Macworld explores essential benchmarking tools to diagnose Mac performance issues and determine whether slowdowns are software or hardware related. Key tools include Geekbench 6 for CPU testing, ...

The first Geekbench 6 benchmark results for the high-end M4 Max chip with a 16-core CPU surfaced today, and they show that the chip is up to 25% faster than the high-end M2 Ultra chip with a 24-core ...

Intel is under the impression that it's Nova Lake-S launch on the desktop will bring the fight to AMD in a big way, as evidenced by recent comments made by the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ...

AMD announced its first barrage of Zen 5 CPUs at Computex, unveiling a four-chip lineup ranging from a six-core CPU to a 16-core chip. Those CPUs have yet to officially launch, though, as they're ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

The Ashes of the Singularity database is a popular destination for unreleased and unannounced CPU and GPU hardware to make unofficial appearances, and it has apparently happened again. This time, it ...

If you are looking for CPU and GPU monitoring software to benchmark programs because you got a new CPU or you decided to overclock your GPU, then this post is sure to interest you. We’ve chosen to ...

If you’re the type of person who is truly interested in performance, then you may have considered benchmarking your laptop or desktop computer. Having the best performance is always a good idea, and ...

If you want to see how Final Fantasy XIV runs on your system, developer Square Enix has just released the official benchmark for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. You can ...

It's not only Cinebench R23 that was released today, but the V-Ray 5 CPU and GPU benchmark suite was released by Chaos Group, too. It's free to download -- which you can download right here. The new V ...

A benchmark test is a tool that you can use to compare the speed and performance of any given set-up/device. The idea is simple: the program runs a series of complex, arbitrary operations and then ...