AMD’s X3D desktop CPUs have dominated desktop gaming performance for what seems like a lifetime at this point. But what happens when you try to squeeze that same tech into a laptop? The 2025 model of ...

TL;DR: AMD announced the Ryzen 7 9850X3D at CES 2026, featuring an increased 5.6 GHz boost clock and 3D V-Cache technology for superior gaming performance. It delivers up to 27% faster 1080p gaming ...

With up to 24 cores and 5.5GHz clock speeds, the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Ultra 5 250K Plus are set to rival AMD's 9700X and 9600X.

And AMD tells us to only expect 2 - 3% higher performance on average, 5% at best if a game really likes higher clocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

TL;DR: Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is the fastest mobile processor, featuring third-gen Oryon CPU cores, an upgraded Adreno 840 GPU with 23% better gaming performance, and a Hexagon NPU with ...