TL;DR: AMD's Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a new Zen 3 processor, shows strong synthetic performance with Geekbench scores of 1936 (single-core) and 9292 (multi-core), outperforming the Ryzen 5 5500 by up to 13%.

In a surprise first for the ages, PassMark has revealed that the average CPU performance on desktops and laptops in 2025 has declined year-on-year. Despite new Intel Arrow Lake and AMD Fire Range ...

A trio of new Apple processors, built on leading-edge 3-nanometer process technology, powers the new Mac lineup. How well do M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max stack up in raw performance? From the laptops on ...

Nine X3D CPUs, two platforms, and 14 games tested. We compare every Ryzen 5 and 7 X3D processor to find out how much performance has improved ...

A new AMD Ryzen CPU benchmark leak has just appeared, and it shows the potentially awesome power of the company's new Threadripper CPUs for multi-threading work. This new leak appears to show the raw ...

AMD and Intel dominate today's desktop processor market, and we review all their key releases, using a wide range of tests to evaluate performance across various scenarios. Considering architecture, ...

We're certain many of you already have a solid understanding of how we perform CPU benchmarks, but as new people develop interest in PC tech and start to read our content, or content similar to ours, ...

Still lags behind AMD's top X3D chips for gaming Can get quite hot More reliant on fast RAM than AMD X3D chips If you're in the market for an all-around powerful gaming CPU but don't want to stretch ...