processor
Latest about processor

AMD unleashes up to 96 cores of Zen 5 with its new Threadripper 9000 Series chips
By Jacob Ridley published
Computex Coming June 2025.

The latest Nvidia driver lets you run ancient CPUs in Windows again without crashing
By Jacob Fox published
News Now you can get that cursed PC build up and running.

With the GPU market a hellscape right now, here are the PC gaming upgrades you actually CAN do
By Monica J. White published
Alt upgrades Instead of overpaying for graphics cards, why not get something that's actually worth your money?

With a saving of over $90, the Ryzen 5 9600X processor is now at its lowest-ever price, so now might be the perfect time to build that mid-range gaming PC
By Jacob Fox published
Deal Socket AM5, low power consumption, and pretty great gaming performance all for well under $200.

Intel has released a free 'performance boost for low-latency workloads like gaming' for Core Ultra 200S processors
By Jacob Fox published
News Could *this* be the BIOS update to make Arrow Lake worth it for gaming?

Chip tariffs could be around the corner as the US starts to probe the 'effects on national security' of foreign semiconductor production
By Jacob Fox published
News Just as cheap graphics cards are about to launch, too. They sure do know how to pick their moment.

Trump gave global chipmaking leader TSMC an offer it could not refuse: 'All I did is say if you don't build your plant here you're gonna pay a big tax... 25, maybe 50, maybe 75, maybe 100%'
By Jacob Fox published
News More stick than carrot.

Semiconductors are exempt from Trump's massive 32% tariff on Taiwan though PC gamers will still feel the heat
By Jacob Ridley published
News President Trump says TSMC is "one of the great companies of the world" as he praises the chipmaker for investing in the US. But other companies are not so lucky.
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.