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Early benchmarks for AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X show impressive performance gains over Intel’s Core i9-14900KS. The Ryzen 9 9950X outperforms the Core i9-14900KS in Cinebench R23 at 160 watts, with a multi-core score of 42,336 compared to 41,285 for the Intel CPU. While the Core i9-14900KS takes the lead in its Extreme power mode, it consumes double the power at 320 watts. The Ryzen 9 9950X also reached a peak clock speed of 5.2GHz in these tests, while AMD claims the retail chip will be able to boost up to 5.7GHz. However, the real competition will come from Intel’s 15th-gen Arrow Lake CPUs later in the year, making the launch of the Ryzen 9 9950X on July 31st a significant moment for AMD.

Elden Ring is a challenging game, but it can be even more difficult to play if you’re experiencing performance issues. This guide covers the best settings, fixes for stuttering, and benchmarks for Elden Ring on PC, including how to remove the frame rate cap and improve the visual fidelity. We also discuss the system requirements and the latest updates for the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

Leaked benchmarks for the upcoming Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL show underwhelming performance compared to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, raising concerns about the Tensor G4 processor. While the results should be taken with a grain of salt, they point to a potential trend of the Tensor chipset lagging behind Qualcomm in terms of raw performance.