Intel publishes TDP figures for each of its CPUs, but the chip's actual behavior often doesn't conform to what this metric implies. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

At CES 2026, we got a closer look at the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU, AMD's new flagship CPU targeting PC gamers. Including a ...

AMD launched the six-and-eight core Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 CPUs with a modest TDP of just 65W, which was a notable reduction from the 105W TDP of their Zen 4 predecessors. The hardware community was ...

Important performance updates are coming to some AMD gaming CPUs, namely the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X. The big one is an official 105W thermal design power (TDP) mode that should bring a decent ...

AMD's Socket AM4 has had a pretty good run. First released in 2017 alongside the company's then-new Ryzen processors, it's had nearly five years to host some of the fastest desktop chips on the market ...

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is widely regarded as the best gaming desktop processor available today, with its 3D V-Cache providing an extra performance boost in many games and applications. Now, there's a ...

The embargo for AMD's Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPU SKUs has been lifted and we can see how these four SKUs, performed in benchmarks, games, and applications. If you believe the internet (and who ...

The advent of Intel's new 14th-generation CPUs builds on the success of its 13th-generation Raptor Lake-based CPUs with higher clocks and, in some cases, higher core counts in tow. Meanwhile, AMD ...