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If you're looking for the best processor for PC gaming and content creation then you have quite a few options from both Intel and AMD right now depending on your budget. However, both companies have ...

When the Intel Core i9-12900K came out in late 2021, it was Intel’s first true flagship CPU since its 2018 Core i9-9900K. It actually beat AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 5950X in both single- and ...

Last week we checked out the flagship 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X and found it to be a productivity monster, crushing the Core i9-12900K with ease. However, that CPU is also quite a bit more expensive than ...

Intel’s 12th-gen Alder Lake processors are ushering in a new era of desktop computing. It’s the first time we’re seeing a hybrid architecture from a slot-in CPU, and it marks a shift in leadership at ...

It was only recently that Intel debuted an Alder Lake-based CPU, the Core i9 12900K, and the platform is prepared for the future with its tremendous performance and platform DDR5 memory. But it also ...

Intel finally managed to depart from its tried, tried, tried ... and tried and tested 14nm manufacturing process. Alder Lake, the codename for 12th Gen processors, is built using Intel 7 (basically a ...

The specifications of the Core i9-12900K - Intel's (NASDAQ:INTC) rumoured Alder Lake-based upcoming 16-core flagship mainstream desktop CPU - have been in the spotlight this week, but we might have ...

Intel's 12th-gen desktop processors promise a dramatic leap forward, courtesy of the long-awaited shift to a modern 10nm process, dubbed Intel 7, and a radical new hybrid design that echoes Apple's ...

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