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The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026

By Jake Roach last updated

Here is the best CPU for gaming.

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Alienware 16 Aurora
Best budget gaming laptops of 2026: The best cheap laptops we've tested and benchmarked

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated

We benchmarked budget gaming laptops to help you get the most for your money.

Gaming Laptops
Best Gaming Handhelds
Best Handheld Gaming PCs 2026: Windows and Steam Decks tested

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated

Here are our favorite handheld gaming PCs, based on our testing and reviews.

Handheld Gaming
Anthropic’s IPO filing shows most of its compute goes to R&D, not serving customers

By Shane Downing Published

Premium Anthropic’s S-1 splits its $8.9 billion H1 compute bill: most went to R&D, with less than a third estimated to serve Claude customers.

Premium
Intel's APX offers 'better performance' in Windows 11 according to new Insider setting

By Oliver Haslam Published

Advanced Performance Extensions, or APX, will bring improved performance to some apps, but there are no chips that support it just yet.

Windows
Best CPU Deals
Best CPU deals 2026

By Stewart Bendle last updated

We're rounding up the best CPU deals available from your favorite retailers.

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
AMD CEO Lisa Su proposed bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, set plan in motion before DDR5 shortages

By Jowi Morales Published

AMD Director Travis Kirsch confirmed the rationale for relaunching the first X3D chip and explained why the company no longer offers many Ryzen 3 SKUs.

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Best SSDs: Reviewed and Benchmarked
Best SSDs 2026: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA

By Paul Alcorn last updated

We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

SSDs
Best Budget CPUs
Best Budget CPUs of 2026, Benchmarked and Ranked

By Jake Roach last updated

You can get a surprisingly powerful processor on the cheap. We've tested several cheap budget CPUs to help you find the right one for your needs and budget.

CPUs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
AMD Ryzen 5 5500F review: Vermeer rides again for budget gaming PCs

By Jake Roach Published

After years with the Cezanne-based 5500, AMD has finally updated its $100 CPU to the 5500F in the Vermeer family, adding a 200 MHz boost in clock speed and a PCIe 4.0 upgrade.

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