New benchmark shows CPUs are getting slower for the first time in history — what is going on?

In a surprise first for the ages, PassMark has revealed that the average CPU performance on desktops and laptops in 2025 has declined year-on-year. Despite new Intel Arrow Lake and AMD Fire Range ...
PC Magazine

'Meteor Lake' First Tests: Intel Core Ultra 7 Benched for CPU, Graphics, and AI Performance

We got a fresh-updated Acer Swift Go 14 laptop into PC Labs for our first independent benchmarking of Intel's AI-ready Core Ultra processors. Let's run the numbers! Computers are my lifelong obsession ...
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I Tested Intel's Flagship 'Panther Lake' Laptop Chip: The Graphics Are the Real Upgrade

A week into testing Intel’s new Core Ultra X9, the numbers are in. The CPU performance is steady, and the Arc integrated graphics makes PC gaming viable without a GeForce or Radeon chip. I’ve been a ...
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Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus iGPU deliver Steam Deck graphics performance, enough for 1080p gaming

Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus shows serviceable gaming performance without needing a dedicated GPU, on top of its useful ...
TweakTown

CPU-Z gets support for AMD's new Ryzen 9000HX 'Fire Range' CPUs, including new Ryzen 9 9950HX3D

TL;DR: CPU-Z has been updated to support AMD's upcoming Ryzen 9000HX "Fire Range" processors and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs. The update reveals new AMD SKUs, including Ryzen 9 9955HX3D ...