A CPU, or central processing unit, is like the brain of any computer or mobile device. CPUs receive data from every other part of the device, and then decide how and when to launch apps, display ...

CPUs receive data from every other part of the device, and then decide how and when to launch apps, display images, and more. Most computers run on Intel or AMD CPU chips, although new Apple products ...

A comprehensive guide to the current crop of desktop CPUs, specifications and prices Editor’s Note: This story is a guide to the desktop processors available for purchase right now. For a look at what ...

A fair bit has changed in the mobile processor space since we last took a look at the market earlier in the year. New handsets have been released, new benchmarks leaked, and a few brand new SoCs have ...

These days, even average mobile CPUs are powerful enough to rival their desktop cousins in every application other than gaming (and they’re catching up on that front, too). That helps explain why ...

A fair bit has changed in the mobile processor space since we last took a look at the market earlier in the year. New handsets have been released, new benchmarks leaked, and a few brand new SoCs have ...

If you expect top performance from your system, you have to accept that it all starts and ends with the CPU. Whiz-bang graphics cards and oceans of RAM won’t fix a system that’s dragged down by a ...