The Mandel FPU benchmark measures double precision (also known as 64-bit) floating-point performance through the computation of several frames of the popular "Mandelbrot" fractal. The code behind this ...

AIDA64 demonstrates that AMD hasn't changed anything to improve the memory subsystem of the Piledriver FX processors. Although the FX-8350 had 4% more read bandwidth at its disposal, keep in mind that ...

While Intel was announcing a high-end unlocked 8-core CPU based on its Haswell architecture last week, AMD was briefing the press on new unlocked octa-core CPUs of its own. But AMD isn’t making ...

Earlier this year Intel made waves with its Sandy Bridge processors, which served up impressive performance gains over their predecessors while improving energy efficiency. AMD’s return salvo is ...

AMD has released its FX Series processor for high-end desktops. The FX Series includes the industry's first eight-core desktop chip and it is the company's first processor in years based on an ...

AMD released the FX series Vishera - Piledriver based processor. And though everybody has been focusing on that most high-end AMD FX 8350 processor, another three processors have been released.

When testing Just Cause 2 at 1920x1200 using the GeForce GTX 580, there was only a 7% performance difference between the slowest and fastest processors, leaving very little room for improvement, so we ...