The winner of the PC Gamer Hardware Award for the best gaming CPU will be announced on New Year's Eve. It's obvious that AMD ...

At the high end, it's possible to catch glimpses of the the peak performance of the Zen 5, the architecture behind these new processors. In my Ryzen 9 9950X review, I was genuinely impressed with its ...

Buying the right processor for PC gaming might seem complicated—especially with AMD's multiple Ryzen families and Intel's many Cores and "Lakes." Here's everything you need to know, plus our top picks ...

What it is For a high-refresh 16-inch QHD+ gaming laptop, the MSI Crosshair A16 Gaming Laptop is discounted by $150. It pairs ...

AMD is using CES 2026 to add a new Ryzen AI Max+ processor and a new Ryzen 9000 X3D chip, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, to beef up its ...

TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a truly excellent gaming CPU, is now widely available at its MSRP of $479 at major US retailers like Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy in the US. It's been a long wait, mind ...

An AMD gaming CPU with even more 3D V-cache than the Ryzen 9950X3D is reportedly in the works. The latest rumor suggests that AMD is working on two new gaming CPUs, one of which has a total of 16 ...

The Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop is now on sale for $4,549.99, which is $500 off the usual price. If you are looking for ...

TL;DR: AMD's upcoming Zen 6 gaming processor may feature up to 240MB of stacked L3 V-Cache and reach 7.0GHz clock speeds, delivering 6-8% higher FP IPC than Zen 5. This flagship 12-core, 24-thread CPU ...

Gamers Nexus called it a “wasted opportunity.” Hardware Unboxed declared it a “flop.” Even in our own Ryzen 7 9700X review, I said the CPU doesn’t have “enough meat on the bone to justify an upgrade.” ...

Every year, vendors fill the market with a veritable mass of new motherboards, all vying for your attention and wallet. There ...