Introduction How does the new Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus perform as you scale up the RAM speed? With Intel’s new Core Ultra ...

[Editors' Note, Nov. 9, 2024: We raised the score on the 9800X3D to 3.5 stars after some subsequent 1080p and low-settings testing performed after its launch on Nov. 6. We updated the introduction, ...

We recently stacked the Ryzen 5 7500F against Intel's Core i5-12400F across a wide set of games to see which CPU makes the most sense on a new budget PC build. The takeaway was easy: the 7500F came ...

Gamers keep demanding 1440p CPU benchmarks, but higher resolutions often hide the very performance differences CPU testing is ...

In this piece, I explain with data why when testing a CPU's gaming prowess, we pair powerful flagship tier graphics cards, like an RTX 4090, and run them at lower resolutions like 1080p or 720p. For ...

The SPEC CPU 2026 features more tests and an emphasis on portability, running on everything from fleets of servers down to a ...

A new AMD Ryzen CPU benchmark leak has just appeared, and it shows the potentially awesome power of the company's new Threadripper CPUs for multi-threading work. This new leak appears to show the raw ...

PC bottleneck detection helps pinpoint which component limits performance when games stutter, apps lag, or multitasking feels sluggish. Many slow PC diagnosis issues surface through simple observation ...

Apple's most powerful chip ever is the M3 Ultra, which is currently exclusive to the 2025 Mac Studio. With up to an 80-core GPU, twice what's available on the M4 Max, this chipset is a beast for ...

Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max make deceptively large changes to how Apple’s high-end laptop and desktop chips are built. We’ve already covered those changes in some depth, but in essence: The M5 Pro and ...

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Low Latency Profile feature reportedly boosts responsiveness, but critics accuse it of masking ...