The dire state of desktop PCs: ‘If you want performance, you have to pay for it’

AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm all have rather anemic desktop processor roadmaps in place for 2026. Combine that with the horrific ...

M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon

As part of today’s MacBook Pro update, Apple has also unveiled the M5 Pro and M5 Max, the newest members of the M5 chip ...

AMD Ryzen AI 400 chips will bring newer CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs to AM5 desktops

AMD is announcing its first three Ryzen AI chips for desktops using its AM5 CPU socket. These Ryzen AI 400-series CPUs are ...

Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros Are Performance Monsters

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro chip starts at $2,199 and the 16-inch model at $2,699. Stepping up to the M5 Max chip, of course, costs more: starting at $3,599 for the 14-inch and starting at ...

Someone built an x86 CPU emulator using pure CSS, for science

The recently unveiled x86CSS project aims to emulate an x86 processor within a web browser. Unlike many other web-based ...

What happens when you try to power a desktop PC with 56 AA batteries?

The system in question was modest by desktop standards: an entry-level Intel processor, two sticks of RAM, and a 2.5-inch SATA SSD running Windows 10. The ...
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GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition Review – Part 2: An AMD Ryzen 5 7530U mini PC tested with Windows 11 Pro

After checking out the hardware of the GEEKOM A5 Pro 2026 Edition mini PC with an unboxing and a teardown in the first part of the review, I've now had ...