PC components explained: learn what each part does, their functions, and how CPU, GPU, storage, and cooling impact performance and longevity.

There's Intel and AMD on the x86 side, with Apple and Qualcomm making Arm-based processors on the other. We break down the advantages and drawbacks of each to help you pick the right chip for your ...

Some workloads are a single tangled-up thread with various data types and crunchy compute; for these, our modern CPU cores are perfectly-suited. Other workloads (like, say, graphics) are giant piles ...

Hyper-Threading is one of those concepts that's been around a long time, and which everyone takes for granted. Despite that, relatively few enthusiasts really understand how it works or what the point ...

Everyone has heard that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Well, the central processing unit (CPU) is the powerhouse of the computer. It's the brain, and without a CPU in your computer, ...

Sarfraz is an avid PC enthusiast who has a decade of experience in PC hardware. He has written extensively on all types of consumer PC components and peripherals on Xtremegaminerd since the time when ...

The company will reportedly have at least 20 variants of its 5th Gen EPYC "Turin" CPUs based on Zen 5 and Zen 5c core architectures, with Zen 5 codenamed "Nirvana" and Zen 5c codenamed "Prometheus".

TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series "Shimada Peak" CPUs, featuring the new Zen 5 architecture, are set to launch with 96-core and 16-core models for HEDT systems. The flagship 96-core CPU ...