In a surprise first for the ages, PassMark has revealed that the average CPU performance on desktops and laptops in 2025 has declined year-on-year. Despite new Intel Arrow Lake and AMD Fire Range ...

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 ...

The number of misconceptions in the tech world can be overwhelming, but few are more frustrating than those surrounding low-resolution CPU benchmarks. We think those take the cake, but we'll admit ...

Something to look forward to: Following the recent launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD is reportedly set to unveil a pair of faster processors with 3D V-cache. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D and the Ryzen 9 ...

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 ...

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 correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, Primate Labs revealed Geekbench 6, the latest version of its popular benchmark tool. Used to gauge the CPU and GPU performance of Macs, iPhones, iPads, and non-Apple computing devices, ...