CPU Benchmarking
Ongoing coverage on CPU Benchmarking.
Latest coverage
Oops, someone just uploaded Steam Machine Geekbench results early, so I'd be surprised if Valve's box…
Benchmark results for Valve's upcoming Steam Machine have appeared on Geekbench, listing an AMD Custom CPU with SteamOS. The scores align with previous leaks, suggesting a potential June launch. The article speculates that these early results indicate an impending review embargo, similar to the Steam Deck OLED's release.
Evening Tech Bits
New benchmarks suggest the Intel Core i9 14900K processor offers up to a 9% gaming performance increase over its predecessor. Additionally, early benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen AI 5 435G APU show its six-core Zen 5 chip competing directly with existing processors.
Can overclocking get 8 GB AMD and Nvidia graphics cards to the performance of their 16 GB versions? Yes, but I've…
This analysis investigates whether overclocking 8 GB AMD and Nvidia graphics cards can match the performance of their 16 GB counterparts. While benchmarks show overclocked 8 GB cards can often close the gap, real-world in-game testing, particularly in VRAM-intensive titles like The Last of Us Part I, suggests that the limitations of 8 GB VRAM cannot always be overcome, even with overclocking.
Geekbench warns that Intel's BOT tool for the new Arrow Lake Plus CPUs generates results that 'aren't…
Primate Labs, the developer of Geekbench, will now attach a warning to benchmark results generated by Intel's new Arrow Lake Plus and Panther Lake CPUs using Intel's Binary Optimization Tool (BOT). The company states that while BOT can boost scores by up to 8% and individual workloads by 40%, these results are not comparable to standard runs and may not be trustworthy. This move aims to maintain the integrity of benchmark scores reported on the Geekbench Browser.
