Intel's latest and greatest desktop processor technology now resides in two Sandy Bridge-E chips launched just the other day. The Core i7 3930K CPU sits below the Core i7 3960X in the pecking order, ...

In our custom LAME MT MP3 encoding test, we convert a large WAV file to the MP3 format, which is a popular scenario that many end users work with on a day-to-day basis to provide portability and ...

We've thrown all the old results out of the window and started a-fresh for 2011. Every CPU in the line-up - 11 in all - have been tested from the grounds-up using newer benchmarks and up-to-date ...

Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge E CPU accompanied by the X79 LGA 2011 chipset has finally been released, or to be precise, the NDA has been finally lifted and the work that reviewers around the world have ...

The Sandy Bridge-E launch lineup consists of three processors. King of the hill is the Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition, a fully unlocked chip featuring 6 cores with Hyper-Threading for 12 thread support ...

With the Sandy Bridge Extreme processor, “The Viper” has an average between 42% and 52% faster speeds (3.2Ghz and up to 3.8Ghz w/ Turbo) than the Intel Core i7-2600 and has over 100% improvement in ...

The CNET Labs team has been benchmarking a "Sandy Bridge" test laptop provided by Intel. Read on to see how the new technology does against last year's highest-end laptops. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's ...

One the eve of the 2011 CES show, Intel has officially unveiled the details about its new line of desktop and laptop CPUs. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New ...

Intel rang in 2011 with its second-generation Core processors, promising vastly superior performance, better graphics capabilities, and improved energy efficiency. How much of a difference can a new ...

Cinebench R11.5 is an OpenGL 3D rendering performance test based on Cinema 4D from Maxon. Cinema 4D is a 3D rendering and animation tool suite used by 3D animation houses and producers like Sony ...