There are plenty of very easy ways to check what CPU you have on your PC. All of these involve following a few simple steps. To check your processor make and model, you can use built-in system utilities and services such as the About window, Task Manager or the Device Manager. You can also get …
Integrated graphics cards are an integral part of most budget and mainstream PCs as they enable basic video output capability. While most Intel CPUs do have integrated graphics, for those interested in AMD system the question remains “does Ryzen have integrated graphics?” The answer to that question is Yes AND No because whether your Ryzen …
Every new PCIe version brings with it tremendous gains in speeds. So much so that with every newer version, the speed doubles compared to the previous version. Hence, it is reasonable to ask which Intel and AMD CPUs support PCIe 4.0 so that you can experience the benefits yourself. Basically at the moment, select CPUs …
The short and simple answer to this query is yes, you can upgrade the CPU on your PC without changing your motherboard. However, the CPU that you want to upgrade to has to be compatible with your motherboard as well. To determine the compatibility of the CPU with the motherboard, you have to check the …
Land Grid Array (LGA) and Ball Grid Gray (BGA) are both Surface Mount Technologies (SMT) for motherboards. They basically define HOW the CPU will actually be mounted on the motherboard’s CPU socket. Essentially, the most basic difference between the two is that an LGA based CPU can plugged in and out of the motherboard and …
Intel has one of the most confusing naming convention for its CPUs. The names tell you absolutely nothing about where a processor stands in the speed hierarchy. To confuse you even more, Intel has three lines of budget CPUs namely Atom, Celeron and Pentium CPUs all aiming for a very specific segment of the market. …
Intel Core i7s are high end CPUs intended for performance-grade PCs. In the hierarchy for Intel commercial CPUs, i7s are at the top end of the spectrum trailing only behind the more expensive Intel Core i9s. The hallmark of the Core i7 CPUs is their high core count giving them an excellent multi-core performance score. …
Intel Celeron is perhaps the weakest line of CPUs in the market. It is even inferior to the entry level Intel Pentium and the AMD Athlon series and compared to an Intel Core i3 it is many factors slower. However, regardless of where it stands in terms of performance, the Intel Celeron series still has …
Intel Celeron is among the weakest, if not THE weakest, line of CPUs in the market for laptop and desktop PCs. The biggest advantage they have to their side is their extremely budget price tag. Anything that remotely requires a higher level of computing should look elsewhere. But for gamers on a budget out there, …
The Intel budget category of CPUs can get a bit confusing. You have the Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium and the Intel Core i3 all in the seemingly “budget” or “entry-level” categories of CPUs. In many instances having so many lines of budget CPUs seems a bit redundant. However, there are a plethora of differences between …