CPUs
Microprocessors are the beating heart of your computer, and cutting edge technical advances continue to drive the technology forward. From chiplet tech and nanoprocessing to AI chips and more, Tom's Hardware is the industry standard for CPU news and reviews.
The latest reviews Need a new CPU? Tom's Hardware benchmarks, analyzes, and rates the hottest new silicon.
Ranked and Rated The most comprehensive CPU rating and ranking guide in the world -- the industry bible, only on Tom's Hardware.
News and Trends The latest industry buzz, up to the minute info on technological advances and breakthroughs, and more
Browse CPU-related content on Tom's Hardware:
Best Picks | Reference | Round Ups | How to | Opinion | Features
Explore CPUs
Latest about CPUs

AMD unveils Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme with AI processing NPU, expands family with two new chips for handheld gaming consoles
By Kunal Khullar published
New chips signal AMD’s push into a broader handheld market giving more options to OEMs

Tesla details how it finds punishing defective cores on its million-core Dojo supercomputers
By Anton Shilov published
Tesla's Stress tool detects and disables faulty cores in Dojo wafer-scale processors, which power Dojo clusters with millions of cores, without interrupting AI training.

ASE adopts AMD CPUs, begins evaluating Instinct MI300-series GPUs for AI
By Anton Shilov published
Sounds like ASE liked the CPUs.

Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly get a GPU overhaul
By Hassam Nasir published
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs for desktops are expected to use Xe3 (Celestial) for the integrated graphics, while media and display move to Xe4 (Druid).

Zen 6 Ryzen spotted in AIDA64
By Mark Tyson published
On Monday, Finalwire added 'preliminary support for next-generation AMD desktop, server and mobile processors' to AIDA64 Extreme, indicating readiness for Ryzen 10000 series chips.

Next-gen Intel CPUs break cover
By Hassam Nasir published
An Intel slide has shed light on what processors the company may be planning in the future.

Qualcomm could be testing a new Snapdragon X2 variant
By Mark Tyson published
A new leak claims Qualcomm is testing a new 64GB RAM version of its Snapdragon X2, replete with 18 cores.

More affordable Strix Halo model emerges — Early Ryzen AI Max 385 Geekbench result reveals an eight-core option
By Hassam Nasir published
AMD's octacore Ryzen AI Max 385 has made its debut on Geekbench, powering HP's ZBook Ultra G1a laptop, though initial performance metrics aren't as impressive as we expected.
Stay On the Cutting Edge: Get the Tom's Hardware Newsletter
Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox.