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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 Tested: Unreleased 65W Processor Sets World Records

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 4 October 19

We take AMD's unreleased 12-core 24-thread Ryzen 9 3900 our for a spin, setting a few world records with the 65W chip.

Even at -180 Degrees, Ryzen 3000 May Not Hit Boost Clock Speeds

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 28 September 19

If you want to hit the advertised boost clock on your third-gen Ryzen chip, great cooling could not be enough.

Ticked Off: Clock Bug Leads to False Ryzen Benchmark Scores

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 4 September 19

A persistent bug in Windows 10 means that 3rd Gen Ryzen chips could give inaccurately high or low test scores.

Our Tests Show Not All Ryzen 3000 Cores Are Created Equal

By Paul Alcorn published 30 July 19

Not all cores in AMD's Ryzen 3000-series processors can reach the boost frequency.

A Blackout You'll Remember: Patriot Debuts DDR4 Viper 4 Blackout for AMD Ryzen 3000

By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 July 19

A blackout worth remembering?

PCIe 4.0 SSD Exclusive: Testing Phison's PS5016-E16 NVMe Controller

By Sean Webster published 14 June 19

Will 5 GB/s of throughput have a real impact on common desktop workloads, like gaming? Let's see.

5.7 GHz on 28 Cores: Overclocking the Intel Xeon W-3175

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 25 April 19

With the right motherboard and cooling, Intel's first unlocked workstation-class processor can go well beyond its 3.8-GHz rated boost speed.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Performance On AMD and Nvidia GPUs

By Yannick Guerrini published 5 April 19

HyperX's Wrist Rest Will Upgrade the Typing Experience on Any Keyboard

By Avram Piltch published 26 March 19

This inexpensive accessory makes typing on any keyboard much more comfortable.

Memory Overclocking on Z390 Coffee Lake: What RAM Speed Do You Need?

By Zhiye Liu published 14 February 19

We evaluate the impact of memory speeds from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-4400 on the Coffee Lake Refresh platform.

Metro Exodus Sneak Peek: Ray Tracing and DLSS Performance, Benchmarked

By Chris Angelini, Yannick Guerrini published 13 February 19

Liquid Nitrogen, CPU Solder and High Voltage: How I Set Overclocking Records

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 4 January 19

Top-ranked overclocker Allen “Splave” Golibersuch explains how he breaks records and why you should care, even if you aren’t going to pour LN2 on your CPU.

Building a Compact Monster PC: Threadripper Meets Micro-ATX and Custom Liquid Cooling

By Garrett Carver published 15 December 18

To find out how powerful and quiet a modern compact PC can be, we dropped an overclocked 2990WX into a mATX case, and liquid-cooled the core components.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2 vs. Intel Skylake-X: Battle of the High-End CPUs

By Paul Alcorn published 14 August 18

We put AMD's top CPUs up against Intel's leading chips in a seven-round face-off based on performance, features, value and more.

Cooler Master MasterAir MA620P TUF Gaming Edition Review: TUF Enough?

By Garrett Carver published 18 July 18

Cooler Master releases their MA620P, now updated with TUF Gaming Alliance theme. Same MA620P, now available in yellow.

AMD Ryzen 2 vs. Intel Coffee Lake: What's the Best CPU Platform?

By Paul Alcorn published 23 May 18

It's the age-old question that has spurred endless debate: AMD or Intel?

DiRT 4 Performance Review

By Yannick Guerrini published 8 July 17

Codemasters recently released the 12th title in its Colin McRae Rally series, called DiRT 4. Let’s see how it performs across eight mid-range graphics cards.

Prey Performance Review

By Yannick Guerrini published 27 May 17

After releasing Dishonored2, Arkane Studios hits it out of the park again with Prey, a first-person shooter published by Bethesda as a reboot from 11 years ago.

Mass Effect Andromeda Performance Review

By Yannick Guerrini published 1 April 17

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Performance Review

By Yannick Guerrini published 18 March 17

How well will Ghost Recon Wildlands run on your PC? We test eight graphics cards across two versions of the game (launch day and patch 1.1.5) in order to determine what you need for a smooth 60 FPS.