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Amazon Prime Day Best CPU deals 2025
By Stewart Bendle last updated
We're rounding up the best deals on CPUs.

CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2025: 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.

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.

New AMD Ryzen Threadripper smashes PassMark record
By Anton Shilov published
Single thread is a different story...

Newegg slashes Ryzen 7 7800X3D price, now just $369 with a free 1TB SSD
By Aaron Klotz published
You can get a Ryzen 7 7800X3D for $370 at Newegg, replete with a free 1TB SSD.

AMD Krackan Point 2 APU emerges on Geekbench
By Jowi Morales published
An AMD Krackan Point 2 APU Geekbench test result has appeared, featuring a single Zen 5 core and three Zen 5c cores.

Ryzen 9 9950X3D bundle at Amazon includes a free 360mm AIO liquid cooler, or save $30 at Newegg
By Ash Hill published
The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is available for $669 at Amazon and comes with a free cooler at Newegg, although it is listed there at MSRP.

New homegrown China server chips unveiled with impressive specs
By Aaron Klotz published
Loongson has finally released its 64-core 3C6000 data center CPU, featuring CPU performance equivalent to 2023 Intel and AMD data center processors such as the Xeon 8380.
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