If you've ever watched your laptop's CPU usage rates, you may notice that they increase when the computer is plugged in as opposed to when it is running on battery only. This is a normal and proactive ...

PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, ...

The next-gen Zen 4-based architecture was teased in a 16-core prototype CPU at Computex 2022, but then Hallock cleared some things up on Reddit. Hallock explained: "The Computex processor was a ...

When it comes to choosing a new processor, many of us weigh the options between Intel and AMD, two powerhouses in the industry. It’s tempting to focus solely on the speed of these CPUs, but it’s ...

The modern PC sitting on your desk provides plenty of CPU power for web browsing, word processing and other common business tasks. However, there may be times when its processor power is maxed out, ...

Windows: Runaway processes can be a major drag on your system. If you want to keep a resource-hungry app running, without letting it run roughshod over your machine, BES can help you limit how much ...

Windows 11 can feel sluggish long before your hardware is truly outdated, especially if its power profile, drivers and ...

Over the years, we have discussed several ways how to keep up with system performance. There are several third-party tools to get the job done, and also ways via built-in features in Windows 11/10 as ...

AMD released some of the first details about its upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors, 600-series chipsets, and the new AM5 CPU socket earlier this week. We learned that Ryzen 7000 chips will perform at ...

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 ...

If you see a warning message, The speed of processor x in group y is being limited by system firmware in Windows Event Viewer, read this post to learn how to address the warning. The message ...