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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.

China's dual 16-core Hygon CPU server rack barely outperforms a quad-core Skylake Core i7-6700HQ mobile CPU in Geekbench AI
By Aaron Klotz published
A server rack consisting of two Hygon 16 core server processors was tested in Geekbench AI and could barely outperform a 10 year old mobile Core i7 quad-core CPU.

Linux 6.13-rc3 fixes expensive CPUID handling on Sapphire Rapids CPUs
By Aaron Klotz published
The Linux team has published an intermediate Linux 6.13-rc3 to fix a "hilarious" bug in the kernel-based Virtual Machine code

Firmware flaw affects numerous generations of Intel CPUs
By Christopher Harper published
Eclypsium Automata uncovers Phoenix as the latest to fall to a significant Arbitrary Code Execution exploit impacting Lenovo, AMI, Insyde, and Intel motherboard firmware.

AMD Zen 1 Vulnerability Not Properly Fixed, Second Pass Issued
By Francisco Pires published
The original solution still left data for attackers to grab.

Intel's Downfall Mitigations Drop Performance Up to 39%, Tests Show
By Zhiye Liu published
Linux publication Phoronix evaluates the performance impact of Downfall mitigations on different Intel processors.

AMD Zen 1 Vulnerability Emerges, Dividing by 0 Can Leak Sensitive Data
By Aaron Klotz published
Apparently, this week is "vulnerability week" in the world of microchip processors.

Intel 'Downfall' Bug Steals Encryption Keys, Data From Years of CPUs (Update)
By Andrew E. Freedman last updated
A Google researcher has found a speculative execution vulnerability in several generations of Intel processors.
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