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Intel's next-gen Panther Lake CPU pops up in Geekbench with decent but not exactly spectacular benchmark numbers
By Jeremy Laird published
News These aren't final figures, but Panther Lake doesn't look like a huge advance.

'It's rumor and speculation. There's nothing to it': Intel's Lip-Bu Tan dismisses worries that the company's new hire gave it TSMC's 2 nm IP secrets
By James Bentley published
News No official charges have been filed.

Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming CPU
By Nick Evanson published
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.

Best CPU for gaming in 2025: These are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.

Despite Intel dropping the desktop CPU ball this year, its share of the market fell by just 4.9%—while AMD still lags significantly behind on mobile
By Andy Edser published
News Existing OEM agreements to the rescue, it seems.

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D review
By Andy Edser published
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
By Jacob Fox published
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'
By James Bentley published
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