Do you need to buy a Core i9 for gaming, and is a Core i3 sufficient for general desktop work? How about upgrading to a Core i5 if it's only $50 more, and how much faster is that going to be?

Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 CPUs have been around for a few years now, but some buyers still get stumped whenever they attempt to build their own systems and are forced to choose among the ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

Don't expect CPUs called '14th Gen Core,' and say bye-bye to the old 'i.' Intel simplifies its iconic Core brand, starting with upcoming 'Meteor Lake' processors. Will it make understanding its CPUs ...

We're revisiting Intel's locked Alder Lake CPUs with a special sneak peak of an upcoming MSI motherboard that's capable of making some of our favourite current generation processors much faster. For ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. When it comes to ...

When Intel released its 11th Generation "Rocket Lake" processors in 2021, the company launched only Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 models for the desktop market. If you wanted to build a lower-end ...

It hasn't been a great time to build a computer on a budget. Some of that is due to ongoing supply issues and a particularly nasty GPU shortage (albeit one that may be very gradually easing). And some ...

We review the Intel 14th Gen core processor, specifically the Raptor Lake-based Core i7 14700K, which has been officially released. Perhaps this is one of the more interesting processors to purchase ...

I have been interested in science and technology for as long as I can remember, spurred on by a fondness for video games. I learned to work in Windows and manipulate files to get buggy games to work, ...

The Core “i” branding of Intel processors has been around for 15 years, first appearing in its “first-generation” Core chips launched in 2008. Now, that’s some legacy. But Intel has confirmed that in ...