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Intel vs AMD

AMD vs Intel: Which CPUs Are Better in 2022?

By Paul Alcorn published

We wade into the endless debate: Who makes the best CPU, AMD or Intel? Here's the blow-by-blow in ten categories.

CPU Hierarchy

CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2022: Processor Ranking Charts

By Paul Alcorn published

All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 12th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 3 and Threadripper.

Raptor Lake

Intel 13th-Gen Raptor Lake Specs, Rumored Release Date, Benchmarks, and More

By Paul Alcorn published

Here's the Intel 13th-Gen Raptor Lake release date, benchmarks, specifications, pricing, and all we know about the new chip architecture.

How to Check Your CPU Temperature

By Paul Alcorn published

How can you check your CPU's temperature and what's a good or normal range? We break it down for you.

Intel

Intel Raptor Lake Non-K CPUs Show Up In New Benchmarks

By Mark Tyson published

The upcoming Core i3-13100, i5-13400, and i9-13900 have passed through this sysinfo tool. It collected some specs, but the only standard benchmark was the iGPU.

Ryzen 9 7950X benchmark records

Ryzen 9 7950X Soars To 6.5 GHz, Shattering Two CPU Records

By Mark Tyson published

AMD’s Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ processors continue to show their prowess in pre-release benchmark feats This time they grab 15%+ better scores than their nearest rivals with LN2 cooling.

Best Thermal Paste 2022

Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2022: 90 Pastes Tested and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn published

We tested 90 different thermal pastes to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.

AMD Ryzen 7000

AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Specs, Release Date, Benchmarks, Price Listings

By Paul Alcorn published

Here's the Ryzen 7000 release date, benchmarks, specifications, pricing, and all we know about AMD's Zen 4 architecture.

Core i9-13900K QS tested

Intel's Core i9-13900K Leads Single-Thread Performance Rankings

By Anton Shilov published

Raptor shows its teeth: Core i9-13900K tops PassMark's single-thread CPU performance rankings.

AOMedia

AV1 Update Reduces CPU Encoding Times By Up To 34 Percent

By Aaron Klotz published

A new AOM-AV1 update was just released by Google, improving AV1's encoding performance by up to 34% with 16 encoding threads or more.

Arctic

Arctic MX-6 Thermal Grease to Replace Storied MX-5

By Anton Shilov published

Arctic to release next-generation ultimate performance thermal compound, the MX-6.

Zen 4 CPU

Ryzen 9 7950X Hits 7.2 GHz on One Core, 6.5 GHz on 16 Cores Under LN2

By Zhiye Liu published

AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X flagship Zen 4 processor exhibits impressive overclocking potential under LN2.

arm

SoftBank Eyes Strategic Alliance Between Arm and Samsung

By Anton Shilov published

SoftBank's chairman to discuss strategic alliance between Arm and Samsung.

Zen 4 CPU

Ryzen 9 7950X Sets Overclocking Records With AIO Cooler

By Zhiye Liu published

AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X Zen 4 processor with 16 cores hit 5.5 GHz with a 280mm AIO liquid cooler to set multiple overclocking records.

AMD

AMD CEO to Negotiate 2nm, 3nm Chip Supplies With TSMC

By Anton Shilov published

Lisa Su Heads to Taiwan to discuss 2nm and 3nm allocation and advanced packaging with TSMC and Ase Technology.

Ryzen 7000

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Progress Touted With Latest BIOS

By Mark Tyson published

The upcoming Zen 4 architecture flagship still looks mighty powerful, but whether the new motherboard BIOS has a great impact is debatable.

SK hynix NAND chips

CPUs and Memory Sales Drop Dramatically As PC Market Slows

By Anton Shilov published

Lowering sales of memory signals significant slump of demand for PCs, smartphones.

Intel Alder Lake Mobile CPU

New Alder Lake-N Chips Could Be First Without Pentium/Celeron Badging

By Aaron Klotz published

A new report indicates Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-N entry-level mobile processors will be the first to come with the new "Intel Processor" nomenclature, set to replace Pentium and Celeron.

MSI Z690-A Pro WiFi DDR4

Windows 11 Update Kills Undervolting and Overvolting on MSI Boards

By Aaron Klotz published

A new Windows 11 update is reportedly blocking overclocking software support in the operating system on MSI motherboards supporting Intel CPUs. But the feature causing the problem is easy to disable.

Raptor Lake wafer

Core i9-13900K Early Review Shows Big Gains Over Core i9-12900K

By Aaron Klotz published

Intel's new Core i9-13900K emerges in a review from Asia. The chip reportedly offers excellent performance over the Core i9-12900K.

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