Everyone has heard that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, ...

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

TL;DR: PassMark has crunched its benchmark data and observed a drop in CPU performance so far in 2025, theorizing about whether this might be down to hardware, or software issues (such as bloatware, ...

AMD recently introduced the Ryzen 5 5500X3D to contend with the best CPUs in the market. Thanks to X user X86 is dead&back, the initial benchmark results for this Zen 3 processor with 3D V-Cache have ...

When purchasing a new processor for your computer, making an informed decision is crucial to ensure optimal performance and longevity. The processor, or CPU, serves as the brain of your system, ...

Back in September, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced Raptor Lake, the company’s 13th generation of Core processors, and teased a chip coming to stores in early 2023 that would be able to hit 6GHz ...

Upgrading or building out your workhorse PC on a tight budget? Here's how to shop for the right AMD or Intel processor for ...

While Chinese chipmaker Hygon may not currently have a processor that surpasses the best CPUs, it seems only a matter of time before it introduces a very competitive chip. Recently, Thunderobot ...

Flow Computing is a pioneer in licensing on-die ultra-high-performance parallel computing solutions to CPU vendors of all architectures. And today the company is emerging from stealth with a funding ...

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 ...