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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.

How We Test Power Supply Units
By Aris Mpitziopoulos, E. Fylladitakis last updated
Our methodology, testing equipment, and benchmarks.

Display Testing Explained: How We Test PC Monitors
By Christian Eberle last updated
Our display benchmarks help you decide what screen to put on your desktop. In order to provide greater insight into our PC monitor testing methods, we’re running down our procedures step-by-step.

How Tom's Hardware Tests, Rates and Reviews Tech Products
By The Editors of Tom's Hardware last updated
We explain our testing methodology, our commitment to readers and what our product ratings mean.

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2025
By Jarred Walton, Jeffrey Kampman last updated
We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy.

What is CAMM2? Meet the faster, smaller, upgradeable new memory standard
By Andrew E. Freedman published
CAMM2 and its sleeker laptop version, LPCAMM2, are part of a new memory standard allowing for slimmer, cleaner devices and faster performance.

What is an AI PC and do you actually need one?
By Andrew E. Freedman published
There are many ways that PC vendors are defining an AI PC. Here's how to cut through the noise (and figure out if you need one).

What Is 1440p? QHD/UWQHD Resolution Explained
By Brandon Hill published
What is 1440p resolution, also known as QHD or UWQHD? Quad high definition explained.
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