If your PC doesn’t deliver the desired performance in a particular game, it’s usually—but not always—due to two limiting factors. Either your processor (CPU) or your graphics card (GPU) is ...

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is already the best gaming processor out right now, but AMD is following up with a mid-generation refresh at CES 2026, with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. This new gaming processor is ...

The 9850X3D has higher boost clocks that should improve frame rates in many esports titles. The 9850X3D has higher boost clocks that should improve frame rates in many esports titles. is a senior ...

And AMD tells us to only expect 2 - 3% higher performance on average, 5% at best if a game really likes higher clocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Processors are built by multi-billion-dollar corporations using some of the most cutting-edge technologies known to man. But even with all their expertise, investment, and know-how, sometimes these ...

Intel will formally launch its first Core Ultra Series 3 laptop processors later this month, the company announced at its CES keynote today. Codenamed Panther Lake and targeted, at least for now, at ...

Intel unveiled its Panther Lake Series 3 processors at CES. First large-scale chips made with 18A manufacturing process. Next-generation power efficiency and increased AI performance. Intel officially ...

At CES, Intel details its launch lineup for the new Core Ultra Series 3 processors (based on its 2nm 18A architecture) that will launch this month across midrange to high-end AI PC laptops. I have ...

Picking the best CPU could be as simple as matching a budget to a benchmark chart. But these days the landscape feels more like a negotiation. AMD and Intel both have solid chips at nearly every price ...