If you've ever watched your laptop's CPU usage rates, you may notice that they increase when the computer is plugged in as opposed to when it is running on battery only. This is a normal and proactive ...

PC freezing, going slow, or running into hitches where it shouldn’t? Even if you have one of the best processors, high CPU usage could be to blame. Unfortunately, if you aren’t too computer savvy, ...

It can be incredibly frustrating to see lags, stutters, and those dreaded 100% usage spikes after you've spent a ton on your CPU. Most people resort to optimizing their OSes to fix the problem. While ...

The modern PC sitting on your desk provides plenty of CPU power for web browsing, word processing and other common business tasks. However, there may be times when its processor power is maxed out, ...

Fixing the problem of the CPU being Stuck at low clock speed in Windows requires changes to the Power Management and Processor State settings, along with identifying software conflicts as detailed ...

Windows 11 can feel sluggish long before your hardware is truly outdated, especially if its power profile, drivers and graphics settings are working against you. With a handful of targeted tweaks, I ...

We’ve talked about overclocking your CPU, now we’re going through how to undervolt your CPU. The performance of your CPU is integral to the running of your PC or laptop, any electronic device really, ...

When it comes to choosing a new processor, many of us weigh the options between Intel and AMD, two powerhouses in the industry. It’s tempting to focus solely on the speed of these CPUs, but it’s ...

AMD released some of the first details about its upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors, 600-series chipsets, and the new AM5 CPU socket earlier this week. We learned that Ryzen 7000 chips will perform at ...

Of all the metrics we commonly discuss at ExtremeTech, we'd argue TDP (Thermal Design Power) is easily the worst. If clock speed, core counts, IPC, and memory bandwidth are imperfect methods of ...