Generally, yes. Ryzen CPUs tend to be more energy-efficient and produce less heat, which is good for your electricity bill and means you might not need a super-fancy cooler. Intel’s newest chips are ...

Intel’s cheapest desktop CPUs are now faster than AMD's, and Team Red is feeling pressure across the sub-$200 market.

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 ...

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 and AMD’s Ryzen 7 processors have different architectural strengths, with Intel focusing on its Lunar Lake and AMD on its Krackan Point designs. Performance varies; while some ...

Intel looks very much like it's about to release a new gaming CPU with a very cheap price, aimed solely at gamers. The new Intel Core 5 120F has recently appeared in a leaked marketing slide, and it ...

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If you're looking to buy a new laptop or desktop computer, one of the things you should keep an eye out for is the processor's generation. The generation tells you the CPU's iteration and how new and ...

We first reported on the Intel CPU instability issue in February 2024, and since then, Intel has offered various fixes that helped, but still failed to fix the problem once and for all. Now, it ...

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A new Intel gaming CPU with a massive 52 cores has just been hinted at in a shipping manifest, just a week after a 28-core model was seen elsewhere. That core count far outstrips anything we've seen ...