCIe 3.0 standard, and that too across 8 lanes instead of the traditional 16.

Publication: Hardware Times 

After last week’s announcement that the upcoming Zen 3 Vermeer Ryzen 4000 desktop CPUs won’t be compatible with anything less than an X570 or B550 chipset-based motherboard, AMD has now backtracked and is promising Zen 3 support for owners of X470 and B450 motherboards as well. This development comes in the wake of severe backlash by the community as AMD had hitherto promised Socket AM4 support for all Ryzen processors through 2020.

Publication: Notebook Check  

In a country like India where personal computers (PC) penetration is abysmally low vis-à-vis other emerging markets such as Brazil and China and where electronic transactions and learning are picking up pace, Beijing-based computer hardware and electronics maker Lenovo is hoping to capitalise on the “unprecedented demand” for its products.

Publication: BW BusinessWorld 

Microsoft has built a new powerful supercomputer in collaboration with Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup OpenAI, making new infrastructure available in Azure to train extremely large AI models. Microsoft announced a multi-year supercomputer partnership with OpenAI in 2019, including a $1 billion investment by the tech giant. The supercomputer developed for OpenAI is a single system with more than 285,000 CPU cores, 10,000 GPUs and 400 gigabits per second of network connectivity for each GPU server.

Publication: Express Computers 

Lenovo Group , the world’s biggest maker of personal computers, reported a deep slump in fourth-quarter profit due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis, although the result was far better than expectations. Lenovo Chairman Yang Yuanqing told Reuters production was back on track and he expects to see year-on-year revenue growth this quarter for its PC and smart devices business and its data centre business as more people work from home permanently.

Publication: Gadgets Now 

There’s only one thing. I could never afford it if it weren’t for my job. If you have ₹1,73,990 for a laptop though, knock yourself out! The XPS 13 can make your work pretty simple, and is definitely something you can consider. It’s light, it’s compact, it fits in my handbag – it’s that sleek, it’s got the power to carry you through the day, just don’t throw the kitchen sink at it, workwise.

Publication: Hindustan Times 

In China, the RedmiBook 14 is available with both Intel and AMD processors and it’s not known which variants are set to launch in India. The 10th Generation Intel Core i5 and i7 versions are complemented by an Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics card with 2GB of video RAM, which should aid with photo editing and light gaming.

Publication: Digit

The Acer Nitro 5 Ryzen 5 laptop makes use of a 15.6-inch display, an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U processor clocked at 2.0GHz with Turbo Boost, 64-bit Windows 10 Home, a 4-cell battery, 8GB RAM and 1TB HDD. You can avail this laptop via Flipkart at up to 32%. Lenovo Ideapad S145 APU makes use of 4GB RAM, 1HD HDD, and an AMD A6-9225 7th generation processor.

Publication: Gizbot

Earlier this month, we had some rumours of Xiaomi to be launching new RedmiBook laptops with new AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs. Now with a live leak of a RedmiBook laptop with a Ryzen 7 4700U proves that Xiaomi is in works. Pointed by the reliable tipster @xiaomishka, earlier this month, Xiaomi will be offering their new RedmiBook laptops in three sizes- 13-inch, 14-inch and 16-inch.

Publication: TechnoSports

During the keynote at CES 2017, AMD announced that they were committing to supporting the AM4 socket till 2020. However, AMD announced the Zen3 architecture and revealed that unfortunately, the AM4 socket would not be supported by the new architecture. AMD has announced that they will continue to support the AM4 socket, particularly the B450 and X470 chipset based motherboards with a firmware update, however, there are going to be a significant number of caveats.

Publication: Digit 

These days OEMs are not only including their favourite Intel CPUs onto laptops, but also considering the new AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir APUs. Being based on 7nm process, these processors give similar or even better performance than Intel ones at lower price point. Dell has launched a wide range of laptops recently and to add to that, they have launched the new Inspiron 14 7000 2-in-1 laptops.

Publication: TechnoSports

MSI has unveiled their lineup of AMD B550 chipset based motherboards. MSI’s lineup of B550 motherboards will consist of the MPG, MAG and PRO series. AMD B550 chipset brings PCIe 4.0 support in the budget segment and uses the AM4 socket. MSI, the world-leading motherboard brand, continues to dedicate itself to the AMD AM4 platform with the launch of the new B550 motherboards. Since AMD launched Ryzen Desktop Processors with AM4 platform, MSI has occupied the market with its AM4 motherboards.

Publication: Digit

ASUS today announced new motherboards featuring the latest AMD B550 chipset that brings the potential of PCI Express 4.0 to mainstream builds everywhere. AMD B550 motherboards enable 20 general-purpose PCIe 4.0 lanes from 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processors. The primary PCIe slot on all-new ASUS B550 boards offers 16 lanes of PCIe 4.0 connectivity, and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen parts feature as many as four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports running at up to 10 Gbps direct from the CPU itself.

Publication: Digit