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 ...
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Intel Core Ultra 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X faceoff — battle for the best $200 CPU

With similar pricing and target audiences, these two processors offer contrasting strengths across gaming, productivity, and ...
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There's a new budget Intel gaming CPU coming, benchmark leak suggests

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 ...
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Intel Core Ultra 5 235 Matches Core i5-14500 in Early Benchmarks

Intel‘s Core Ultra 5 235, a new addition to the Arrow Lake lineup, is creating buzz after appearing in early Geekbench 6 benchmarks. The chip, which boasts 14 cores and a 5 GHz boost clock, shows ...
The Next Web

Intel’s new Wildcat Lake chips take aim at the MacBook Neo with AI as the differentiator

Intel's Wildcat Lake chips bring 40 TOPS AI performance to budget laptops on the 18A node, but MacBook Neo benchmarks lead by ...
TweakTown

Intel Core 9 273PQE 'Bartlett Lake' CPU seen successfully booted into Windows on a Z790 motherboard

The P-core only Core 9 273PQE was designed for edge and embedded use, but now a modder has successfully booted it on a consumer motherboard.
Geeky Gadgets

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Ryzen 9700X: The First Benchmarks Are In

Intel’s latest release in the 200S series, the Core Ultra 200S Plus, offers a glimpse into the balance between performance and efficiency in modern CPUs. Built on the Aero Lake architecture, this ...
ExtremeTech

Leaked Intel Arrow Lake Benchmark Slides Show Very Small Uplift Over 14900K, Ryzen 9950X

Intel's next-generation Arrow Lake architecture is rumored to launch on Oct. 10, but Intel has yet to confirm the date. However, the date appears legit, as new slides have leaked from an Intel ...
Guru3D

Geekbench 6.7 invalidates Intel BOT-assisted CPU benchmark submissions

Geekbench 6.7 has introduced a policy and detection change aimed squarely at Intel’s Binary Optimization Tool, or BOT. With ...
HotHardware

Core Ultra 200V Benchmarks Revealed, Intel's Bold Performance Claims Validated

We've been telling you all that it's too early to count Intel out. The company has more than four decades of making chips under its belt, and there's a whole lot of talent on the blue team. Today's ...
TechSpot

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" CPU crowned single-thread performance leader in PassMark

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 ...
TweakTown

Intel Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' officially launched with up to 6 Cores

The lineup offers six SKUs ranging from the 5-core Core 3 304, up to the 6-core Core 7 360, all with a 15W TDP and Intel Xe ...