In a surprise first for the ages, PassMark has revealed that the average CPU performance on desktops and laptops in 2025 has declined year-on-year. Despite new Intel Arrow Lake and AMD Fire Range ...

Whether you're upgrading your desktop PC or building a new one, choosing the right processor is the most crucial and complex ...

In this piece, I explain with data why when testing a CPU's gaming prowess, we pair powerful flagship tier graphics cards, like an RTX 4090, and run them at lower resolutions like 1080p or 720p. For ...

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A new AMD Ryzen CPU benchmark leak has just appeared, and it shows the potentially awesome power of the company's new Threadripper CPUs for multi-threading work. This new leak appears to show the raw ...

Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max make deceptively large changes to how Apple’s high-end laptop and desktop chips are built. We’ve already covered those changes in some depth, but in essence: The M5 Pro and ...

Mainstream desktop Zen 5 is a winner. The Ryzen 5 9600X is a powerful and efficient CPU that rivals the 170W Ryzen 9 7950X gaming performance. Editor Note: Our usual TweakTown CPU reviewer, Tyler, is ...

PC bottleneck detection helps pinpoint which component limits performance when games stutter, apps lag, or multitasking feels sluggish. Many slow PC diagnosis issues surface through simple observation ...

For years now, we've invested a good chunk of time and energy trying to educate gamers on how and why CPU testing is done the way it is. We know those of you who already understand are probably sick ...

Apple this week announced a new generation of Mac Studio, and surprisingly it is available with two different chip families: M3 Ultra and M4 Max. While the company claims that the M3 Ultra is up to ...