For anyone looking to buy a workstation or server CPU, quad-core CPUs have become mainstream. Therefore it's important to know what you're getting for the money so I've compiled a chart with general ...

When shopping around to upgrade your fleet of business computers, the metric that stands out on labels and in ads is processor -- or CPU -- performance or speed. You should not, however, try to ...

An important factor to consider when deciding to purchase any laptop computer is the characteristics of the central processing unit, or CPU. Most processors found in consumer-grade notebooks are made ...

I have a 2014 15” MacBook Pro and am idly speculating some of the configs on the new 13” and 16” models. The processor in my 15” is a 2.8 GHz quad-core i7 (the “Haswell” generation). The new 13” can ...

Try to investigate the differences between the x86 and ARM processor families (or x86 and the Apple M1), and you'll see the acronyms CISC and RISC. It's a common way to frame the discussion, but not a ...

The latest 13th Generation Intel Desktop chipset has shown excellent performance and was able to compete with its competitor. The chipset does deliver good performance. Raptor Lake, the newest mobile ...

TL;DR: AMD's next-gen Zen 6 processors are expected to exceed 6.0GHz clock speeds, potentially reaching 6.4-6.5GHz, thanks to significant TSMC process node advancements from N4P to N2X. This leap ...

In a first, Apple has used its flagship mobile processor -- the A18 Pro -- in the newly launched MacBook Neo. Here's how it ...

In case you are unaware, MediaTek holds the Top position in the global smartphone processor market with a 35% market share (as of Q3 2024). Qualcomm follows in second place, having a 25% market share.

We all think of the CPU as the "brains" of a computer, but what does that actually mean? What is going on inside with the billions of transistors that make your computer work? In this four-part series ...