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We're rounding up the best deals on CPUs.
Intel quietly slashes prices of Xeon 6 CPUs by up to $5,340
By Anton Shilov published
They are still more expensive than AMD's competing EPYC, though.
AMD claims Strix Halo can beat the RTX 4070 laptop GPU by up to 68%
By Hassam Nasir published
Marketing slides show AMD's Radeon 8060S beating the RTX 4070 across 17 games.
CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2025: CPU Rankings
By Paul Alcorn last updated
All of today's desktop CPU benchmarks compared, including Intel's 13th-Gen Core series and AMD's Ryzen Zen 4 and Threadripper.
CPU Price Index 2025: The cheapest price on every PC processor today
By Stewart Bendle last updated
In our CPU price index, we find the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to.
Intel concerned about Irish fab energy costs says report
By Anton Shilov published
Electricity costs in Ireland are up to two times higher than in Arizona and Taiwan, which makes Intel worry.
Intel game bundle aims to boost Arrow Lake, Raptor Lake CPU sales
By Christopher Harper published
Civilization VII and Assassin's Creed Shadows get bundled with desktop Intel Core Ultra 200S and 14th Gen Intel CPUs.
China-exclusive Core Ultra 5 230F Arrow Lake CPU poses for photos
By Matthew Connatser published
The Core Ultra 5 230F has finally been pictured and confirmed as a China exclusive. It has some slight differences from other Arrow Lake models.
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