Just five years ago, debating the merits of a 6-core CPU versus an 8-core model wasn’t possible. We were all stuck with 4-core chips at a consumer level—to break past that barrier, you had to pay ...

OWC swaps in an 8-core Intel CPU on the Mac Pro in place of the stock 6-core chip and cites up to a 30 percent performance boost. Brooke Crothers Former CNET contributor Brooke Crothers writes about ...

Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor for Windows PCs. This is the company’s least capable Snapdragon X processor. PCs powered by this chip will be available from $799. The ...

Qualcomm Technologies (NASDAQ:QCOM) on Wednesday introduced the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor as the U.S. chip giant broadens its push into the AI PC space, currently reined by Intel (INTC) and ...

Apple has just announced its new M2 SoC with some impressive upgrades across the board, and will be powering "completely redesigned" versions of the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops. The ...

The next-gen Intel Lunar Lake CPUs will be for ultra-low mobile power systems, which will succeed the current-gen Core Ultra 100U "Meteor Lake" CPUs that we've seen deployed since CES 2024 earlier ...

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, which features the newly announced Snapdragon X Plus 8-core processor and a 15-inch display. Pricing has not been announced, but we expect it to be cheaper ...