Intel's Broadwell-E is launching today, with a 10-core CPU option and new overclocking features -- but is it a better choice than a conventional quad-core for ordinary gamers? Share on Facebook (opens ...

A year ago I reviewed Intel's monstrous Core i9-7980XE, which was the most powerful desktop CPU to date and offered nearly twice the number of cores as the previous flagship, the Core i7-6950X. It was ...

And more of the same in The Division, where frequency is more important than cores. One could make an argument that having a surfeit of cores enables a Core i7-6950X system to truly multitask when ...

There was a time when you'd only find Intel CPUs in enthusiast PCs, ranging from high-clocked gaming beasts to productivity powerhouses such as the Core-i7 6950X. Things have drastically changed ...

There's a small gain in overall performance at the QHD and UHD resolutions; it's not enough to make a manifest difference to the games-playing experience.