Running a CPU stress test tool is a great way to break in a new processor, test an overclock, see how capable your cooling is, or just make sure your PC is running as well as it should. There are a ...

Core HX, Intel's new high-end family of mobile CPUs for power users and extreme gamers, brings true desktop-level performance to the very brawniest laptops. We test-drive our first HX laptop—and the ...

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Not all Core i7 CPUs are created equal. Is Intel's new flagship Core i7 a laptop must-have, versus the chip one rung down the ladder? Our performance tests help you decide. I’m the deputy managing ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

We were impressed with Intel's top-tier 12th-generation desktop chips. Though still power-hungry compared to competing AMD Ryzen processors, their combination of big performance cores (P-cores) and ...

Intel’s K-series desktop CPUs always get the most attention from enthusiasts because they represent the best performance that new Intel processors are capable of when money, heat, and power are no ...

Supermicro Unveils X12 JumpStart NDA Testing Program for Customers to Remotely Test and Validate Workload Performance on Supermicro Servers based on 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (codenamed ...

Following an unfavorable leaked Alder Lake benchmark earlier this week, another benchmark has been leaked through Geekbench. Unlike the previous benchmark, this one was testing processor performance ...

A CPU, or central processing unit, is like the brain of any computer or mobile device. CPUs receive data from every other part of the device, and then decide how and when to launch apps, display ...