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, ...

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 ...

A new PassMark database entry has put Intel’s P-core-only “Bartlett Lake” chatter back on the radar, after months with little public movement. The CPU in question appears under the name “Core 7 253PE, ...

In addition to the powerful Intel Core Ultra 200HX series processors, commonly used in high-performance laptops and gaming systems, Intel also introduced mid-range Core Ultra 5 processors at the last ...

This week, Intel had its Innovation event, where the company pulled the wraps off a dizzying array of next-gen technology. Notably absent was any discussion of its Raptor Lake refresh CPUs, which was ...

AMD recently introduced the Ryzen 5 5500X3D to contend with the best CPUs in the market. Thanks to X user X86 is dead&back, the initial benchmark results for this Zen 3 processor with 3D V-Cache have ...

A new PassMark database entry is giving us another early look at Intel’s rumored Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, a flagship-class Arrow Lake Refresh mobile CPU that still hasn’t been formally introduced.

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 ...

Once again thanks to benchmark databases, some of the first Ryzen 7 1700X Passmark benchmarks were leaked showing competitive performance against the Intel Core i7-7700K and Core i7-6600K. According ...

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 ...