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CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2025: CPU Rankings
By Paul Alcorn last updated
All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.

Intel's Arrow Lake Refresh emerges with Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
By Kunal Khullar published
A newly leaked Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus benchmark shows promising gains over its predecessor and faster DDR5 support.

New Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H leaks in new benchmark
By Zak Killian published
The first leak of near-final silicon gives a sneak peek at the integrated GPU performance of Intel's first 18A chips.

AMD planning monstrous dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with 192MB of game-boosting L3 cache, according to leak
By Anton Shilov published
AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series “Granite Ridge” lineup that boosts clock speeds, power limits, and 3D V-Cache capacity to deliver higher gaming and desktop performance.

CPU collector stitches 216 micrographs to create high resolution die shot of the legendary i8008
By Mark Tyson published
A CPU collector has shared some fantastically detailed new images of Intel's first 8-bit processor.

AMD's Krackan Point APUs tipped to be arriving for desktop soon as Ryzen 9000G series
By Hassam Nasir published
An update to the Ryzen 8000G series

Trump says Intel has made a 'fortune' and America has made $40 billion after the US invested in ailing chipmaker
By Anton Shilov published
Good for Intel and the USA.
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