If your PC doesn’t deliver the desired performance in a particular game, it’s usually—but not always—due to two limiting factors. Either your processor (CPU) or your graphics card (GPU) is ...

Processors are built by multi-billion-dollar corporations using some of the most cutting-edge technologies known to man. But even with all their expertise, investment, and know-how, sometimes these ...

AMD's new-for-2026 Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D. I have been interested in science and ...

In one of the least well-kept secrets of recent PC tech times, today marks the official unveiling of what is effectively a nailed-on guarantee of being the new fastest gaming CPU in the world, the AMD ...

And AMD tells us to only expect 2 - 3% higher performance on average, 5% at best if a game really likes higher clocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Intel will formally launch its first Core Ultra Series 3 laptop processors later this month, the company announced at its CES keynote today. Codenamed Panther Lake and targeted, at least for now, at ...

At CES, Intel details its launch lineup for the new Core Ultra Series 3 processors (based on its 2nm 18A architecture) that will launch this month across midrange to high-end AI PC laptops. I have ...

Picking the best CPU could be as simple as matching a budget to a benchmark chart. But these days the landscape feels more like a negotiation. AMD and Intel both have solid chips at nearly every price ...