It used to be that if you dreamed of reaching 6GHz speeds with your hot rod desktop CPU, you'd have to try your luck with overclocking and all of the potential instability and cooling demands that ...

For as long as I’ve been building PCs, there’s been one number that always gets enthusiasts buzzing – core count. In most cases, every leap forward in desktop processors has been measured in how many ...

AMD’s share in the desktop PC market climbed by a mammoth total of 9.2 percentage points versus last year, a ringing endorsement for AMD’s Ryzen chips and especially its X3D lineup of gaming ...

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With even more E-cores and faster P-cores, Intel’s 13th Gen desktop processors are faster and more powerful without changing your hardware. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Whether you're building your first gaming PC or a powerful rig meant for AAA titles, these deeply discounted Intel chips will save your budget. By Stan Horaczek Published Apr 28, 2025 8:43 AM EDT We ...

Intel just broke another speed record when it comes to desktop CPUs. The company just introduced the Core i9-14900K CPU, which can reach up to 6.2GHz without overclocking, making it the fastest ...

I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've played games on my computer for as long as I can remember, which eventually (as it does for many) led me to build and ...

Intel unveiled its 13th Gen Core desktop processor family, formerly codenamed Raptor Lake, with its new processor the Intel Core i9 13900K. It’s the fastest desktop processor ever built, said Intel ...

I have been interested in science and technology for as long as I can remember, spurred on by a fondness for video games. I learned to work in Windows and manipulate files to get buggy games to work, ...

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X CPU is slated to arrive later this month and will be one of if not the fastest desktop processor on the market, according to the latest tests on PassMark. The 64-core, ...

AMD has just launched its latest generation of the desktop processors. The new Ryzen 7000 series CPUs were highly anticipated across the globe by professionals, gamers, and even enthusiasts. So let’s ...