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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Review: Non-X Marks the Spot

By Paul Alcorn

AMD's non-X chips are often a better value than their X-emblazoned counterparts when you factor in overclocking. Does that hold true for the Ryzen 5 3600?

Intel Core i9-10850K CPU Review: Cheaper, but Nearly Identical Gaming to 10900K

By Paul Alcorn

The Intel Core i9-10850K offers nearly identical performance to the expensive Core i9-10900K, but at a big discount.

Der8auer Ryzen OC Bracket Review: Safely Optimizing AMD Ryzen 3000 Thermals

By Niels Broekhuijsen

AMD’s chiplet design on the Ryzen 3000 chips means technically, liquid coolers are sub-optimally placed. Der8auer fixes that.

Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G Review: Renoir Ushers in a New Era for 7nm Desktop APUs

By Paul Alcorn

We put AMD's 'OEM-only' Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G through the wringer to see how it performs in gaming and applications.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT, AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 5 3600XT Review: Small Gains, Big Price Tag

By Paul Alcorn

The Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 5 3600XT land with underwhelming performance gains and a big price tag.

Intel Core i7-10700K Review: Taking the Gaming Shine Off Core i9

By Paul Alcorn

Intel's Core i7-10700K comes with eight cores, 16 threads, and a whole lot of overclocking headroom.

Intel Core i5-10600K Review: The Mainstream Gaming Champ

By Paul Alcorn

Intel's Core i5-10600K comes to market with excellent gaming performance at an ultra-reasonable price point.

Intel Core i9-10900K Review: Ten Cores, 5.3 GHz, and Excessive Power Draw

By Paul Alcorn

Intel's Core i9-10900K cements itself as the fastest gaming processor on the planet, but that performance comes at a cost.

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and 3100 Review: Low-End Gaming Gets a High-End Boost

By Paul Alcorn

AMD's $120 Ryzen 3 3300X and $99 Ryzen 3 3100 bring potent performance in an inexpensive package.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Review: China Gets a CPU Exclusive

By Paul Alcorn

We take AMD's China-only Ryzen 3500X, AMD's lone Zen 2 processor without threading, for a spin through our test suite.

AMD 64-Core Threadripper 3990X Review: Battle of the Flagships

By Paul Alcorn

AMD's Threadripper 3990X sets a new performance bar courtesy of 64 cores and 128 threads packed into a single package.

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Review: First-Gen Zen Gets Refreshed

By Paul Alcorn

AMD's Ryzen 5 3400G comes with four cores and eight threads paired with Radeon Vega graphics for a mere $150.

AMD Threadripper 3970X and 3960X Review: High-End Domination

By Paul Alcorn

AMD's Threadripper 3970X and 3960X lands on the same day as Intel's Cascade Lake-X Core i9-10980XE. Let's put them to the test.

Intel Core i3-9350KF Review: Coffee Lake's Stagnant Waters

By Paul Alcorn

Intel's Core i3-9350K looks to shore up the company's defenses against the surging Ryzen processors, but doesn't quite pass the test.

Intel Core i9-10980XE Review: Intel Loses its Grip on HEDT

By Paul Alcorn

Cascade Lake-X enters a segment now dominated by AMD.

Intel Core i7-9700K 9th Gen CPU Review: Eight Cores And No Hyper-Threading

By Paul Alcorn

For the enthusiasts among us who have some breathing room in their budgets, Core i7-9700K is a much smarter choice for gaming than the pricey Core i9-9900K.

Intel Core i5-9400F CPU Review: Cutting On-Die Graphics For A Slightly Lower Price

By Paul Alcorn

Intel's Core i5-9400 and -9400F CPUs, armed with with six cores and six threads, come to defend the company's gaming dominance in the mid-range market.