In 1998, Ask Ars was an early feature of the newly-launched Ars Technica. Now, as then, it’s all about your questions and our community’s answers. Each week, we’ll dig into our question bag, provide ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. This past week Sony took a major step toward the next generation of PlayStation consoles, officially ...

AMD has been all over the next-gen CPU game, which seems to be looking to really take off with Zen launching in 2017, but the processors that will follow in the years after will be beyond impressive.

If you want to stress test and benchmark your new CPU inside of 3DMark, you can now finally do just that with UL Benchmarks' latest update to 3DMark. The new 3DMark CPU Profile will test your CPU ...

Intel has announced its latest Extreme Edition processor, the Core i7-980X. Like the recently released 2010 Clarkdale lineup, the i7-980X (previously code-named Gulftown) brings Intel’s turbo boost ...

The advent of Intel's new 14th-generation CPUs builds on the success of its 13th-generation Raptor Lake-based CPUs with higher clocks and, in some cases, higher core counts in tow. Meanwhile, AMD ...

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The Ryzen 9 9950X is AMD’s 16-core, 32-thread desktop chip aimed at gaming, streaming, and creator tasks that need serious ...

I'm looking at getting a new laptop, and would like some help understanding processor specs. I currently have an 'Early 2015' Retina 13-inch macbook pro. The processor is listed as a 2.7 GHz Dual-Core ...