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<p>Today we'll show you how to <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2888-ryzen-9700-vs-7700-windows-24h2/">boost the gaming performance</a> of your Ryzen CPU by 10% with one simple trick. Sounds too good to be true, right? But somehow, this actually works.</p> <p><a...

<p>Black Myth: Wukong is a new action RPG that's gained attention for its stunning visuals and intense combat. Today, we'll focus on <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2883-black-myth-wukong-benchmark/">GPU benchmarking</a> to compare performance across a ton of cards.</p> <p><a...

<p>The Ryzen 9 9950X is <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2881-amd-ryzen-9-9950x/">AMD's most powerful Zen 5</a> desktop offering. Dual CCD Ryzen CPUs have never been the best options for gamers, but they have been the best options for those who like to work and play.</p> <p><a...

<h5><strong>Recap:</strong> We got our first look at AMD's new Ryzen 5 <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2878-amd-ryzen-5-9600x/">9600X</a> and Ryzen 7 <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2877-amd-ryzen-7-9700x/">9700X</a> processors last week, and it's fair to say we weren't...

<p>In a nutshell, what makes the <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2878-amd-ryzen-5-9600x/">Ryzen 5 9600X</a> a bad product is the fact that it's often slower than its predecessor and yet somehow costs 40% more. There's no reason anyone should buy this CPU.</p> <p><a...

<p>Today we're taking our first look at <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2877-amd-ryzen-7-9700x/">AMD's new Zen 5 processors</a>, starting with the Ryzen 7 9700X, their latest 8-core / 16-thread CPU designed to replace the 7700X.</p> <p><a...

<p>Intel's CPU stability issues persist, with a microcode update expected in a few weeks. While TechSpot has covered various angles, hands-on testing remains pending, here's <a href="https://www.techspot.com/article/2876-opinion-intel-stability-issues/">our take so far</a>.</p> <p><a...

<p>Is <a href="https://www.techspot.com/article/2872-which-is-faster-windows-10-or-windows-11/">Windows 10 or Windows 11 faster</a> for gaming? We revisit this question using four hardware setups benchmarked with fresh OS installations in 13 games, with updated drivers and testing software.</p>...

<p>A roundup of <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2867-amd-am5-mini-itx-motherboards/">all the AMD AM5 Mini-ITX motherboards</a> we could get our hands on, from the likes of Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte, and MSI. Compared and benchmarked.</p> <p><a...

<p>When building a new PC, should you play it safe with official memory specs, or aim for maximum performance with <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2866-ddr5-ram-stock-vs-xmp-expo/">XMP and EXPO DDR5 kits?</a> Let's find out the answer with a few gaming benchmarks.</p> <p><a...

<p>As next-gen CPUs quickly approach, we've updated all our CPU benchmark data and have retested some Intel CPUs to highlight <a href="https://www.techspot.com/review/2862-ddr5-vs-ddr4-gaming/">DDR5's impact on modern PC gaming</a> performance.</p> <p><a...

<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...