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How We Test Processors

Standardized, repeatable testing underpins everything we review at PCMag. Here's how we evaluate desktop CPUs, from pure processing trials to gauging a processor's nuanced effects on graphics ...
Stress testing your CPU is a great way to ensure that your overclock is stable, check that your cooling is powerful enough, or run in some new heat paste that you've applied to your processor. But ...
Standardized, repeatable testing is central to all 1,500-plus reviews we publish annually. Here's how we test every desktop ...
Discover how default motherboard BIOS settings may be overvolting your CPU, causing overheating and degradation. Learn how to ...
If you're wondering how well your computer can handle the most common AI tasks, turn to the newly launched Geekbench AI 1.0, For those of you new to benchmarking, it essentially stress-tests your ...
A 26% increase in frame rates from your CPU sounds far-fetched. If that’s not enough to catch the attention of PC gamers, I don’t know is. But trust me — according to my own testing — that’s exactly ...
TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen 9000HX "Fire Range" laptop CPUs, featuring Zen 5 cores, have been benchmarked in ASUS's ROG Strix G16. These processors, compatible with existing sockets, will debut at CES 2025 ...
PC Labs' cutting-edge testing of graphics cards from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia encompasses leading AAA games, industry-standard ...
What makes the PC the superior platform for personal computing? The diversity of choices between brands of laptops and brands of CPUs. Sometimes that choice can be daunting though. Qualcomm’s new ...