New benchmark shows CPUs are getting slower for the first time in history — what is going on?

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 ...

Benchmarks show AMD’s 9950X3D slightly ahead of Intel’s cheaper flagship

Intel’s flagship undercuts AMD while delivering similar overall desktop performance AMD charges much more for only modest ...

Intel Panther Lake Performance Unveiled: Core Ultra Series 3 Roars To Life At CES

As promised, Intel has launched the Core Ultra Series 3 processors at CES 2026. These are the long-awaited "Panther Lake" chips, and if Intel's claims hold up under our own testing, they look ...

Comparison benchmark Cinebench 2026 released for free

The popular comparison benchmark Cinebench has a new version. It explicitly includes a test for Simultaneous Multithreading.

AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 processors play it safe, but add desktops too

AMD's Ryzen AI 400 chips claim substantial performance improvements over older Intel laptop processors in benchmarks like ...
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 888: Benchmark comparison

Announced in October 2023, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is one of the best flagship smartphone chips right now, rocking a high-performance octa-core CPU with a peak frequency of 3.3GHz. The Adreno 750 GPU ...