Just five years ago, debating the merits of a 6-core CPU versus an 8-core model wasn’t possible. We were all stuck with 4-core chips at a consumer level—to break past that barrier, you had to pay ...

Most of Banana Pi’s single-board computers are powered by ARM-based processors. But the upcoming Banana Pi BPI-F3 has a RISC-V processor instead. The company says the SpacemiT RISC-V K1 processor ...

Qualcomm Technologies (NASDAQ:QCOM) on Wednesday introduced the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor as the U.S. chip giant broadens its push into the AI PC space, currently reined by Intel (INTC) and ...

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor for Windows PCs. This is the company’s least capable Snapdragon X processor. PCs powered by this chip will be available from $799. The ...

What if you could pack the power of a gaming console and a productivity workstation into a device smaller than a paperback book? With SteamOS 3.8 running on a high-performance single-board computer ...

Jonathan started gaming with the NES and has not stopped, proving this is not "just a phase." Jonathan has been writing news and running gaming websites for the past 15 years. His favorite genres are ...

Qualcomm launched a new PC processor on Wednesday as it looks to capitalize on electronics makers' desire to put artificial intelligence on their devices. The move ramps up Qualcomm's efforts to ...

OWC swaps in an 8-core Intel CPU on the Mac Pro in place of the stock 6-core chip and cites up to a 30 percent performance boost. Brooke Crothers Former CNET contributor Brooke Crothers writes about ...

The HP EliteBook 8 G1a is a Copilot+ PC with an excellent mix of CPU performance and battery life. It’s a solid package, but the display drags down the experience, and the GPU just can’t keep up with ...

A week ago, we were discussing the misconception that CPU performance doesn't matter for 4K gaming. We showed that although sometimes it doesn't matter – as you will indeed end up GPU limited – that's ...