A table containing all sockets used by all PC processors released to date, with examples of compatible CPUs.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Intel Virtualization Technology
Learn about the Virtualization Technology (VT) from Intel, how it works, and how to detect if your processor supports it.
Core i7-3770K vs. AMD FX-8150 and Core i7-2600K CPU Review
Let’s take a look at the performance of the first third-generation Core i7 CPU for desktops to be announced, the Core i7-3770K, codenamed “Ivy Bridge.”
A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105 CPU Review
Let’s take a look at the highest-end CPU with integrated video from AMD (“APU”), the A8-3870K, and compare it to the A8-3850 and to its contenders from Intel: the Core i3-2105 and Core i3-2100.
Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition CPU Review
Intel is releasing today its most high-end CPU to date, the Core i7-3960X (3.3 GHz), codename “Sandy Bridge-E,” based on the new socket 2011 platform and supporting quad-channel architecture.
Everything You Need to Know About the HyperTransport Bus
Everything you need to know about the HyperTransport bus used by AMD processors, including the most common mistakes people say about it.
AMD FX-8150 vs. Core i5-2500K and Core i7-2600K CPU Review
Today AMD is releasing its new processor series based on the “Bulldozer” architecture, the FX. Let’s see how the eight-core AMD FX-8150 (3.6 GHz) stacks up against its main competitors, the Core i5-2500K (3.3 GHz) and the Core i7-2600K (3.4 GHz).
Inside the Intel Ivy Bridge Microarchitecture
Let’s take a look at the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture, which will be used by in the third-generation Core i3, i5, and i7 CPUs, to be released in 2012.