# How We Test AI PCs: Benchmarking Local AI as It Moves From the Data Center to Your Desk

> Source: <https://au.pcmag.com/ai/120750/how-we-test-ai-pcs-benchmarking-local-ai-as-it-moves-from-the-data-center-to-your-desk>
> Published: 2026-11-04 12:30:00+00:00

Take a look inside our new testing methodology for Nvidia RTX Spark laptops, DGX Spark desktops, and other AI-ready systems, from everyday laptops with NPUs to robust dev boxes.

When the first so-called "AI PCs" launched a couple of years ago, they were mostly mainstream laptops whose processors were outfitted with the early instances of neural processing units (NPUs). Branded as "Copilot+ PCs," they offered …