While a GPU (graphics processing unit) could help with those tasks, the CPU handles the brunt of the work. Here's what you should know about the CPU in your computer. What are cores, threads, and ...

While iTunes itself is not a tremendous processing resource hog (about 1 to 3 percent CPU usage and 11 to 13 threads when idle), leaving the iTunes Store as your active selection in iTunes can ...

AMD's flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processor with 96 cores and 192 threads overclocked on air cooling, breaks multiple Cinebench world ... 192-thread CPU at 5.2GHz OC needs 1000W+ power; ...

AMD's upcoming processor will have twice as many cores as the Ryzen 7 series, though dropping all the way down to 2.4GHz would be a bit of a buzz kill, at least for applications that are not ...

AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX processors are being put under the pump right now, with liquid cooling keeping the 96-core, 192-thread CPU cool enough to drive 5.2GHz, using 1000W+ of ...

The higher the CPU priority usually the faster the task will complete, and the converse to this applies as well. Computers process data–simply put, it’s what they do.