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The Best CPU for Gaming in 2026
By Jake Roach 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.

Nvidia FrameView 1.7 can now handle 800+ FPS measurements accurately
By Bruno Ferreira published
Nvidia's FrameView game performance measurement utility has been updated to deliver more accurate results at 800+ FPS alongside a more customizable in-game overlay.

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2026
By Zhiye Liu last updated
Here is the best RAM for gaming we’ve tested: computer memory that is ideal for video editing and graphics-heavy applications.

Best Gaming PCs of 2026
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance.

Windows 8.1 emerges as the performance winner after six generations of the OS are pitted against each other
By Hassam Nasir published
More fuel for the Windows 11 hate train.

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2026
By 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.

CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2026: 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.

Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard
By Bruno Ferreira published
Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard

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.

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.
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