PC Gamer

'The CPU is the weakest link in computing'—Flow says it can boost CPU performance up to 100x with its proprietary companion chip

CPU design has been undergoing something of a shake-up recently, what with the addition of NPUs into the mix and some radical configurations and chip construction techniques to optimise them. Flow ...
Macworld

First M3 benchmarks show higher clock speeds, not cores, boosting performance

The very first Geekbench 6 benchmarks of the MacBook Pro with M3 processor have started to appear in the Geekbench 6 database. What they show is a processor whose higher CPU performance is almost ...
Ars Technica

New Geekbench AI benchmark can test the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

Neural processing units (NPUs) are becoming commonplace in chips from Intel and AMD after several years of being something you’d find mostly in smartphones and tablets (and Macs). But as more ...
ExtremeTech

PassMark Data Shows First-Ever Yearly Drop in CPU Performance

Year after year, CPUs get faster. Even a midrange chip from today's PCs can run circles around the fastest processors from a decade ago. But last year? That's debatable. According to the makers of ...
Digital Trends

Intel’s new CPU feature boosted my performance by 26% — but it still needs work

A 26% increase in frame rates from your CPU sounds far-fetched. If that’s not enough to catch the attention of PC gamers, I don’t know is. But trust me — according to my own testing — that’s exactly ...
TechSpot

It's Unnecessary But, AMD is Basically Lying About CPU Performance

Did you know that AMD's old Zen 3 architecture, released back in late 2019, is actually faster for gaming than Intel's latest Raptor Lake architecture used for their 13th and 14th generation Core ...
HotHardware

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU Review: Dominant, No Compromise Performance

Page 2: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Review: CPU, Memory, System, And Browser Benchmarks Page 3: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Review: AI, 3D Rendering, AV Encoding Performance Page 4: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Review: ...
9to5Mac

M4 Pro chip boosts CPU and GPU performance, up to 64 GB RAM and Thunderbolt 5 support

The just-announced Mac mini includes the unveiling of the M4 Pro chip for the first time. The new upscale chip features 14-CPU cores (10 performance and 4 high-efficiency), up to 20 core GPU, and ...
PC Gamer

Monster Hunter Wilds director wants to reduce the game's strain on your CPU, but is worried about its impact on overall performance: 'We plan to proceed with caution'

Folk just want to kill troublesome monsters. Dragons. Dinosaurs. A horrific lava octopus. But in Monster Hunter Wilds, sating one's bloodlust, in many cases, means putting up with some severe ...
techtimes

Best Computer CPU Cooling Fans 2024 for Peak Performance and Heat Management

Keep your system cool and running at its best with the best computer CPU cooling fans, designed for efficient heat management and peak performance. Alexandru-Bogdan Ghita / Unsplash The game is ...
Digital Trends

All the ways to lower your CPU temperatures, from easy to expert

Even if you use one of the best CPUs, you may looking for an extra bit of power. The best way to do this is by overclocking your processor, but if want to bring down noise levels, or simply increase ...