Behind the scenes of our massive CPU retest for Bench — testing at 1080p, choosing new apps, and gathering data for a decade of CPUs

Tom's Hardware is conducting a comprehensive CPU retest spanning over a decade of CPU releases, including testing every CPU available. The test suite covers productivity, gaming, and power/efficiency benchmarks, with a focus on newer CPUs. The testing process involves automated application testing, power/efficiency testing using hardware monitoring, and hands-on gaming tests across 17 titles. The article details the selection of apps, hardware, and games for testing, emphasizing repeatability, relevance, scalability, and stability in the benchmarking process. The goal is to provide a thorough and evolving dataset for comparison as new CPU generations are released.