AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i9-11900K: Rocket Lake and Ryzen 5000 CPU Face Off By Paul Alcorn We put the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X up against the Core i9-11900K in a six-round battle to determine which chip deserves your hard-earned dollars.
Zhaoxin KaiXian x86 CPU Tested: The Rise of China's Chips By Paul Alcorn We have the new eight-core Zhaoxin KaiXian processor, which hails from China, in for testing.
AMD Ryzen Overclocking Guide: Get More from Your CPU By Jacob Terkelsen Whether you’re using a first-gen AMD Ryzen CPU or the latest Ryzen 3000 series, follow these steps to speed it up.
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5-9600K: Mid-Range Rumble By Zhiye Liu We put the Ryzen 5 3600X up against the Core i5-9600K in a seven-round faceoff.
AMD Threadripper 3990X: How I set 10 Overclocking Records By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch I took this 64-core beast all the way up to 5.7 GHz from its stock speed of 4.3 GHz.
AMD Threadripper 3990X Scores Another Win: We Test New SPECWorkstation 3 Update By Paul Alcorn The SPEC committee unleashes the Threadripper 3990X's cores with an update to the SPECworkstation 3 benchmark.
Best Eight-Core CPU Battle: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i7-9700K By Zhiye Liu We put the two fastest eight-core chips on the market head-to-head in a seven round battle for supremacy.
Overclocker Uses LN2-Breathing Dragon, AMD Ryzen to Challenge Records By Scharon Harding An overclocker dreams of soaring into first place ranking for CInebench with a 3D-printed dragon head and AMD CPU.
How to Avoid Buying a Fake CPU By Andrew E. Freedman Some used CPUs are not what they appear to be. Here’s how to avoid buying a fake CPU.
Inside Intel's Secret Overclocking Lab: The Tools and Team Pushing CPUs to New Limits By Paul Alcorn We get an exclusive tour of the facility where Intel pushes chips to their absolute limit.
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i9-9900K: The Battle for Mainstream Supremacy By Kevin Carbotte Intel and AMD's finest mainstream chips go toe-to-toe in a seven-round faceoff.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9-10980XE: High End Flagships Fight By Zhiye Liu AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i9-10980XE: High End Flagships Fight
6.9 GHz on All 8 Cores: How I Set a World Record with a Hand-Picked Core i9-9900KS By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch This specially-binned chip got as quick as 6.95 GHz on all of its cores or over 7-GHz on a single core.
Intel vs AMD Processor Security: Who Makes the Safest CPUs? By Lucian Armasu Who has the most secure processors, AMD or Intel?
Exclusive: Testing Intel's Unreleased Core i9-9900KS By Paul Alcorn We take Intel's unreleased Special Edition Core i9-9900KS for a benchmarking spin.
Our Tests Show Not All Ryzen 3000 Cores Are Created Equal By Paul Alcorn Not all cores in AMD's Ryzen 3000-series processors can reach the boost frequency.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9900K: Which CPU Is Better? By Joe Shields We pit AMD’s new 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X flagship CPU against Intel’s 8-core Core i9-9900K. Can Zen 2 beat Intel’s current top-end mainstream chip?
Intel Performance Maximizer (IPM) Tested: One-Click Overclocking Comes to 9th-Gen CPUs By Paul Alcorn We overclocked a Core i9-9900K with Intel's one-click Performance Maximizer tool and reached 5.0 GHz.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2 vs. Intel Skylake-X: Battle of the High-End CPUs By Paul Alcorn We put AMD's top CPUs up against Intel's leading chips in a seven-round face-off based on performance, features, value and more.
AMD Ryzen 2 vs. Intel Coffee Lake: What's the Best CPU Platform? By Paul Alcorn It's the age-old question that has spurred endless debate: AMD or Intel?
