Have you ever wondered what those confusing letters and numbers at the end of the CPU mean? Every year, Intel and AMD release new generations of their CPUs with updated specifications and sometimes ...

Our creative director Aurich Lawson is building a PC to power a custom arcade cabinet, and he was having trouble picking a processor. Not because he didn’t know what he needed, but because he was ...

Google developed Chrome OS as a lightweight operating system that wouldn't require tons of processing power to run apps using its Chromebook laptop platform. As a result, most Chromebooks rely on ...

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That new architecture means new CPUs, and Intel's introducing a total of 29 new processors, which include different varieties of mobile and desktop Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 models. The chart ...

· The number 32 is key -- Intel's chip design and unique manufacturing dubbed "32 nanometers" delivers 32 percent slimmer laptops and more than 32 percent better performance. · Smarter, faster ...

Intel has a number of product families in the desktop processor market, including the popular Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7. But which one is best for you and your PC? When you purchase through links ...

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Intel is aiming for a comeback, and today, it unveiled four new processor families that it will deliver in 2021. Those four processor families will have 50 different processor variants and will be ...

Which processor is better, Intel Core i3 or Core i5? We drill down on the differences between the two CPU models, and what it means for you and your next PC. For the most part, you'll get faster CPU ...