Already the performance leader in desktop processing, Intel is following its quad-core Bloomfield design up with Gulftown, a hexa-core design sporting 12MB of shared L3 cache. Is the lone Gulftown model, Core...
Intel has S-models for several Core 2 processors that offer lower power consumption and comparable performance. However, the first S-model in the Core i5 family is actually slower than its regular...
Say what you will about AMD, Intel, and Nvidia's product lineups as they stand today. But all three employ undeniably-different philosophies in how they approach development and execution. Alan Dang explores...
Providing an HDCP-compliant audio path for its latest integrated-video CPUs, Intel’s new H55 and H57 chipsets are certain to appeal to both home theater and office system builders. We inspect nine samples to...
We've measured 100W+ at idle from desktop PCs running the first crop of dual-core CPUs. The latest 32nm Clarkdale-based platforms let you build powerful desktops that idle as low as 25W. Today we're looking at...
January gave us a large refresh of AMD's sub-$150 CPU lineup. In this month's column, we have a look at the new models and note the impact pricing changes have had on our recommendations. Gone is the Pentium...
When it comes to overclocking, the theoretical peak for your processor is probably less interesting than a balanced efficiency increase. Thus, we went on a mission to figure out the best clock rate for Intel's...
In Part 1, we introduced you to some of the issues today's high-end graphics cards have with 2D functionality and the benchmark we wrote to test our observations. Today, we have even more performance data and...
Flash-based SSDs in enterprise RAID often require serious modifications to storage subsystems already in place. Adaptec now offers a way to upgrade existing RAID solutions to deliver much-improved I/O...
Starting with its dual-core Clarkfield-based Core i5 processors, Intel is introducing AES New Instructions to its architecture. We've already seen great benefits from a number of synthetic benchmarks, but what...
AMD is launching a broad spectrum of new CPUs today. And while most are simple speed bumps, today we're pitting its fastest dual-core model, the Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition, against Intel's LGA 1156-based...
December was a somewhat slow month in the CPU world, but January promises to inject a great deal of excitement into the sector with some major announcements. We discuss some of the potential changes and make...
AMD has the Athlon II X4 and the Phenom II X4. Intel offers Core 2 Quad, Core i5, and Core i7. They all have different characteristics and performance, but what’s the performance and efficiency ranking if all...
Intel’s Lynnfield-based LGA 1156 mid-range processors turned out to be screamers with lots of overclocking headroom and attractive price points. We put spurs to the Core i5-750 to find the clock speed at...
Surprised by the tiny performance difference between our top-two System Builder Marathon machines, we decided to find out if the P55 platform really is good enough for several of AMD’s best graphics cards....
The new dual-core Clarkdale CPUs from Intel are here, and they deliver impressive performance. Today, we look at how Core i5-661 compares to AMD’s Athlon II X2 and Phenom II X2 on the 785G platform. Who’s...
We've already given you a first-look at Intel's Calpella platform in the Mobile Core i7-920XM. Now the company is filling out its next-gen mobile lineup with its Arrandale-based CPUs sporting 32nm dual-core...
After knocking out the high-end and mid-range with its Bloomfield- and Lynnfield-based processors, Intel is looking for blood in the entry-level space. But that's AMD's turf. Does a Core i5-661 have what it...