Whether you're upgrading your desktop PC or building a new one, choosing the right processor is the most crucial and complex choice you will make. Let's simplify it! Here's how to make sense of AMD's ...

When AMD launched its Zen 5 CPUs, there was a lot to like about their performance and efficiency. However, in gaming, they lagged behind the Zen 4-based 7800X3D. Thankfully, for anyone who has been ...

For creators and power users, few CPUs come close to the performance offered by the AMD Ryzen Threadripper line. The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series—most notably the 9980X and 9970X—brings the ...

The embargo for AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPU SKUs has been lifted and we can see how these four SKUs, performed in benchmarks, games, and applications. If you believe the internet (and who ...

The embargo has lifted on reviews of AMD's newest flagship Zen 5 CPU, and the pinnacle of its engineering will go on sale tomorrow. According to online reviews, though, instead of an industry-wide ...

Zen 5 is here, and the entry-level AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU is a winner. The architectural overhaul and improved efficiency deliver impressive single-core performance, so much so that gaming with the ...

I've been watching and reading CPU reviews for quite a while. For the past few CPU generations, it seems like reviewers have added several useful workloads (e.g. tile-based rendering and video ...

We continue to update our testing methods around once per year. As such, we re-test older hardware to reflect changes over time. These can be driver updates, Windows updates, game patches, and more; ...

AMD had a strong 2025, with several CPU launches that dominated PC building rankings. The company now looks to build on that momentum with its latest release, the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU. Much like ...