Dual-core technology is here. It’s mainstream, and it’s now part of the enterprise server ecosystem. IBM and Sun Microsystems led the charge with dual-core versions of their Power5 and UltraSparc ...

Although about the same size, the forthcoming dual-core Opteron will be up to 55 percent faster than today's single-core chips, AMD says. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Have you ever woken up and just casually decided to break a world record that day, and then achieved that goal? Yeah, neither have we. It did occur to AMD, however, on the heels of launching its 3rd ...

With its first-generation prototypes performing well, the company forges ahead on dual-core designs for late 2006 and beyond. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today demonstrated its first dual-core microprocessors at its Austin office. Dual-core processors, which are set to hit the market next year, offer improved performance ...

A couple of days ago, I wrote an article about my reasons for choosing modern hardware instead of old server parts going forward. In fact, I’ve already started using my repertoire of SBCs, mini-PCs, ...

Dual core processors work best when software can run in parallel on them. So-called 'multithreaded applications' benefit from an additional CPU core because subroutines can be allocated to different ...