PCs with DDR5 RAM provide the best performance, but the value offered by cheaper DDR4 memory options may surprise you.

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D remains our favorite gaming CPU, and while it hasn’t crashed to a record low, this latest price cut still makes it a strong option ...

AMD has now officially lifted the lid on the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, confirming its release date, pricing, and final specifications ...

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is already the best gaming processor out right now, but AMD is following up with a mid-generation refresh at CES 2026, with the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. This new gaming processor is ...

TL;DR: AMD has launched the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, a Zen 5 refresh and successor to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, featuring an 8-core, 16-thread design with a 5.6GHz boost clock and 104MB cache. It offers ...

When gamers are surfing around for lingering deals looking for the best CPU, there’s simply no comparison. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D still has its square butt on the throne of the fastest, most ...

What Happened: Qualcomm calls the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite the fastest and most efficient processors for Windows PCs. The processors are built with ultimate performance, strong battery ...

AMD is reportedly ready to finally move to a new gaming CPU socket in the next few years, with the first unconfirmed details about its future AM6 socket starting to leak out. The new AM6 design will ...

In this video, we review the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, analyzing and benchmarking the new chip against the previous "fastest gaming CPU," the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Coco Gauff responds to Aryna Sabalenka over ...

I am not a video editor. But Alex Esteves is — in fact he edits most of the videos on PCWorld’s YouTube channel and TikTok. So he knows a thing or two about what ...

At this point, the Framework Laptop 13 is a familiar face, an old friend. We have reviewed this laptop five other times, and in that time, the idea of a repairable and upgradeable laptop has gone from ...