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How We Test Desktop PCs

Desktop PCs were the first computer category PCMag, in its infancy, started out covering, and they're still one of the most important. (They're in our very name, after all.) And we've been testing ...
Since 1983, PCWorld has been testing PCs, and while we made the jump from paper to digital years ago, our mission remains the same: We’re here to help you make better choices about your PC hardware ...
At CES 2026, the big maker of mobile chips teased details—and some benchmarks—for its new mainstream Snapdragon processor family for laptops, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. Here's how it shapes up versus a ...
Intel's most powerful integrated GPU to date just hit the street in a bunch of new, premium laptops. Does it have game? We put it to the test. I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and ...
We got a fresh-updated Acer Swift Go 14 laptop into PC Labs for our first independent benchmarking of Intel's AI-ready Core Ultra processors. Let's run the numbers! Computers are my lifelong obsession ...
Nvidia, which is well known for its consumer-focused video cards, isn’t relying solely on that market to keep going in this perilous economy. Instead, it’s continuing to expand into the professional ...