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<p>After testing a grand total of 56 motherboards, all using AMD's B650 chipset, it's safe to say we've tested a lot of them, and we are in a solid position to tell you <a href="https://www.techspot.com/bestof/amd-b650-motherboards/">which ones you should buy</a>.</p> <p><a...

<p>We're updating our <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2861-amd-b650-motherboards-part-3/">AMD B650 VRM thermal database</a> for a grand total of 56 motherboards. In addition to testing new popular boards from Asrock, MSI, and Gigabyte, we can tell you which models to avoid.</p> <p><a...

<p>Soon we'll see the arrival of AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 CPUs, but in the meantime we've updated <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2859-top-gaming-cpu-recap/">all our CPU benchmark data</a> to recap how the current Intel and AMD generations played out.</p> <p><a...

<p>Graphics card memory, or VRAM, has been a hot topic of discussion as of late because we're not getting enough of it. Here's our latest <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2856-how-much-vram-pc-gaming/">testing of GPUs and VRAM capacity</a> at 8GB, 12GB and 16GB.</p> <p><a...

<p>How much RAM do gamers need? It's a question we get asked a lot, and it's one we used to answer yearly with a good old-fashioned benchmark review. Here's <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2852-how-much-ram/">our latest update</a>.</p> <p><a...

<p>Did you know that AMD's old Zen 3 CPUs released back in 2019 are actually faster for gaming than Intel's latest Raptor Lake architecture? It's true, and <a href="https://www.techspot.com/article/2853-amd-bad-cpu-benchmarks/">AMD has the graphs</a> to prove it.</p> <p><a...

<p>In this comprehensive shootout comparing AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Intel's Core i9-14900K, we explore Intel's Extreme and Performance profiles, stability issues, and their <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2850-ryzen-7800x3d-vs-core-i9-14900k-definitive/">impact on gaming...

<p>When it comes to <a href="https://www.techspot.com/bestof/gpu-2024/">GPUs and graphics cards</a>, we go in full depth. Year after year, we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and now Intel, to determine which are worth your money and which are dead on arrival.</p> <p><a...

<p>"Why doesn't Intel develop their own kind of 3D V-Cache?" It's a thought-provoking question, especially given how beneficial 3D V-Cache has been for AMD Ryzen chips. <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2845-intel-3d-vcache/">Let's benchmark</a> and check that out.</p> <p><a...

<p>AMD's Ryzen 5 5600 was always competitively priced and presented excellent value for gamers. However, it's a good time to pose the question: how well has it aged, and <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2846-amd-ryzen-aged-cores/">should you have bought</a> an 8-core or even 16-core CPU...

<p>There are plenty of <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2842-cpu-six-cores-enough-gaming/">fast 6-core gaming CPUs</a> that outperform relatively new 8, 10, 12, and even 16-core chips. In this article we'll show you some interesting comparisons using different GPUs and gaming...

The 7700 XT and 7900 XT were also included...

Unfortunately you've missed the point of the content. The point is the "CPUs Don't Matter For 4K Gaming" argument is wrong, not just because CPUs can make a difference at 4K, but MORE because it's the wrong way of looking at CPU performance. Rather it's about how many fps your CPU can drive at...

Almost all games are primary thread limited, it's been this way forever. I think it's a 33% increase (25% fewer), generally we see around a 10% improvement, but of course it does depend on the game. The point here being relative to the 7800X3D it makes bugger all difference. Not everyone plays...

<p>Something we hear a lot is that CPU performance doesn't matter for 4K gaming. Without proper context, CPU benchmark data can be misinterpreted. Let us explain to you <a href="https://www.techspot.com/article/2837-cpu-performance-4k-gaming/">what's what with some hard data</a>.</p> <p><a...