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Veteran dev’s newest computer is ‘200,000 times’ faster than his oldest in custom benchmarks

By Mark Tyson Published

Veteran Windows dev Dave W Plummer has run a simple performance test across his 25 computers, released between 1976 and 2023, and he observed a huge 200,000X CPU performance delta.

CPUs
Intel Arc B580 liquid cooled using automotive coolant
GPU overclocker uses chilled car antifreeze and pond pump to push Intel card to sub-zero temps, sets world record

By Jowi Morales Published

TrashBench manages to break the 3DMark Time Spy performance record using a water pump and a 50/50 glycol mix.

Overclocking
CPU Temperature
How to Check Your PC's CPU Temperature

By Paul Alcorn Last updated

How can you check your CPU's temperature and what's a good or normal range? We break it down for you.

CPUs
Display Testing Explained: How We Test PC Monitors
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.

Monitors
GeForce RTX 3050 graphics cards
Nvidia's midrange GPUs through the years retested, from the RTX 2070 to the new 5070

By Hassam Nasir Published

Insights only hindsight could reveal.

GPUs
Thermal Grizzly's der8enchtable
Thermal Grizzly and der8auer launch PCB-powered "der8enchtable" open test bench

By Hassam Nasir Published

Form and function.

PC Components
The user interface of the MLPerf Client 1.0 benchmark
MLPerf Client 1.0 AI benchmark released

By Jeffrey Kampman Published

MLPerf Client 1.0 has just been released with some big improvements over the prior version 0.6 benchmarking tool.

Software
Yesterday's flagship beaten by today's turnip
Crazed modder discovers RTX 5050 is actually faster than a 1080 Ti — ends up overclocking Nvidia's plucky budget card to 3300MHz, swipes top six scores in 3DMark Time Spy with 28% clock speed increase

By Mark Tyson Published

Plans to 'overclock a GTX 1080 Ti hard enough to embarrass Nvidia’s new RTX 5050' didn't go quite as expected.

GPUs
Geekerwan tests AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX cooled by a BMW M4 radiator and pump
Someone cooled AMD's $11,699 Threadripper Pro 9995WX with a BMW M4 radiator and some fans from a Toyota Highlander

By Mark Tyson Published

Geekerwan tested an AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX CPU cooled by a BMW M4 radiator and pump.

Liquid Cooling
Kingston microSD
Massive MicroSD card testing database exposes fakes, charts performance and endurance

By Mark Tyson Published

The Great MicroSD Card Survey is one of the most exhaustive guides to these fingernail sized slivers of storage that we have seen.

microSD Cards
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