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You can pay for third-party PC optimization software to make your computer run more smoothly, but Microsoft PC Manager does ...

Today, we're taking a more in-depth look at a clock-for-clock (IPC) test of Intel LGA 1700 processors. This means we're comparing the 12th-gen, 13th-gen, and the "new" 14th-gen CPU models we recently ...

If you’re the type of person who is truly interested in performance, then you may have considered benchmarking your laptop or desktop computer. Having the best performance is always a good idea, and ...

In this article, we will see how to test Hard Drive speed on a Windows 11/10 computer. Hard Drive is among the crucial components of a computer. It is a storage device, also called a non-volatile ...

What Are Disk Speed Test Apps? Disk speed test apps help measure the overall speed and performance of a hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD) (internal or external) connected to a computer system.

We got a fresh-updated Acer Swift Go 14 laptop into PC Labs for our first independent benchmarking of Intel's AI-ready Core Ultra processors. Let's run the numbers! Computers are my lifelong obsession ...

Apple's most powerful chip ever is the M3 Ultra, which is currently exclusive to the 2025 Mac Studio. With up to an 80-core GPU, twice what's available on the M4 Max, this chipset is a beast for ...