Microsoft exposes an experimental APX toggle that promises fewer loads and stores once compilers and CPUs catch up.

Microsoft is testing Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) support in Windows 11, potentially improving CPU performance and efficiency for compatible processors. Windows enthusiast Xeno ...

Microsoft is testing Intel APX support in Windows 11 to improve 64-bit performance and efficiency. Here's how.

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. For context, CPPC, short for Collaborative Processor Performance Control, already helps operating systems figure out which CPU cores are fastest for a ...

Performance management in vSphere is all about sizing and allocating pools of resources. For CPU resources, the pools are the virtual CPUs (vCPUs) allocated to a virtual machine (VM), the physical ...

Intel has dropped a surprise bonus feature for owners of its Intel Core Ultra 200 series CPUs. The new Intel 200S Boost feature will be available via a motherboard BIOS update and can increase CPU and ...

A recent Linux patch has revealed a new performance boosting feature on AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors that could arrive on Windows 11 26H2 and 27H2. Be it Windows or Linux, AMD processors and their ...

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The new Intel Core Ultra 200H and 200HX in the Arrow Lake lineup are set to improve CPU performance for gaming and business laptops. Reading time 3 minutes After a tumultuous 2024, Intel has much to ...

When Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K arrived and hit the benchmarks this fall, reviewers noticed that the Arrow Lake flagship CPU put up mixed results. It handled certain compute workloads with ease but ...

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Dylan Turck is a PC hardware, software, and gaming reporter who loves writing how-to guides and in-depth features on the latest tech products. When he's not shocking himself by pulling electronics ...