Running a CPU stress test tool is a great way to break in a new processor, test an overclock, see how capable your cooling is, or just make sure your PC is running as well as it should. There are a ...

One of the best ways to evaluate the performance of your CPU is to run one of the many great benchmarks that are available. They’ll test its raw performance in both single-threaded and multi-threaded ...

If you are looking for CPU and GPU monitoring software to benchmark programs because you got a new CPU or you decided to overclock your GPU, then this post is sure to interest you. We’ve chosen to ...

Maxon’s popular Cinebench CPU benchmarking program just got a long-overdue update to bring it up to parity with modern PCs. We’ve already tried it, on two of the most powerful CPUs you can buy today, ...

The majority of Raptor Lake leaks we have seen up to this date have focused on the Core i9-13900K, the forthcoming flagship CPU among Intel's 13th Gen stack (at least until a Core i9-13900KS arrives).

Processors AMD claims Intel's CES comparisons are 'not even a fair fight'; Intel says AMD is 'selling ancient silicon'—but they're both guilty of using confusing tactics Processors Intel says it has ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

If you want to see how Final Fantasy XIV runs on your system, developer Square Enix has just released the official benchmark for Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. You can ...

Next year will be big for Intel in the data center—it hopes to catch up to AMD's Epyc chips by expanding its portfolio of CPUs and riding the wave of a node shrink for good measure. One of the most ...

Intel is under the impression that it's Nova Lake-S launch on the desktop will bring the fight to AMD in a big way, as evidenced by recent comments made by the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ...