CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2021: Intel and AMD Processors Ranked By Paul Alcorn All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 10th Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 3 and Threadripper 3000.
What Is a CPU Socket? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of a CPU socket? Intel and CPU sockets explained.
What Is Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0? CPUs With Favored Cores Explained By Scharon Harding The meaning of Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology and favored CPU cores explained
What Is an AMD CCX? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is an AMD CPU’s CCX? AMD core complexes explained.
What Is an APU? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What does APU mean? AMD's accelerated processing units explained, including Picasso, Raven Ridge and the upcoming Renoir and Dali.
What Is an FPGA? A Basic Definition By Arne Verheyde What is the meaning of an FPGA? FPGAs and the difference between an FPGA, ASIC and GPU explained.
Kaby, Coffee, Whiskey, Comet? Decoding Intel’s “Lake” Architectures By Joe Shields Intel has released several iterations of architectures with Lake in the name the past few years. We'll decipher them at a high level and clear up confusion.
What Is a CPU's IHS? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of IHS? Integrated heat spreaders explained.
What Is CPU Delidding? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of delidding? CPU delidding explained.
What Is Binning? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of binning? CPU, GPU and RAM binning explained.
What Is a CPU's IPC? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of a CPU's IPC? Instruction per cycle/clock explained.
What Is a CPU's Clock Speed? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of clock speed? PC clock speed explained.
What Is a CPU Core? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of a core? CPU cores explained.
What Is a PC Cache? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What does a PC cache do? The meaning of a CPU's cache explained.
What Is Hyper-Threading? A Basic Definition By Scharon Harding What is the meaning of Hyper-Threading? Intel Hyper-Threading explained.
Intel CPU Price List By Michael Justin Allen Sexton We list all currently available Intel processors, separated by CPU product line (e.g. Core i5), and divided by generation (e.g. Kaby Lake).
AMD Processor Price List By Michael Justin Allen Sexton We list all currently available AMD processors, separated by socket (e.g. AM4), and divided by APU & CPU product lines (e.g. A8 & Ryzen 5).
Part 1: DirectX 11 Gaming And Multi-Core CPU Scaling By Chris Angelini We test five theoretical Intel CPUs in 10 different DirectX 11-based games to determine what impact core count has on performance.
CPU Overclocking Guide: How (and Why) to Tweak Your Processor By Gene Fabron Learn the pros and cons of overclocking your CPU, the physics behind changing your clock rate and the basics of overclocking an Intel or AMD processor.
Measurement Science: Taking Accurate IR Thermal Readings By Igor Wallossek If you thought that buying and unpacking an expensive infrared camera was all that it took to perform professional-level measurements, then it's time for a little lesson. We’ll share some of the knowledge that goes into generating accurate results.