We've put AMD and Intel’s new processors to the test, and there's one clear winner.

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.

AMD is likely to shift production of desktop CPUs to 45nm process technology by the third quarter of 2009 and launch several new CPUs, say sources in the know.

A world first on the desktop, Phenom is good but a long way from outstanding.

Choosing a CPU for your PC isn’t an easy task. Here are our picks for budget, mid-range and high-end systems.

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The move to a new platform brings credible new challengers to Intel’s Core 2 processors

A smartly engineered processor, but for today’s applications it’s lacking in bang per buck.

So you want to make yourself a new gaming rig, one that’s capable of playing Crysis at more than two frames per second, but won’t blow the budget?

They're back on top in the graphics game, now AMD is trying to claw back some respect for its CPUs..

Our full guide to saving cash-saving secrets is here, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

What happens when multiple-core processors are no longer sufficient for our demands? Stuart Andrews looks at the future of CPUs.

A diverse family including some stellar CPUs and numerous also-rans.

A diverse family including some stellar CPUs and numerous also-rans

The long awaited 45nm Phenom X4s are coming first thing 2009, if reports are to be believed. And not before time we say.

Rumours of a microcode update that will lock down cores in AMD's new processors have been thoroughly refuted by the company.

All the acronyms and obscure new technologies got you in a jargon jumble? Tim Dean busts it up to help us make sense of it all.

From Celerons to Core i7s, Semprons to Phenom IIs, David Bayon tests Mainsteam desktop processors and finds the best budget, mid-range and enthusiast (gaming) choice for you.

AMD has introduced new dual-core desktop processors aimed at the value end of the consumer market..