--- title: Cadalyst CAD Hardware | CPU description: CPU | Industry-leading hardware news, insight, and advice for design and engineering professionals, highlighting Alex Herrera's Herrera on Hardware column. Find out more about hardware for CAD users, including desk and mobile workstations, printers, scanners, monitors, and other peripherals used to support CAD work.  --- [![Cadalyst](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cadalyst_logo_w_tagline.png?width=190&height=45&name=Cadalyst_logo_w_tagline.png "Cadalyst")](https://www.cadalyst.com) - [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement) - [CAD Management Articles](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement) - [CAD Management Newsletter Archive](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-manager-newsletter-archive) - [Just Tell Jo](https://blog.cadalyst.com/just-tell-jo) - [Design Solutions](https://blog.cadalyst.com/architecture-infrastructure-construction-solutions) - [Architecture, Infrastructure, Construction](https://blog.cadalyst.com/architecture-infrastructure-construction-solutions) - [The Equipped Architect: Generative Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/the-equipped-architect-generative-design) - [DraftSight Insights](https://blog.cadalyst.com/lynn-allens-draftsight-insight) - [Product Design & Manufacturing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions) - [CAD Hardware](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware) - [CAD Tech News Archive](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-tech-news-archive) - [Resources](https://info.cadalyst.com/white-papers) - [CAD Cartoon](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cad-cartoons) - [Cadalyst Just Tell Jo Newsletter](https://info.cadalyst.com/just-tell-jo) - [Cadalyst Videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/cadalystvideos) - [Whitepapers & Tips](https://info.cadalyst.com/white-papers) - [CAD Benchmark Test](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-benchmark-test) - [CAD Code/Hot Tip Harry](https://cadtips.cadalyst.com/) - [CAD Podcasts](https://info.cadalyst.com/podcasts-for-cad-users) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![Intel’s 12th Generation Core CPUs Mark an Inflection Point in Workstation CPUs](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_Cadalyst/2022_CADTechNews/051922_CTNews/HP-Z2-Mini-cutout.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-12th-generation-core-cpus-mark-an-inflection-point-in-workstation-cpus) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu) ## [Intel’s 12th Generation Core CPUs Mark Inflection Point in Workstation CPUs](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-12th-generation-core-cpus-mark-an-inflection-point-in-workstation-cpus) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) May 19, 2022, 9:55:00 AM Intel’s introduction of its 12th Generation Core processors represents one of the more meaningful... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-12th-generation-core-cpus-mark-an-inflection-point-in-workstation-cpus) [![Herrera on Hardware: AMD Hopes to Turn a Foothold for Workstation CPUs into Success](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/79242/042122_CTN-HoH-lenovo.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [Alder Lake](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/alder-lake), [Threadripper](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/threadripper) ## [AMD Hopes to Turn a Foothold for Workstation CPUs into Success](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Apr 21, 2022, 8:48:00 AM Editor’s note: The author has consulted with AMD on the launch of both Threadripper PRO 3000 and... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) [![Herrera on Hardware: The Misconception of Professional Computing and CPU Core Counts](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/78934/022022_CTN-fig1_0.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-misconception-of-professional-computing-and-cpu-core-counts) [Multi-Threading](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/multi-threading), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu) ## [The Misconception of Professional Computing and CPU Core Counts](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-misconception-of-professional-computing-and-cpu-core-counts) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Feb 17, 2022, 6:50:00 AM It feels like I’m coming across the headline more often than ever before. Paraphrasing, the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-misconception-of-professional-computing-and-cpu-core-counts) [![CPU Boost & Base Clocks: Testing CPUs for CAD, Part 2](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-05-20_CTN/052021-CTN-PT2_fig3.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-testing-cpus-for-cad-part-2) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [CPU Boost](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu-boost), [Base Clocks](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/base-clocks) ## [CPU Boost & Base Clocks: Testing CPUs for CAD, Part 2](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-testing-cpus-for-cad-part-2) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) May 20, 2021, 8:39:00 AM In last month’s installment, we took a deeper look at the engineering tradeoffs that shape modern... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/cpu-boost-base-clocks-testing-cpus-for-cad-part-2) [![Herrera on Hardware: Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/0121-CTN/0121-HoH-1.png)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/ryzen-5000-and-zen-3-benchmarking-performance-measures-for-cad) [Graphics Cards](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/graphics-cards), [Benchmark](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/benchmark), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [Base Clocks](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/base-clocks) ## [Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/ryzen-5000-and-zen-3-benchmarking-performance-measures-for-cad) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Jan 21, 2021, 11:14:00 AM After a long journey back to a leadership position in high-performance CPUs, AMD now presents the... 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