AMD has nothing to lose, and that’s the problem
Being the underdog has its benefits. AMD’s been running on the sheer momentum of its uphill battle against Intel — and it’s been working. Over the past seven years, AMD…
I tested the Ryzen 9 9950X against the Core i9-14900K, and it isn’t pretty
AMD said its new Ryzen 9 9950X would be the best processor the world has ever seen, but it’s not off to a great start. As you can read in…
I’ve lost all hope in PC hardware this year
Going into 2024, I felt excited. With all the different releases slated for the second half of the year, it looked like 2024 would be a fantastic time for PC…
I grilled Intel about its massive stability problem — here’s what it told me
Intel is in trouble. We’ve known there was a problem for months, but the true scope of the issue is coming into focus. Intel has finally said a microcode update…
Intel’s next-gen Arrow Lake may introduce some major changes to desktop chips
Intel It’s been a busy Computex for Intel, but one of its most exciting announcements — at least for consumers — slipped a little under the radar. The company will…
AMD is doing something it’s never done before with Zen 5
AMD The pressure is on at Computex this year. With the May announcement of Copilot+ PCs and Microsoft’s deep partnership with Qualcomm, the stakes were high for AMD coming into…
Intel’s next-gen desktop chips may have two major changes
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Intel Arrow Lake is said to be coming out later this year, but the leaks have been scarce — until today. According to Benchlife, Intel…
The best budget CPUs you can buy in 2024
Show 2 more items Modern processors are exceedingly powerful, but you don’t have to buy a flagship design to get a great chip. The best budget CPUs can hold their…
A major era in Intel chip technology may be coming to an end
Intel Intel’s next-generation Arrow Lake chips are said to be coming out later this year, but we don’t know much about them just yet. However, a new leak shows us…
We have some good news about AMD’s next massive CPU launch
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends For a while, AMD’s highly anticipated new CPUs seemed like they had slipped to 2025. That would have been bad news for AMD, but according…