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Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon X2 Plus, with up to 35% more single-core CPU performance and 29% faster GPUs than X Plus chips
CES 2026 It'd be kinda nice to see some Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops first, though.
AMD launches its fastest gaming CPU yet, though the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D is clocked just 8% higher than the 9800X3D
CES 2026 And AMD tells us to only expect 2 - 3% higher performance on average, 5% at best if a game really likes higher clocks.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming CPU of 2025
Gear of the year It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.
Rumours suggest AMD might raise CPU prices but some industry sources disagree
News Prepare to pay more.
Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming CPU
New CPU guide I've been buying and using CPUs for PC gaming for over three decades, so now you can learn from the mistakes I've made in the past.
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D review
Score: 86% All the gaming benefits of 3D V-Cache for a reasonable sum.
AMD confirms next-gen Zen 6 CPUs to launch in 2026 and 'Medusa' APUs to launch in 2027
News This is the first official confirmation we've got.
A few Redditors faked the recent Ryzen 7 9700X3D benchmark leaks and explain 'why you can't trust online bench databases'
News Playing X3DChess.
