In a surprise first for the ages, PassMark has revealed that the average CPU performance on desktops and laptops in 2025 has declined year-on-year. Despite new Intel Arrow Lake and AMD Fire Range ...

Apple's M5 Max just set a new performance record, outscoring AMD's best in single-core tests and even outperforming Apple's own M3 Ultra chip in multi-core performance.

As it usually happens when new Apple products are about to hit the shelves, early Geekbench benchmark results are already making the rounds.

Read Our Editorial Mission Statement and Testing Methodologies. Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K may not be the best processor for gaming, but with blistering-fast CPU performance and impressive integrated ...

In brief: A recently discovered security vulnerability impacting select Intel CPUs released between 2015 and 2019 has been patched thanks to a new software-level microcode update. Unfortunately, early ...

I've been watching and reading CPU reviews for quite a while. For the past few CPU generations, it seems like reviewers have added several useful workloads (e.g. tile-based rendering and video ...

If you’re the type of person who is truly interested in performance, then you may have considered benchmarking your laptop or desktop computer. Having the best performance is always a good idea, and ...

Since 1983, PCWorld has been testing PCs, and while we made the jump from paper to digital years ago, our mission remains the same: We’re here to help you make better choices about your PC hardware ...