Compared to an iPad, even the new 16-inch MacBook Pro runs pretty hot. In my first impressions post about the latest Apple laptop, I noted that the fans went crazy pretty much any time I switched it ...

The new version of the power management tool brings manual turbo control and numerous bug fixes for Linux laptops.

Today, Intel announced the Core i9-9900KS, which is a highly binned 9900K with 8 cores and 16 threads, and a 5GHz all core Turbo Boost. The Turbo Boost is what is important here; the 9900K offers a ...

Modern and mobile devices have become so powerful, the busy cursor is practically an endangered species. But even today's fast, multi-core, 64-bit processors can slow down to a crawl when you play ...

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is already the best gaming processor out right now, but AMD is following up with a mid-generation ...

Intel includes a turbo boost technology feature on several processor models, such as certain Intel Core i7 models. Turbo boost increases the processor's default operating speed when the processor is ...

Turbo Boost, a feature that increases the speed of a CPU's cores under certain conditions, has been available on Intel CPUs since 2008. But before I dive into what those conditions are, I need to ...

On paper, Intel’s massive new 10-core—yes, 10—Broadwell-E gaming chips top out at 3.8GHz. But buying one is like purchasing a lottery ticket to free overclocking—without voiding your warranty. The ...

The testing that I conducted was with an Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC). NUCs are interesting as they're only 2" x 4" x 4" and the NUC line covers a very wide range of user needs. On the one end ...