Intel admits defeat on Arrow Lake — but it’s not down for the count
Intel’s Arrow Lake CPUs aren’t off to a great start. As you can read in our Core Ultra 9 285K review and Core Ultra 5 245K review, Intel’s latest CPUs…
I tested the Ryzen 7 9800X3D against the Core Ultra 9 285K. It’s not even close
AMD’s hotly anticipated Ryzen 7 9800X3D is finally here, and I’ll tell you right away that it’s one of the best processors you can buy. It introduces AMD’s next-gen 3D…
The sales numbers for Intel’s new chips are just depressing
Intel’s latest Arrow Lake-based Core Ultra 200S processors have been off to a rocky debut, receiving middling reviews from hardware testers, including from our own testing. But according to recent…
I tested the Core Ultra 9 285K against the Ryzen 7 7800X3D — and it’s ugly
Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 285K is finally here, promising a boost in performance with a significant reduction in power requirements, at least according to Intel. As you can read…
Intel’s next laptop chips may have a secret weapon
An upcoming Intel graphics solution, namely the Intel Arc 140T, has recently been spotted on GFXBench. The most interesting bit is that it offers a noticeable performance advantage over the…
No laptop has ever gotten this close to beating the M3 MacBook Air
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Apple’s MacBook Air M3 represents the latest of the company’s very successful thin-and-light laptops built around Apple Silicon’s fast and highly efficient chipsets. It’s one…
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is already facing an uphill battle
The consensus during the launch of a new PC hardware component is that it is faster or more powerful compared to the outgoing model or competition. But that may not…
Intel did the unthinkable with its new Arrow Lake CPUs
It finally happened. Intel killed Hyper-Threading on its desktop CPUs. The new Arrow Lake range, called Core Ultra 200S, ditches the simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) feature that Intel has held onto…
Sorry, gamers — Intel’s new CPUs won’t deliver any gains
Intel is setting expectations for its upcoming Arrow Lake-S desktop CPUs. Although the company is holding strong that the new generation will be competitive with the best processors when they…
Intel’s instability update cuts speed by up to 6.5% — but don’t panic yet
Intel has finally gotten a grip on its disastrous instability problems that have been the bane of some of Intel’s best processors for nearly a year, including the Core i9-13900K…