CPUs

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  PCIe 6.0 revealed: Blazing-fast speeds will supercharge next-gen SSDs

  You just got PCIe 5.0 in your PC just in time for PCIe 6.0 to arrive.

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  Where to preorder Intel’s 12th-gen ‘Alder Lake’ CPUs

  The retail prices of Intel's 12th-gen Core "Alder Lake" desktop CPUs are beginning to hit the web, along with the availability of chips like the Core i9-12900K, Core i7-12700K, and Core i5-12600K.

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  Intel Alder Lake to offer a non-hybrid version and AVX512, too

  An Intel developer guide drops surprises about the 12th gen CPU and gives advice to game developers how to tune for its new CPU.

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  No, Geekbench didn’t just eradicate CPU leaks

  The party isn't over after all. Geekbench can still be the home for accidental CPU performance leaks.

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  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger claims AMD’s time is ‘over’

  Intel is so confident in its upcoming Alder Lake and Sapphire Rapids CPUs that its CEO just said AMD's time in the limelight will soon be over.

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  Intel or AMD Ryzen: ​Which CPU is best?

  AMD has been unafraid to push back against the long-standing dominance of Intel in the CPU arena by talking up both the value-per-dollar and high-end performance delivered by their latest Ryzen chips.

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  What's the difference between an Intel Core i3, i5 and i7?

  Over a half-dozen generations of Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs have come and gone but most consumers are still asking the same kinds of questions. What's the difference and is it worth paying for a CPU with more cores or a faster clock-spe...

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  ​RyzenMaster and HPET can make your Ryzen computer run slower

  AMD told us with its review sample that running the RyzenMaster overclocking and monitoring app while performing tests can make the test run slower (thereby proving a Quantum Theory) and they are correct.

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  How to get more from a quad-core PC

  QUESTION: My Windows 7 Home Premium computer has a quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. I've not found any advantage to using four cores. How can I use the processor more effectively and allocate different processes to the individual cores?

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  Here are the CPUs that officially can run Windows 11

  The lists of AMD and Intel processors supported by Windows 11 come on the heels of the new operating system's much stricter hardware compatibility.

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  What is the difference between Intel Core i3, i5 and i7?

  Does an Intel Core 5 have a 5-core processor? Which branch of Intel's product lineup is going to offer you the best value for money or gaming performance? Is there such thing as an Intel Core i6? Here's what you need to know:

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  2015 laptop buying guide: the sound of silence

  A few things have changed since the last time we completed a feature article on what to look for when buying a laptop, but the main thing we want to highlight for this particular article is processing technology. Intel has come along and redefined th...

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  A guide to Intel's Core processor family

  For many of us computer users, a PC's CPU – or central processing unit – is an unseen device that we know little about. We’re bamboozled by numbers and frequencies ('gigahertz' or GHz) that do little to assist in our understanding of why one computer...

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  What's in a smartphone processor? Increasingly a lot

  Whenever a hot new smartphone hits the market, one of the key specifications techies look at is its processor, which is primarily responsible for running the device's main computing functions and applications.

Whitepapers about CPUs

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  Unlocking the Power of Flash

  Continuous data growth coupled with a new generation of multi-core CPUs has placed new demands on storage systems. This whitepaper details why firms should consider moving from HDDs to higher-performance Flash media, with the adoption of new technology with a higher I/O intensity.