Some Alder Lake SoCs won't have performance cores
Efficiency for days
AMD hits record 25.6% share of the overall x86 market
Slow and steady gains thanks to game consoles and server CPUs
Intel Core i7-12700H Review: Alder Lake on the Go
Alder Lake is Intel's first serious step into the world of hybrid architectures (P-Cores and E-cores). This is our first look at 12th-gen Core mobile processors, starting with the Core i7-12700H.
Intel Core i3-12100F Review: The New Budget Champ
The Core i3-12100F is more impressive than what we were expecting. Despite only packing 4 cores, the performance is excellent, often rivaling previous generation 6-core/12-thread processors.
Best RAM for Intel 12th-Gen Core: DDR4 vs. DDR5
A close look at memory scaling performance with Intel Core 12th-gen CPUs, to help you choose the best DDR4 and DDR5 memory kits for Alder Lake.
Intel's Pentium Gold G7400T CPU overclocked to 5.8 GHz
The low-end Alder Lake part allows for an impressive 87 percent overclock
TSMC price hike expected to impact CPUs and graphics cards this year
Not what we wanted to hear right now
Intel boss Pat Gelsinger says AMD 'is in the rearview mirror' following Alder Lake release
"Never again will they be in the windshield"
AMD's upcoming 3D V-Cache shown to improve bandwidth with minimal latency increase
Is AMD stacking the deck to compete with Alder Lake?
Best Value CPU Battle: Core i5-12400 vs. Ryzen 5 5600X
In reviewing the Core i5-12400, there's nothing on paper that tells you this could be an amazing CPU. It's mostly a cut down 12600K, and yet this may be one of the most exciting CPUs to be released in the last few years.
Intel Celeron G6900 can match i9-10900K's single-threaded performance
Intel's new entry-level CPU can take on the 10th Gen Core flagship in single-core workloads
Puget's reliability report shows nearly flawless record for Samsung SSDs
See what were the most reliable graphics cards, CPUs, and more
Intel Core i7-12700 Review + Intel B660 Motherboard + RM1 Box Cooler
Today we have a combo review of all-new Intel hardware, our first look at the affordable Intel B660 platform, the non-K Core i7-12700 and Intel's latest box cooler, the creatively named RM1.
AMD at CES 2022: Roadmap to Zen 4 and AM5, Ryzen gets V-Cache, Ryzen 6000 mobile, more
Meet the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Ryzen 9 6980HX
Use Prime95 to stress test your CPU
Prime95 has been a popular utility for CPU stress testing for as long as we can remember, it will shoot up all cores by searching for Mersenne primes using low-level code.
Non-K Intel Alder Lake CPU specs confirmed by Asus and Colorful
Some solid offerings from Intel
A Brief History of the Multi-Core Desktop CPU
It's hard to overemphasize how far computers have come and how they have transformed just about every aspect of our lives. From rudimentary devices to the cutting-edge, you won't find a device not using some form of computing capability.
Cyrix 5x86 and Cyrix 6x86: Gone But Not Forgotten
Precursor chip maker Cyrix brought the world of personal computing to millions in the form of attainable budget PCs, only to be killed by its best product and its inability to run a popular game.
Adaptable transistors could reduce CPU transistor count by 85 percent
Huge efficiency gains are possible
AMD might be about to give dual-socket functionality to their Threadripper CPUs
Two CPUs, one motherboard?
DDR4 vs. DDR5: The Best Memory for PC Gaming
DDR5 memory supply is expected to improve, and so will pricing. So let's take a more in-depth look at what DDR5 has to offer gamers when using an Alder Lake CPU.
