Just five years ago, debating the merits of a 6-core CPU versus an 8-core model wasn’t possible. We were all stuck with 4-core chips at a consumer level—to break past that barrier, you had to pay ...

Being a PC user comes with a certain level of anxiety. "Am I settling for an underpowered GPU?", "Should I spend the premium on that fancy motherboard?", and "Is it finally time to buy an 8-core CPU ...

At some point you may have heard someone say that for gaming you need X amount of cores. Typical examples include "6 is more than enough cores," or "you need a minimum of 8 cores for gaming," due to ...

The next-gen Intel Lunar Lake CPUs will be for ultra-low mobile power systems, which will succeed the current-gen Core Ultra 100U "Meteor Lake" CPUs that we've seen deployed since CES 2024 earlier ...

Apple has just announced its new M2 SoC with some impressive upgrades across the board, and will be powering "completely redesigned" versions of the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops. The ...

When you’re shopping for a high-end gaming laptop, one fundamental choice is whether to buy a model with a Core i7 or a Core i9 CPU. The Core i7 CPU is powerful, but the Core i9 is supposed to be the ...

If you are holding on to AMD's socket AM4 platform for just a while longer and are looking to upgrade the processor, the company has its 8-core Ryzen 5800XT at its lowest ever price (purchase link ...

There are eight-core+ CPUs available. And yes, ESXi is Hyper-Threading aware and doesn't count HT as another core. Im ok with it only using 6 of the 8 cores. for the time being im just trying to ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, launched in October 2023, is equipped with an octa-core structure and comes in three versions: overclocked, regular, and underclocked. Now, the US-based chipmaker has ...