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 ...

In this piece, I explain with data why when testing a CPU's gaming prowess, we pair powerful flagship tier graphics cards, like an RTX 4090, and run them at lower resolutions like 1080p or 720p. For ...

I've been watching and reading CPU reviews for quite a while. For the past few CPU generations, it seems like reviewers have added several useful workloads (e.g. tile-based rendering and video ...

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 ...

Popular benchmarking tool OCCT is releasing an optimized handheld edition for the Steam Deck, allowing curious gamers to fully stress test their hardware with a natively supported app. According to ...

The number of misconceptions in the tech world can be overwhelming, but few are more frustrating than those surrounding low-resolution CPU benchmarks. We think those take the cake, but we'll admit ...

Best CPU and GPU pairing guide for 2026 PC builds covering bottlenecks, resolution scaling, and balanced performance for ...