More Cores and Threads: Generally, Ryzen 5 CPUs pack more cores and threads than their Intel i5 counterparts. This is a big deal for tasks that can split up work across multiple processing units, like ...

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

Building a computer is a fine way to not only save money but also tune your desktop to exactly the performance targets you want to hit. Processor prices are pretty stable right now, with decent ...

Intel has revealed that it's experimenting with direct CPU water cooling, where an Intel CPU package has a waterblock built onto it to remove as much heat as possible from the chip. The company has ...

Intel’s next-generation mobile processor, “Panther Lake,” builds incrementally on the excellent “Lunar Lake” chip populating laptops right now. But there’s something odd afoot: a “16-core, 12 Xe ...

AMD's answer is its Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 series. These chips debuted with a fizzle on the gaming front, but subsequent firmware ...

Intel has had a rough summer, and now that the brand’s Intel Gamer Days offers have started arriving, you may be asking if it's safe to buy its 13th and 14th Generation CPUs. In the past few months, ...

Intel has been struggling with a major issue in its 13th- and 14th-generation Core CPUs for most of this year. Due to a production error, high voltages and temperatures led to crashes for users and ...

On the semiconductor giant’s third-quarter earnings call, Intel CFO David Zinsner says that ‘supply has tightened materially,’ mainly driven by ‘capacity constraints’ on the company’s older Intel 10 ...