Intel is under the impression that it's Nova Lake-S launch on the desktop will bring the fight to AMD in a big way, as evidenced by recent comments made by the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ...

Apple today unveiled the M4 Pro chip, with key specifications including up to a 14-core CPU, up to a 20-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and support for up to 64GB of RAM. For the 14-core CPU, there ...

Although triple-core processors aren't new, they are in the x86 world, with the launch of the AMD Phenom X3, coupled with the AMD 780G chipset. Is it enough to shake Intel to the core, and what more ...

An alleged Geekbench 6 benchmark result for the lower-end version of the M4 chip with a 9-core CPU surfaced over the weekend, providing a first look at how it performs compared to the higher-end M4 ...

The future of handheld gaming is shifting, with the new Intel Panther Lake and its impressive Core Ultra X9 388H CPU leading the charge. For gaming handhelds, this is looking to be a game-changer, and ...

Still lags behind AMD's top X3D chips for gaming Can get quite hot More reliant on fast RAM than AMD X3D chips If you're in the market for an all-around powerful gaming CPU but don't want to stretch ...

TL;DR: Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 386H "Panther Lake" CPU offers strong single- and multi-core performance with 16 cores and advanced cache, but it trails AMD's flagship Strix Halo APUs in ...

Next year will be big for Intel in the data center—it hopes to catch up to AMD's Epyc chips by expanding its portfolio of CPUs and riding the wave of a node shrink for good measure. One of the most ...

Inside Asus’ featherweight Zenbook A16, Qualcomm's new flagship laptop chip flexes massive multi-core muscle, upgraded graphics, and real momentum against the competition. The benchmarks speak for ...

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[Editors' Note, April 17, 2026: This article and its charts were edited to add comparison results from our tests of two of Intel's "Panther Lake" laptop CPUs.] With its 18-core loadout, the Snapdragon ...