We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since its release in November 2024, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D desktop CPU has proven to be the hottest AMD CPU for PC gamers. Not literally, as ...

One of the most powerful features available to Ryzen CPUs is Precision Boost Overdrive, or PBO. It's an algorithm built into your Ryzen CPU that dynamically optimizes power and frequency based on some ...

Intel has detailed major updates in the quest to improve performance of its ill-fated Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake processors that were released back in October. The inconsistent performance at times saw ...

Average CPU Performance on PCs Stalls After 20 Years of Gains PC performance scores submitted to PassMark show what appears to be the first-ever dip in average CPU performance across two decades of ...

Not long ago, a reader asked a simple but familiar question: which CPU is the better pick for budget gaming, the Core i5 12400F or the Ryzen 5 7500F? The 12400F first landed in early 2022, and when we ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Intel and AMD have been the two dominant names in the desktop CPU space for decades, trading blows and going toe-to-toe in the quest for ...

In a year that's been dominated by next-gen hardware and shifting price points, one CPU continues to spark interest well beyond its launch window: AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Until now, we've barely ...