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Just as it's tough for you to keep up with the Joneses in the computing world, with new silicon released every year, chipmakers sometimes struggle to maintain pace, too. Take AMD and its latest ...

Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor packs the power of a full ...

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

Every computing device from simple toys to large business systems have an essential component called the central processing unit. The CPU performs calculations, makes logical comparisons and moves ...

NASA's new High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor delivers 500x faster performance than current space chips while ...

[Ken Shirriff] has been sharing a really low-level look at Intel’s Pentium (1993) processor. The Pentium’s architecture was highly innovative in many ways, and one of [Ken]’s most recent discoveries ...

AMD CPUs are among the best processors around and suit all sorts of budgets, but they are a little different to their Intel counterparts. For starters, the pins are on the chip itself, rather than in ...

Shopping for a laptop or desktop? Figuring out which CPU it should have can be the hardest part. Let's take a look at two of Intel's most popular processor lines and unravel the differences. I’m a ...

In today's market, the CPU landscape is predominantly defined by two major camps: Intel and AMD. With its significant market share, Intel holds the mantle as the leader in the CPU industry. However, ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

There are few moments that terrify PC owners like an overheating processor. It's right up there with the blue screen of death in terms of issues that could signal serious trouble for your computer.