BIOS power settings that can significantly boost your CPU performance and overclocking potential, including PL1, PL2, EDC, and TDC.

The most important power limits for Intel CPUs are PL1 and PL2. While PL1 is the sustained or average power that the CPU is set to draw over time, PL2 is the turbo power that the CPU can draw for ...

Intel's next-gen Panther Lake CPU leaks: 16C/16T laptop chip launches end of 2025 with upgraded Xe Celestial GPU, made on Intel 18A and TSMC N3E nodes.

Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake-S processors with 8 P-Cores are based on the Lion Cove CPU architecture, while the 16 E-Cores are based on the new Crestmont CPU architecture: a grand total of 24 cores and ...

Intel’s Meteor Lake chip will certainly be used as an engine for specific AI tasks on the PC. But Intel is also applying AI to how the chip operates, too: specifically applying AI to how it manages ...

With CPU design shifting to an emphasis on improved performance per watt, Intel has followed suit. On Thursday, Intel updated its CPU roadmap with an emphasis on maximizing power efficiency. In a ...

Although the next generation of Intel Core processors is not yet released, we already know more about its successor. Code-named Raptor Lake-S, the 13th generation of Intel CPUs is in the works. While ...

Of all the metrics we commonly discuss at ExtremeTech, we'd argue TDP (Thermal Design Power) is easily the worst. If clock speed, core counts, IPC, and memory bandwidth are imperfect methods of ...

Fancy, expensive processors are fun, but for most people who just want to build a decent middle-of-the-road PC for gaming (and anything else), the best advice is usually to buy a Core i5 or Ryzen 5 ...

Should you choose an AMD processor or an Intel processor? You may have noticed that more PCs and laptops have only the AMD sticker. This is because Intel processors are no longer the undisputed ...