Fire up the 2013 remix of the Eagles "Desperado". Listen to the beat: That's 60 beats per minute, or to an engineer, 1 Hertz (Hz). Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" is around twice that. It sounds fast, but ...

Intel’s decision to prioritize server CPU production in the face of supply constraints helped AMD achieve an all-time high in ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Heat is the enemy of all computer components, but it can take a particular toll on the CPU. Central processing units can generate better clock ...

A current processor will no longer be able to compete with the latest models in five years’ time. But with the right choice, you can ensure that your CPU will continue to offer solid performance in ...

Where Intel's new CPU designs are a little too split between optimizing for AI and optimizing for everything else, the chips AMD debuted at CES 2025 show more consistency: If they have a Neural ...

I’m not going to even pretend the Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a bad CPU. It’s one of the best processors you can buy, and undoubtedly the best processor you can buy for gaming. There are just a couple of ...

Picking the best CPU could be as simple as matching a budget to a benchmark chart. But these days the landscape feels more like a negotiation. AMD and Intel both have solid chips at nearly every price ...