In a recent hardware deep-dive, we took a look at how CPU cores and cache impacted gaming performance. To do that, we used three Intel Core processors and compared their core scaling performance, ...

There are rumors going around that AMD is building a 10-core chip, based on data mining efforts. It's probably not true based on how the Ryzen architecture is itself designed. Share on Facebook (opens ...

To stay competitive, Intel is taking familiar steps with its Kentsfield, Clovertown, and Tigeron quad-core server and PC chips. Photo: Intel four-cores Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

When we evaluated how many CPU cores you need for a great gaming experience, our benchmark data showed that a 6-core/12-thread processor was the sweet spot. That was nearly a year ago, and generally ...