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Best Budget CPUs of 2025, Benchmarked and Ranked
By Paul Alcorn 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.

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2025
By Paul Alcorn last updated
Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.

Intel reportedly raising prices on ever-popular Raptor Lake chips
By Jowi Morales published
Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh processors are expected to become more expensive because of increasing demand, despite being one generation behind the company's latest chips.

Firefox dev says Intel Raptor Lake crashes are increasing with rising temperatures in record European heat wave
By Jowi Morales published
Mozilla's engineering staff reports that Intel Raptor Lakes are sensitive to increasing ambient temperatures, resulting in several crash reports flooding in from areas affected by heat waves.

Intel demos running Panther Lake systems, touts performance and power efficiency improvements
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel demoed working Panther Lake silicon for laptops, its first chips based on its crucial 18A process node, here at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Intel's Lunar Lake intricacies revealed in new high-resolution die shots
By Hassam Nasir published
Fritzchens Fritz has captured the first detailed and high-resolution die shots of Intel's golden child.

Endorfy Fortis 5 Black ARGB Review: All you need for AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D
By Albert Thomas published
We tested Endorfy’s Fortis 5 with Intel’s i7-14700K and AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPUs. Can it handle the heat?

The world's first CPU-level ransomware is here
By Stephen Warwick published
Rapid7's Christiaan Beek has taken CPU ransomware to proof of concept.
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