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AMD raises the bar for gaming on lightweight laptops – its new Strix Halo chip could run games better than an Nvidia RTX 3060
By Christian Guyton published
AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU gets benchmarked, and supposedly offers performance that beats Nvidia’s RTX 3060.

Hoping for new desktop CPUs from Intel this year? I hate to break it to you, but it still very much sounds like they won’t arrive until 2026 with Nova Lake
By Darren Allan published
One of Intel’s interim co-CEOs has dropped some clues about what kind of CPUs we’re getting in the near future.

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU could be on sale soon – but I’m still worried about the price
By Darren Allan published
Heavyweight AMD Ryzen 9 X3D chips that’ll make short work of gaming and running demanding apps could be on sale soon.

The best processor 2025
By John Loeffler last updated
Updated We've carefully selected the best CPU picks to get your PC running fast and efficiently.

The best AMD processors 2025
By John Loeffler last updated
Updated I'm rounding up all the best AMD processors from the current crop of AM5 Ryzen offerings to older AM4 alternatives.

AMD declares battle of Ryzen 9950X3D vs 9800X3D for gaming will be a dead heat – so gamers may as well buy the cheaper CPU
By Darren Allan published
AMD primes us not to expect too much from the incoming Ryzen 9950X3D CPU – it’ll only offer ‘similar gaming performance’ to the 9800X3D.

AMD blames Ryzen 9800X3D stock shortage on Intel’s ‘horrible’ Arrow Lake launch, rubbing salt in Team Blue’s CPU wounds
By Darren Allan published
Can’t find a Ryzen 9800X3D CPU for your gaming PC? That’s Intel’s fault, AMD implies, for making Arrow Lake so bad.

Think Ryzen 9000 CPUs are still a bit pricey? AMD just revealed a cheaper Zen 5 chip that could be perfect for your budget PC build
By Darren Allan published
We don’t have a launch price for the new Ryzen 9600 yet, but we can hope for the CPU to retail at around $200.
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