Why We Recommended It: While it's one of the lower-end AMD CPUs for socket AM4, its price point serves as a killer budget ...
AMD goes all in on multithreading and extra memory; Intel focuses on specialized cores and overall core counts. Which approach works best for your next desktop PC or chip upgrade?
The Omen Cryo Chamber promises CPU temperatures 6 degrees lower at full load. Alongside the launch of its first Victus desktop gaming PC, HP is introducing new Omen 45L and Omen 25L high-performance ...
Lenovo's most powerful Legion gaming PC just dropped to a new price low. The Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 gaming PC equipped ...
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How We Test Processors

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 ...
The best desktop computers can elevate your home computing setup in a way that a compact laptop never could. When you don’t have to cram your CPU, RAM, storage, graphics card, screen and keyboard into ...
If you don’t really need a laptop and want to save yourself a little bit of extra money, then going for a desktop makes sense, especially since you can get some pretty good performance and specs for a ...
Want to squeeze more performance from your CPU? Learn how to overclock your processor to safely boost speed and performance. Palash has been writing about technology (and entertainment) for over a ...
The HP 23.8-inch All-in-One Desktop Computer ships with Windows 11 Pro, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of RAM. Get it while it's on sale ...
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