We've thrown all the old results out of the window and started a-fresh for 2011. Every CPU in the line-up - 11 in all - have been tested from the grounds-up using newer benchmarks and up-to-date ...

Cinebench R11.5 is an OpenGL 3D rendering performance test based on Cinema 4D from Maxon. Cinema 4D is a 3D rendering and animation tool suite used by 3D animation houses and producers like Sony ...

There are some differences between the Sandy Bridge-E 3960X and the new Ivy Bridge 4960X that go beyond the 22nm die shrink. When Intel built the SNB-E, it took an eight-core Xeon and fused off two of ...

With the Sandy Bridge Extreme processor, “The Viper” has an average between 42% and 52% faster speeds (3.2Ghz and up to 3.8Ghz w/ Turbo) than the Intel Core i7-2600 and has over 100% improvement in ...

The CNET Labs team has been benchmarking a "Sandy Bridge" test laptop provided by Intel. Read on to see how the new technology does against last year's highest-end laptops. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's ...

It's a tale of two new laptop chipsets promising better graphics for everyone: we explore both systems to see how they fare with everyday gaming. While taking psych and theater courses in college, ...

Intel may unveil its next generation of processors–nicknamed “Ivy Bridge”–in April, according to the latest reports. The Ivy Bridge chips for desktops and laptops promise a 37 percent performance ...

So you've seen Sandy Bridge's mojo and want one. They start at below £100 and have both CPU and GPU goodness baked into each and every chip. Good deal, right? Trouble is, Intel sees the introduction ...

In our custom LAME MT MP3 encoding test, we convert a large WAV file to the MP3 format, which is a popular scenario that many end users work with on a day-to-day basis to provide portability and ...