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Homegrown Chinese CPUs are catching up to AMD and Intel — Loongson 3B6600 and 3B7000 allegedly match Intel 10th Gen CPU performance


Some of its iGPU features are likely not as strong!

While these chips are made for the domestic market, one can't help but speculate about the possibility of seeing them retail in a country affected by the sanctions imposed by the US and the EU. With China already blocking the use of Intel and AMD CPUs for its official government use and schools ordering domestically-made chips, Loongson will have a much larger share of the domestic market in multiple sectors. But with companies like Loongson making such progress, one wonders if the domestic chipmakers can close the gap sooner than ten years.

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