Intel's new gaming CPU wipes the floor with AMD, with up to 78% higher performance in Cyberpunk 2077

Thanks to its hugely powerful new integrated Xe3 GPU, the Intel Panther Lake laptop CPU series has stolen a surprise victory ...

AMD unveils new AI PC processors for general use and gaming at CES

AMD announced the latest version of its AI-powered PC chips designed for a variety of tasks from gaming to content creation ...
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With Its New Ryzen 7 9850X3D, AMD Ticks Up the Speed on Its Buzziest Gaming CPU

AMD's new-for-2026 Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor kicks up the clocks and packs the same extra-fast cache in an effort to outpace the well-regarded Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

AMD launches its fastest gaming CPU yet, though the new Ryzen 7 9850X3D is clocked just 8% higher than the 9800X3D

It's not the first Zen 5 X3D processor that AMD has released that's faster than the 9800X3D, though. The Ryzen 9 9950X3D has ...

Meet the new fastest gaming CPU in the world, so far

With eight cores, AMD's game-changing 3D V-Cache tech, and boosted clock speed the Ryzen 7 9850X3D is set to take the frame ...
PC Gamer

As games become ever more multithreaded, Intel's hybrid CPU design might start to lag behind AMD's simpler but more effective architecture

Graphics Cards I've put Nvidia's new DLSS 4.5 to the test: Here's how to enable it yourself and whether you should Processors AMD claims Intel's CES comparisons are 'not even a fair fight'; Intel says ...
The Verge

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D: the best gaming CPU

AMD’s 7800X3D successor is also better at non-gaming workloads this time around. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is a senior editor ...
Digital Trends

Everyone hates this AMD CPU, but I still use it in my PC

Gamers Nexus called it a “wasted opportunity.” Hardware Unboxed declared it a “flop.” Even in our own Ryzen 7 9700X review, I said the CPU doesn’t have “enough meat on the bone to justify an upgrade.” ...