When I first got into PC gaming, I used to take CPU boost clocks at face value and even prioritized them over base clocks. Seeing my old Ryzen 9 5900X advertised as "up to 4.8GHz" made me believe that ...

If your handheld runs hot or drains battery quickly, turning off CPU Boost could help deliver smoother performance in ...

As we get nearer to a still unknown November release date, details about Microsoft's next generation console are slowly coming out, enticing gamers to prepare themselves, and their wallets, for the ...

Engineers at North Carolina State University have used a novel technique to boost the performance of an AMD Fusion APU by more than 20%. This speed-up was achieved purely through software and using ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D has been popping up in more leaks, and we are now hearing that the next-gen 3D V-Cache CPU could offer a considerable boost in clock speeds compared to its predecessor, and that it ...

Sony's new PS5 Pro is expected to deliver surprising upgrades including a beefy 45% GPU performance increase, but the CPU hasn't been adjusted much. New PlayStation 5 Pro spec leaks paint an ...

Windows 10 19H2 will include optimizations to how instructions are processed by the CPU in order to increase the performance and reliability of the operating system and its applications. When a CPU is ...

If you think that overclocking is solely for performance-obsessed geeks armed with bottles of liquid nitrogen, it’s time to reconsider! Even a small bump in PC performance can delay the need to ...

On paper, Intel’s massive new 10-core—yes, 10—Broadwell-E gaming chips top out at 3.8GHz. But buying one is like purchasing a lottery ticket to free overclocking—without voiding your warranty. The ...

AMD looks set to launch its enthusiast-grade Ryzen 9 3950X on September 30, 2019, around the same time new BIOSes will launch to rectify boost frequencies on the entire 7nm CPU lineup. The 16-core, 32 ...

The days of two-dimensional Web surfing will soon be over--even for folks with 56kbps modems. Spurring this change are Macromedia and Intel, which on Tuesday announced the latest versions of the ...