Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs have been around for a few years now, but some buyers still get stumped whenever they attempt to build their own systems and are forced to choose among the ...

Wrap Up: What Do You Get by Spending More? Each Core series is separated by about $100: the i3-4160 costs $120, the i5-4690 is $215 and the i7-4790 is $310. Jumping from the i3-4160 to the i5-4690 ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

Sure! Here's the description without any links or additional text: --- Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 7 5800X vs Core i7-12700K l ...

You can approximate the average temperature a given CPU should run at based on the maximum operating temperature. CPUs fluctuate between 20 to 30 degrees Celsius (36 to 54 Fahrenheit) in normal use ...

Not all Core i7 CPUs are created equal. Is Intel's new flagship Core i7 a laptop must-have, versus the chip one rung down the ladder? Our performance tests help you decide. I’m the deputy managing ...

If you have around $350 to spend on a powerful eight-core mainstream processor, you currently have two options; Intel's Core i7-9700K or AMD's Ryzen 7 2700X. There's around $80 between them, with ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

You likely don't need any reminders that the likes of Gateway and Dell (and Alienware) have released some new systems based around Intel's flagship Core i7 processor, but it's a whole other matter to ...

Intel to stick with i7 naming for its 32nm high-end For the past few months, Intel has been reluctant to supply its enthusiast and enterprise markets with a naming scheme for the upcoming ...

Interesting question in today's mailbag: "I want to build an extreme PC but I don't want to spend $1,000 on just the CPU. Any suggestions?" Intel's current 'King of the CPUs' is the monster six-core, ...