Being a PC user comes with a certain level of anxiety. "Am I settling for an underpowered GPU?", "Should I spend the premium on that fancy motherboard?", and "Is it finally time to buy an 8-core CPU ...

Just like most of you reading this, I used to subscribe to the wisdom that "6 cores are enough for most people". Until 2022, I had only ever used CPUs with up to 6 cores, nothing more. What changed ...

A week ago, we were discussing the misconception that CPU performance doesn't matter for 4K gaming. We showed that although sometimes it doesn't matter – as you will indeed end up GPU limited – that's ...

AMD announced its first barrage of Zen 5 CPUs at Computex, unveiling a four-chip lineup ranging from a six-core CPU to a 16-core chip. Those CPUs have yet to officially launch, though, as they're ...

Don't let some cheapo console beat your lovely gaming PC on core count. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For a long time, having a ...