Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Only the latest Microsoft software will be able to take advantage of processor technology called Thread Director that improves PC battery life and speed. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Standardized, repeatable testing underpins everything we review at PCMag. Here's how we evaluate desktop CPUs, from pure processing trials to gauging a processor's nuanced effects on graphics ...

[Editors' Note, March 2, 2023: The numbers in our original testing for the 7700's integrated graphics (IGP) were low, likely due to launch driver issues. We have retested the 7700 and 7700X, as well ...

Alright, right now I am studying for my A+, and I have noticed some discrepancies in my study matierial about processor specifications. What I will do is post what I ...

Intel thinks your next processor upgrade should include a dedicated AI processor and its upcoming Meteor Lake chips conveniently fill that gap. The company detailed how it suspects its Vision ...

Processors, the chips that power our smartphones, can often be overlooked, remembered only by their catchy name. Provided they work, don’t overheat, and incrementally deliver more power and ...

Have you ever wondered what those confusing letters and numbers at the end of the CPU mean? Every year, Intel and AMD release new generations of their CPUs with updated specifications and sometimes ...

At some point, everyone learns that a CPU has a variable number of cores inside, and that number influences its performance. The next natural impulse is to find out how many cores your CPU has. The ...