AMD's recipe for its X3D CPUs that offer a dollop of 3D V-Cache has always been straightforward. You take an existing CPU, drop some L3 cache on top of a die, then lower its clocks and TDP to ...

Intel may be making an interesting move with its next generation of desktop processors. Recent reports suggest Intel will offer "more and more unlocked SKUs over time" with a goal to enable easy ...

Chinese overclocking team Wytiwx has taken the top spot in the CPU frequency world records, reaching 9.206GHz with an Intel Core i9 14900KF. Leveraging Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme and a large ...

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D owners will want to replace it with the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the latest flagship gaming CPU, at least according to an AMD executive. The "overclocking factor" of the 9800X3D is ...

If you know what you're doing and are willing to put in the time and research, overclocking is still a great way to squeeze out some added horsepower for essentially a free performance boost. You also ...

The ASUS ROG OC CPU overclocking team has apparently set a new world record by pushing the clock speeds of the new Intel i9-14900KF processor beyond 9 GHz and perhaps even to 9.1 GHz. This week, Intel ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. It's worth noting outright that the official product pages for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 7000X3D with 3D V-Cache have removed the note about overclocking. But ...

When you think of overclockers, you probably imagine some obsessive tech nerd coming up with an elaborate contraption to boost CPU or graphics card speed. And that’s absolutely true… but sometimes ...

TL;DR: Intel plans to expand overclocking support beyond high-end processors to include budget-friendly CPUs, aiming to make this feature accessible to more users. This shift involves offering more ...

The big picture: Intel recently invited two leading overclockers to its headquarters to discuss achieving the world's first 9 GHz CPU overclock. The duo of Pieter-Jan Plaisier (SkatterBencher) and Jon ...