AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Review: Total Domination, The Best PC Monitors

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech November 5 TechSpot Review [AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Review: Total Domination]( Here's our first look at Ryzen 5000, starting with a full [review of the Ryzen 9 5950X]( flagship. This new chip packs 16 cores with SMT support for 32 threads. At $800, it's an expensive CPU for the mainstream AM4 platform. Here's our first look at Ryzen 5000, starting with a full [review of the Ryzen 9 5950X]( flagship. This new chip packs 16 cores with SMT support for 32 threads. At $800, it's an expensive CPU for the mainstream AM4 platform. Buying Guide [The Best PC Monitors: For Productivity, Enthusiasts and Gamers]( TechSpot's [Best Monitors guide]( gets you top-level recommendations for professionals, enthusiast products that are great for work and play, monitors designed purely for gaming, and some noteworthy budget options. TechSpot's [Best Monitors guide]( gets you top-level recommendations for professionals, enthusiast products that are great for work and play, monitors designed purely for gaming, and some noteworthy budget options. Next-Gen [The Xbox Series X's SSD is so fast that it breaks The Witcher 3's loading screens]( As discovered by the XboxNews Twitter account, the Witcher 3 is running great on the Xbox Series X: so great, in fact, that the loading screens literally... As discovered by the XboxNews Twitter account, the Witcher 3 is running great on the Xbox Series X: so great, in fact, that the loading screens literally... The Web [Starlink beta testers are impressed with the Internet speeds on the new service]( Last month, SpaceX sent out invites to several people who expressed their interest in signing up for Starlink, its nascent satellite internet service. The company said at... Last month, SpaceX sent out invites to several people who expressed their interest in signing up for Starlink, its nascent satellite internet service. The company said at... Windows 10 [Microsoft is beginning to replace Control Panel with Windows 10's Settings app]( Instead, TechRadar reports, users who attempt to navigate to the System page of the Control Panel will be automatically redirected to Windows 10's equivalent Settings interface. Instead, TechRadar reports, users who attempt to navigate to the System page of the Control Panel will be automatically redirected to Windows 10's equivalent Settings interface. Security [Chrome zero-day V8 vulnerability found being actively exploited]( Researchers with Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Project Zero discovered a zero-day exploit (CVE-2020-16009) last week. On Monday, Google released Chrome patch 86.0.4240.183 for Windows, macOS,... Researchers with Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Project Zero discovered a zero-day exploit (CVE-2020-16009) last week. On Monday, Google released Chrome patch 86.0.4240.183 for Windows, macOS,... PS5 [PS5 review unit allegedly has only 667GB of storage]( Yesterday, a Redditor revealed that the upcoming Xbox Series S has a measly 364GB of available storage space, which is somewhat shocking considering the size of video... Yesterday, a Redditor revealed that the upcoming Xbox Series S has a measly 364GB of available storage space, which is somewhat shocking considering the size of video... Science [Hubble spies 16 Psyche, an asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion]( The Hubble Telescope recently spent time observing an asteroid of particular interest to the scientific community located out in the solar system's asteroid belt between Mars and... The Hubble Telescope recently spent time observing an asteroid of particular interest to the scientific community located out in the solar system's asteroid belt between Mars and... [Pixel 5 screen gap is perfectly normal, Google community specialist says]( Google’s Pixel 5 smartphone launched in the US and Canada on October 29, 2020. The handset, a true successor to the Pixel 4 that arrived a year... [The Xbox Series S might only have 364GB of space for app and game downloads]( This information comes courtesy of Redditor spead20, who took to the XboxSeriesX subreddit to show off their brand-new Xbox Series S. Yes, you read that right --... [Apple expected to launch three new MacBooks with Apple Silicon next week]( Apple has sent out media invites for its third fall event this year, set for November 10 carrying the "One more thing" tagline. It's widely expected the... [Purported first Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti images leak]( The purported photos come from VideoCardz, which has a bit of a hit-and-miss record when it comes to these sort of leaks. They do look convincing, though. [Spotify can now stream music straight from your Apple Watch]( On Wednesday, Spotify announced that it is rolling out standalone streaming on the Apple Watch. Now users can listen to music or podcasts straight from their wrist... [AMD is gaining ground on Intel's CPU dominance]( AMD last week reported record revenue of $2.80 billion, an impressive 56 percent increase compared to the same period a year earlier. The financials were anchored by... [Massachusetts carmakers must provide vehicle data to owners and repair shops, new law says]( Starting with vehicle model year 2022, car manufacturers that use telematics system in their vehicles -- systems that "collect and wirelessly transmit" mechanical data to remote servers... [California voters pass Proposition 22, eliminating employee protections for Uber and Lyft drivers]( "Millions" of voters turned out to vote on Prop 22, with 58 percent voting in favor, and 42 percent voting against. Prop 22, for the unaware, allows... [Ransomware gang claims to have leaked Watch Dogs Legion source code]( In October, a ransomware gang called "Egregor" leaked data that it claimed to have obtained from the internal networks of Crysis maker Crytek and Ubisoft. Now, the... 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