This year, I'm seeing laptops with processors from both companies adding NPUs to the base processor. AMD has its Ryzen 7840 series, known as Phoenix, which uses Zen 4 CPUs, with the NPU capable of 10 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Trying to judge your computer's power can be tricky, especially if that computer is a laptop. These devices have countless variations from ...

The Snapdragon 8 Elite, with its custom Oryon cores (2+6), outperforms the Dimensity 9400 in Geekbench and AnTuTu benchmarks. Both chips offer similar GPU performance and enhanced NPU capabilities for ...

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

AMD and Intel are fiercely competing in the x86 CPU market, with AMD gaining market share in 2024 despite Intel's performance improvements. Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs show superior performance in PCs, ...

The process of reviewing desktop CPUs at PCMag carries on core traditions that date back to the establishment of PC Labs in 1984: We compare each CPU in its category based on price, features, upgrades ...

Nvidia plans a Windows PC SoC, setting up direct competition with Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD Analysts say an Arm chip leveraging Blackwell GPU architecture could eliminate long‑standing Windows‑on‑Arm ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. AMD's next-gen consumer Zen 6 processors will reportedly have CPU clocks "well above" 6.0GHz with a leaker saying he's been told that the speeds are "so ...