The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a Zen 5 9000-series processor featuring 8 cores and 16 threads. It has a base clock speed of 4.7 GHz ...

When you're comparing two of the best CPUs, the first spec that comes to mind is clock speed. It quite literally represents how fast the CPU can churn through clock cycles, and naturally, you'd assume ...

AMD's new-for-2026 Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

For the better part of two decades, the war for PC dominance was simple. It was a brutal, head-to-head arms race fought on a single front: clock speed. From the days of the Pentium 4 and the Athlon XP ...

AMD has announced the Ryzen 7 9850X3D at CES 2026, expanding its lineup of gaming-focused processors. The new chip is a higher-binned version of the Ryzen ...

Fire up the 2013 remix of the Eagles "Desperado". Listen to the beat: That's 60 beats per minute, or to an engineer, 1 Hertz (Hz). Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" is around twice that. It sounds fast, but ...

Qualcomm‘s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor might be packing a bigger punch than initially anticipated. A new leak suggests the chip could reach clock speeds exceeding the previously confirmed ...

AMD made a bold statement at CES 2025 by revealing the "world's best" processors in their respective categories: the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and the Ryzen AI 300 Series. Putting all hyperbole aside, these ...

So with all that said, is there any reason to still go with Team Blue? Yes, but it requires being brutally honest about your priorities. The case for Intel’s flagships is a powerful one, but it’s ...