Matthew Connatser

About Me

I’m Matthew Connatser, I’m a technical writer and former journalist. Most of my career has been focused on writing news articles about semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and other technology happenings, but I am now a technical writer for Signal65, where I write about similar topics.

From 2018 to 2022 I studied at the University of Tennessee and achieved a bachelor’s degree with a major in history and a minor in linguistics. My main areas of focus were in early medieval Islamic and European history, Romance languages, and fundamental linguistic principles.

Areas of Expertise

• Technology coverage

• Computer hardware testing

• Journalism

• Technical writing

• In-depth analysis

Where I’ve Been

Signal65 — 2025 - Present

Silicon Insights — 2024 - 2025

Tom's Hardware — 2024

The Register — 2024

Tom’s Hardware — 2023 - 2024

Hot Hardware — 2023 - 2024

XDA Developers — 2022 - 2023

Digital Trends — 2022

Tom’s Hardware — 2019 - 2020

NotebookCheck — 2018

My Favorite Pieces

• Intel Application Optimization Benchmarks: AO Tested In Eight Games

• Why RISC-V must get its messaging right on open standard vs open source

• The five best Nvidia GPUs of all time: Looking back at over 20 years of Nvidia history

• Samsung Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 Review: A Gorgeous 16" OLED Laptop

• Alienware Aurora R16 review: A good but locked-down gaming PC

• ARM vs. RISC-V: Is one better than the other?