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 ...

TL;DR: PassMark has crunched its benchmark data and observed a drop in CPU performance so far in 2025, theorizing about whether this might be down to hardware, or software issues (such as bloatware, ...

CPU benchmarks do matter, but it's easy to be misled by them. Every time a new CPU arrives on the market, there's a flood of benchmark charts showing how the latest chips stack up to the old guard.

Year after year, CPUs get faster. Even a midrange chip from today's PCs can run circles around the fastest processors from a decade ago. But last year? That's debatable. According to the makers of ...

Something to look forward to: Following the recent launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD is reportedly set to unveil a pair of faster processors with 3D V-cache. The Ryzen 9 9900X3D and the Ryzen 9 ...

A new Intel Core Ultra CPU benchmark has just appeared in the Geekbench browser, potentially showing off the first real-world results of an unreleased Arrow Lake CPU, the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F. The ...

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 editor ...

A highly detailed Meteor Lake benchmark listing has made an appearance in PassMark's database featuring a new CPU called the Core Ultra 7 155H. The listing features unusually-detailed CPU ...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KAYTUS, a leading provider of end-to-end AI and liquid cooling solutions, has announced that its dual-socket V3 series server, KR1280V3, has secured top rankings in the ...

Something to look forward to: Intel will launch brand new Arrow Lake-S desktop CPUs later this month. Ahead of its release, the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K has appeared on the PassMark benchmark ...