When AMD announced its Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 processors in August, it announced a peak clock rate of 5.7 GHz for the top-end, 16-core Ryzen 9 7950X model. That CPU is expected to boost to 5.85 GHz ...

Modern processor design typically tends to err these days towards overclocking only really being an ultimately beneficial/required pursuit of the enthusiast-level user. Even I can confirm that I’ve ...

We're still a couple of weeks away from the AMD Zen 5 launch but that hasn't stopped AMD showing off the full extent of its new CPUs' capabilities, at least when it comes to overclocking. In a new AMD ...

Today the embargo has lifted on AMD's new Ryzen 3800XT and 3900XT processors. Almost identical to their non-XT counterparts, ...

No, the new CPUs are not actually *that* fast.

Although Intel’s 7th generation Core Kaby Lake desktop CPUs won’t officially launch until January next year, during the last few days we have seen plenty of leaks, including detailed performance ...

Don’t know what overclocking is or how to overclock your CPU? Don’t worry, we’re about to walk you through it. If you’re thinking of upgrading your CPU to optimize your gameplay, why not take a look ...

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 ...

AMD lifted the curtain on the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in January, making the bold claim that it was the “world’s fastest gaming processor.” It’s a big statement for a chip that, under the hood, is the same as ...

Intel has been playing catch-up in recent years. While most of its CPU launches have been solid, the company has lost some of the spark people associate with the chip giant. Intel aims to change that ...

We're certain many of you already have a solid understanding of how we perform CPU benchmarks, but as new people develop interest in PC tech and start to read our content, or content similar to ours, ...

The question of whether overclocking can damage your CPU is nothing new, having been a topic of debate for years among hardcore gamers, tech buffs, PC DIY builders, and content creators alike. To some ...