Last month, PLAYERUNKNOWNN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) released a patch with optimizations that improved performance for those running a CPU with six or more CPU cores in their gaming rigs. PUBG uses Unreal Engine 4, which is Continue reading “PUBG CPU Core Benchmarks – How Many Cores Do You Need”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Intel is ready to launch their 8th generation processors and are starting by releases a handful of ultra-low voltage 15 Watt TDP U-series processors today. These processors are targeted to laptops, 2-in-1 convertibles or any Continue reading “Intel Launches 8th Generation Processors With 40 Percent Performance Gains”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Finally Arrives Today we’ll be looking at the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-core and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X 12-core processors. These processors are the the tip of the spear for AMD and Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Threadripper 1920X Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
We wanted to post a good video showing our unboxing of the AMD Ryzen AMD Threadripper processor, but our attempts at a good unrehearsed video without proper lighting was a fail. So, we apologize to Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Threadripper Unboxing and Installation”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Intel Core i9-7900X – 10-Cores Refined Today we’ll be taking a closer look at the Intel Core i9-7900X Skylake-X processor, which is Intel’s High-End Desktop Platform (HEDT) 10-core, 20-thread CPU (3.3 GHz base/4.5 GHz Boost/13.75MB Continue reading “Intel Core i9-7900X Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
AMD Ryzen 3 – Low Cost Quad-Cores For the Masses AMD is continuing its quest to clay back market share from Intel today with the release of Ryzen 3 processors. AMD is only releasing two Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Ryzen 3 1300X Processor Review”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
When AMD first dreamed up the Zen core architecture they did it to disrupt the datacenter platforms and they new they needed a 32-core processor to do that. AMD came up with a new architecture Continue reading “AMD EPYC 7000 Series Processor Set To Change The Game”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Intel Core X-Series Processor Arrive Intel has finally taken wraps off its long-awaited Core X-Series processors and accompanying X299 chipset, which means high-end desktop computing is going to be getting a big horsepower injection! The Continue reading “Intel Introduces Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X and X299 Platform”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X – Overclocking to 4.1GHz With No Manual Voltage Increase A recent trip to the local Micro Center location in St. Louis, Missouri showed that all the AMD Ryzen 5 6-core processors Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Overclocked Benchmark Results At 4.1GHz”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Gaming Performance Showdown AMD Ryzen 1700x vs Intel i7-7700K We have been reading and seeing a lot of performance and testing done on the latest AMD CPU, the Ryzen 7 1700X. After it was released, Continue reading “Intel Core i7-7700k versus AMD Ryzen 1700X 14 Game CPU Showdown”. …more
By Steven Kean •
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X – Overclocking to 4.2GHz The AMD Ryzen 5 1500X is the newest 4-core, 8-thread processor to come out and at $189.00 it might make for a compelling budget system build that Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Overclocked Benchmark Results At 4.2GHz”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
AMD Ryzen 5 – 6-Core CPUs Arrive For Under $220 After weeks of leaks the AMD Ryzen 5 series of processors has finally been launched! With the launch of the AMD Ryzen 5 processors, AMD Continue reading “AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and 1500X Processor Reviews”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
AMD Ryzen Windows Power Plan Disables Core Parking Earlier this morning we were surprised with an e-mail from AMD offering a preview of a new Ryzen Balanced power plan for Windows that is said to Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Balanced Power Plan Benchmarked”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
When the AMD Ryzen 7 platform was released many of the reviews were critical of the 1080P gaming performance on the Ryzen 7 processor series. AMD promised that we would see a series of game Continue reading “AMD Ryzen Performance Update Released For Ashes of the Singularity”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
A source has found another Ryzen leak. This time, the leak has information of an unannounced AMD Ryzen processor with 12 cores and 24 threads. It appears this CPU is being prepared for AMDs HEDT Continue reading “12 Cores and 24 Threads : New AMD Ryzen Rumored to Be Spotted”. …more
By Scott Aguirre •