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CPU Benchmarks: GIMPS has the Prime Source
System builders look at CPU benchmarks to verify vendor specifications printed on the box (or online product page) in real-world contexts before buying hardware. I thought it would be interesting to benchmark the benchmark sites.
Read moreWhat’s the Deal with Computer RAM Prices?
The cost of desktop computer RAM (DRAM) has been on the rise since June, jumping up 20-30% over the summer on many SKUs, and affecting ...
Read more10 Best Selling CPUs of 2016—First Half
Intel Core i7-6700K dominated CPU sales for Newegg B2B customers in the first half of 2016. It outsold the next most popular desktop processor, a ...
Read moreWhat’s the Difference? Hardware RAID vs Software RAID
Comparing hardware RAID vs software RAID setups deals with how the storage drives in a RAID array connect to the motherboard in a server or ...
Read moreBest Selling SSDs of 2015
As an upgrade for an aging laptop or for maximizing performance in a new system build, solid state drives were more popular than ever this ...
Read moreBest Selling Video Cards of 2015
For pushing polygon counts and crunching numbers for simulations, you want to have a capable GPU. So what have business buyers chosen for those tasks? We ...
Read moreBest Selling CPUs of 2015
Now that 2015 is nearly in the books and only a few more PTO days remain, we’re taking a look at this year’s best selling ...
Read moreSSDs: What Comes After SATA III?
It seems that solid state drives are getting too fast, at least for the SATA III standard. As SSDs continue to increase in speed, the ...
Read more22 Game Changing Video Cards, 1981-2015
Video cards have come a long way in a relatively short period, with the first units in the early ‘80s only capable of displaying eight ...
Read moreAre M.2 NVMe Drives Ready for the Limelight?
Solid state drives are nearing the maximum data transference speed potential offered by the Serial ATA III interface, which tops out around 550 MB/s. Manufacturers ...
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