While not completely upgradeable like modular gaming desktop PCs, modern laptops still have certain components that users can upgrade, such as storage and memory. Both are required in modern games in ...

AMD's 7800X3D and 7950X3D CPUs reign supreme in the gaming realm, not solely due to their core count or clock speeds, but primarily owing to their abundant cache. CPU cache refers to a small yet ...

AMD has launched the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, its first desktop CPU with dual 3D V-Cache across all cores, delivering 208MB total cache for demanding workloads. The design aims to enhance gaming, AI, and ...

Welcome to ExtremeTech's comprehensive RAM guide, in which we'll answer a broad range of questions related to how much system RAM you need these days, whether or not it's worth it to upgrade older ...

I'm not completely clear on how the cache works, but I assume that having more physical RAM free when I load up a game will make the game run better. <P>Cache speeds up frequently accessed stuff, but ...

The new chips may dethrone Intel's Raptor Lake when they launch in February. AMD does have one trick up its sleeve: Its innovative 3D V-Cache technology. AMD's first attempt at a 3D V-Cache chip was a ...

Random-access memory, or RAM, is an essential component in everything from desktop computers to smartphones. RAM is a high-speed, short-term storage solution that gives applications, games, and the ...

With up to 288MB of L3 cache, compared to just 96MB in the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the new Intel Core Ultra 400 lineup is finally shaping up.

An Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop with the new Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU, a GeForce RTX 5090, and 64GB of DDR5 memory will set ...

DDR4 memory, even though a generation old at this point, is still very capable and can deliver performance levels only slightly behind the newer DDR5. While DDR5 memory continues to make inroads with ...