For decades, upgrading a PC was straightforward; if something felt slower, a faster CPU upgrade was usually the solution. And in most cases, it worked, since most of the earlier tasks were ...

When you're comparing two of the best CPUs, the first spec that comes to mind is clock speed. It quite literally represents how fast the CPU can churn through clock cycles, and naturally, you'd assume ...

Intel announces the Core Ultra 200S Plus (Arrow Lake Refresh), the second at-bat for Intel's Arrow Lake desktop processor. But after striking out the first time, can we believe Intel's claims?

Believe it or not, you can make AMD's latest king of the gaming CPU world even faster, and it won't even cost you any money. In this guide, we'll show you how to overclock the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, ...

With up to 24 cores and 5.5GHz clock speeds, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ultra 5 250K Plus are set to rival AMD's 9700X and 9600X.

AMD's new-for-2026 Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D. I have been interested in science and ...

Now, Intel claims it has finally surpassed both predecessors with “Intel’s fastest gaming desktop processors ever”: the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 250K Plus, shipping March 26th. While we don’t ...

The new Core Ultra 5 250K Plus starts at $199, while the beefier Core Ultra 7 270K Plus trim will set you back by $299. They will be up for grabs later this month.

TL;DR: AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor offers 5% better performance than the 9800X3D and 20% more than the 7800X3D, featuring 8 cores, 16 threads, 5.6GHz clock speed, and second-gen 3D ...