Gordon Mah UngExecutive Editor, PCWorld
One of founding fathers of hardcore tech reporting, Gordon has been covering PCs and components since 1998.
How UL's Wild Life benchmark invites misleading PC vs. iPhone comparisons
Resist the clickbait headlines comparing PC vs. Mac and iPhone vs. PC. While cross-platform tests like UL's 3DMark Wild Life have their place, benchmarks can't compare to real-world experience.
We ran Quake II RTX on a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti card, and here's how fast it was
Nvidia's remastered Quake II RTX is the first fully path-traced video game, and you can soon have it for free. We ran it on a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, and this is what we saw..
Intel's power play: Hands-on with ATX12VO motherboards and power supply
Intel’s ATX12VO power supply standard will help desktop PCs meet increasingly stringent government standards on idle power consumption. We take a closer look.
Dell XPS 13 vs. XPS 13 2-in-1: Which one should you buy?
Dell has two great good thin-and-lights in the XPS 13 and the XPS 13 2-in-1. Which one should you buy? We'll help you make the right choice.
Why AMD calls it Ryzen 5000 instead of Ryzen 4000
AMD has called its new Zen 3 desktop chips Ryzen 5000, skipping the Ryzen 4000 name to prevent confusion with the laptop version.
The Full Nerd special episode: Ryzen 5000 claims the gaming crown, Radeon RX 6000 benchmarks
Join the gang as they talk about AMD's new Ryzen 5000 CPUs, and what their newly claim to gaming supremacy means for Core i9. Bonus: Radeon RX 6000 numbers!
How to make sure your motherboard is ready for AMD Zen 3
AMD's new Zen 3 chip will work with 500-series and 400-series motherboards, but you're going to need a couple of BIOS updates first.
You had only one job, Intel, and now AMD's Ryzen 9 may take it from you
You had one job, Core i9, and now Ryzen 9 may take it from you. If the new Ryzen 5000 CPUs are as improved in gaming as AMD claims, Intel may have nowhere to go.
AMD says the Zen 3-based Ryzen 9 is the 'world's best gaming CPU'
AMD's Zen 3 in new Ryzen 9, Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 chips will surpass Intel in gaming, the company claims.
The best CPU for laptops 2020: We compare Intel vs. AMD
What's the best CPU for your next laptop? Good question. We discuss the pros and cons of Intel's 11th-gen and 10th-gen Core CPUs, plus AMD Ryzen 4000.
The best laptops: Premium laptops, budget laptops, 2-in-1s, and more
Independent, testing-based reviews of laptops from all the top brands. We pick the best budget, premium, and gaming PCs, and compare AMD vs. Intel.
The HP Spectre x360 14 gets a lush OLED display and a lot more AI smarts
The new HP Spectre x360 14 features OLED, while the Spectre x360 13 and Envy x360 upgrade to 11th-gen Tiger Lake processors
Tested: AV1 performance in 11th-gen Tiger Lake vs. 10th-gen Ice Lake and Comet Lake, Ryzen 4000
In the Intel vs. AMD wars, video formats matter too. Intel's 11th-gen Tiger Lake has AV1 codec support, and it shows in tests against 10th-gen Ice Lake and Comet Lake, and Ryzen 4000.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano is the lightest ThinkPad ever built
The X1 Nano will be the lightest ThinkPad ever built by Lenovo, and it has a really cool screen, too.
Lenovo ThinkBooks offer Intel or AMD CPUs and a few surprising features
Lenovo has upgraded its economical ThinkBook business line with the latest Intel 11th-gen Tiger Lake and AMD Ryzen 4000 CPUs, and lots of choices.
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