AMD is working on a mysterious dual-cache Ryzen processor, and early benchmarks give us a glimpse of what its bigger L3 cache ...

Yesterday we took a long look at the new Threadripper 2990WX and 2950X processors. In short, the 2950X impressed with solid performance across the board at a premium yet competitive price. The 2990WX ...

Your processor, or CPU (Central Processing Unit), is the core of your computer’s performance. If you want to see how it stacks up against others, try using CPU-Z. This free, lightweight tool runs ...

NVIDIA did not announce its own central processing unit at Computex 2025, but it exists, and its first test has appeared online. Right away, with an application for the top segment. According to ...

AMD lost out to Intel’s Core i9-13900K recently, but it’s back with its 3D V-Cache technology to challenge Intel again. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

Geekbench from Primate Labs is one of the most widely used processor benchmark apps across both mobile and desktop platforms, but general computing workloads aren't as critical as they once were.

In theory, today’s systems should be able to handle almost any software with ease, but that doesn’t always prove true. A variety of hardware and software problems could hold back your PC. One way to ...

Today, we're taking a more in-depth look at a clock-for-clock (IPC) test of Intel LGA 1700 processors. This means we're comparing the 12th-gen, 13th-gen, and the "new" 14th-gen CPU models we recently ...

At the heart of every Apple device is an Apple processor. Apple has been using its own chips in its iPhones and iPads for more than a decade, while Apple silicon in the Mac is already in its fourth ...

The A11 Bionic processor in the iPhone X and iPhone 8 made those phones the most powerful smartphones of 2017. While it’s difficult to directly compare performance between Android and iOS devices, ...