Chip giant Intel has a host of desktop processors in its 2011 line-up. Spend a little while perusing the ever-useful ark.intel.com and you'll find 17 second-generation (Sandy Bridge) chips listed, as ...

The Intel Core i5-2500 Processor stands out with its . Designed for users who demand the best from their devices, Intel Core i5-2500 Processor delivers top-tier performance, stunning visuals, and long ...

Back in the days of the Conroe CPUs, I compared Intel to a charging rhino. They are a big company that has a lot of weight and momentum behind them. Often there are times it can be hard for them to ...

Last month, Intel unleashed its highly anticipated Ivy Bridge microarchitecture. We had been hearing about Ivy Bridge for what seemed like an eternity leading up to the launch, and although not based ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

Fancy, expensive processors are fun, but for most people who just want to build a decent middle-of-the-road PC for gaming (and anything else), the best advice is usually to buy a Core i5 or Ryzen 5 ...

The current crop of 32nm "Clarkdale" Core i3 and Core i5 processors are exclusively dual-core, meaning that in order to support 4 threads they must rely on Hyper-Threading. Sandy Bridge on the other ...

For this next set of tests, we pit the integrated processor graphics incorporated into the Ivy Bridge-based Intel Core i5-3470 against a couple of the least expensive, current-generation discrete GPUs ...

Intel claims Sandy Bridge processors are up to 42% faster for content creation and 50% faster in games compared to Westmere-based chips. This is perhaps the single largest performance improvement you ...