Since China has been somewhat crippled by US sanctions that prevent it from acquiring new PC technology, it's been trying just to DIY the whole thing instead. The company spearheading this initiative ...

I can't fathom what AMD was thinking when it gave this CPU a bizarrely inflated $279 price tag when it first launched in 2024, but I'm very glad to see that the price has now plummeted to a much more ...

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D should really be worrying Intel. I've just been putting it through its paces for this review, and I'm absolutely blown away by it. There really isn't any desktop CPU work this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Two laptops with the same CPU can perform completely differently — here's why.