Fastest SSDs Reviewed, AMD Passes Intel on Desktop, GPU Mining Again?

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech January 5 Whoa! [AMD's desktop share passes Intel's for first time in 15 years]( Benchmarking giant PassMark Software’s latest results for Q1 2021 show AMD taking a 50.8 percent share of the worldwide desktop CPU market, leaving Intel with 49.2 percent.... Benchmarking giant PassMark Software’s latest results for Q1 2021 show AMD taking a 50.8 percent share of the worldwide desktop CPU market, leaving Intel with 49.2 percent.... Fast Storage [Samsung 980 Pro vs. Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus]( Samsung offers some of the [best SSDs on the market](, but Sabrent rocked the boat with their PCI 4.0 drive the last generation. The new Samsung SSD 980 Pro and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus are now out, and here comes our test. Samsung offers some of the [best SSDs on the market](, but Sabrent rocked the boat with their PCI 4.0 drive the last generation. The new Samsung SSD 980 Pro and Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus are now out, and here comes our test. Hardware [AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + Radeon RX 6800: Tested at 1080p, 1440p and 4K]( The Radeon RX 6800 is bound to be a popular GPU choice and with so many of you using the [still amazing Ryzen 5 3600](, it makes sense to see how it performs with the new RDNA2 GPU. The Radeon RX 6800 is bound to be a popular GPU choice and with so many of you using the [still amazing Ryzen 5 3600](, it makes sense to see how it performs with the new RDNA2 GPU. Car Tech [Massachusetts aims to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035]( This upcoming rule is the second such statewide ban we've seen to date, with the first being California's identical rules (which have the same 2035 deadline). This upcoming rule is the second such statewide ban we've seen to date, with the first being California's identical rules (which have the same 2035 deadline). Software [Microsoft is working on a 'sweeping visual rejuvenation' for Windows 10]( This information came to light thanks to a recent job listing posted by Microsoft. The listing calls for a software engineer who can work alongside Microsoft's "key... This information came to light thanks to a recent job listing posted by Microsoft. The listing calls for a software engineer who can work alongside Microsoft's "key... Graphics Cards [Graphics cards face further shortages as crypto prices rise]( After hitting its previous record of $19,700 in late 2017, Bitcoin dropped to a low of $3,200 a year later. It stagnated between $7,000 and $9,000 for... After hitting its previous record of $19,700 in late 2017, Bitcoin dropped to a low of $3,200 a year later. It stagnated between $7,000 and $9,000 for... Consoles [Phil Spencer says Microsoft is cranking out as many next-gen consoles as it can]( Last week Xbox Live's Director of Programming Lawrence Hryb (aka Major Nelson) invited Phil Spencer to his podcast for an interview. When Nelson brought up shortages, the... Last week Xbox Live's Director of Programming Lawrence Hryb (aka Major Nelson) invited Phil Spencer to his podcast for an interview. When Nelson brought up shortages, the... Next-Gen [AMD patents a chiplet GPU design quite unlike Nvidia and Intel's]( Chiplets, as the name suggests, are smaller less complex chips, that meant to work together into more powerful processors. They're arguably the inevitable future for all high-performance... Chiplets, as the name suggests, are smaller less complex chips, that meant to work together into more powerful processors. They're arguably the inevitable future for all high-performance... Out of this World [NASA shows off the best images of Earth taken from the ISS]( Chosen by the people at the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the images include Cuba and the Bahamas, the fall colors... Chosen by the people at the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the images include Cuba and the Bahamas, the fall colors... The Steam Awards [Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2020's game of the year]( Although released in December 2019, Red Dead Redemption 2 made the cut as the 2020 Steam Awards nominations begin in November. It was up against some tough... Although released in December 2019, Red Dead Redemption 2 made the cut as the 2020 Steam Awards nominations begin in November. It was up against some tough... [Bitcoin reaches highest value since 2017, breaks $30K mark]( After hitting an all-time high of around $19,700 per in late 2017, the price of a single Bitcoin dipped sharply before bottoming out around $3,200 in December... [At least 100 million PCs still run Windows 7, one year after support ended]( On January 14, 2020, Windows 7 reached the end of its extended support period. After this point, only business and education customers willing to pay the high... [Cyberpunk 2077 has lost 79% of its Steam players since launch]( After years of hype and three delays, it didn’t come as too much of a surprise to see Cyberpunk 2077 draw in over one million concurrent Steam... [AMD Ryzen Threadripper 5000 series may bring back 16 cores]( As with previous Ryzen generations, AMD will be following up its successful Ryzen 5000 series launch with Genesis Peak, its line of high-end desktop (HEDT) Threadripper CPUs... [Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30 series mobile GPUs could debut at CES 2021]( The RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070, RTX 3080, and the RTX 3090 graphics cards will probably remain hard to find in weeks to come due to a... [Insiders claim Sony will accelerate PS5 production in 2021 to meet demand]( If you have been frustrated about not being able to land a PlayStation 5 and refuse to support the scalping community, relief may be on the way.... [Epic Games buys local shopping mall to serve as its next headquarters]( Epic Games is trying something new with its next major project. [LG's bendable gaming TV switches from a flat to curved screen at the press of a button]( Called the ‘Bendable CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED) display,’ the 48-inch 4K set’s “paper-thin screen” can bend from flat to curved—with a radius of 1,000mm—at the press of... [Jarod Nandin, famed South Park WoW cosplayer, dies after contracting Covid-19]( It was back in 2013 when Nandin shot to fame after he appeared in a cosplay contest at BlizzCon dressed as "that which has no life," a... [Undocumented admin-level backdoor discovered in Zyxel security products]( According to Eye, the account grants admin privileges and works on both the SSH and web interface. [Epic patches bug that caused CPU temps to spike while the Games Store was running]( Closing the app reduced temperatures by as much as 20C for some, whereas others -- such as Redditor Neoncarbon -- regained a more modest 13C. [Watch a Tesla travel from SF to LA with almost no human intervention]( Tesla enthusiast Whole Mars Catalog (WMC) posted a time-lapse clip of the 380-mile journey compressed into 15 minutes. 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