Both chip vendors have spewed forth a blizzard of announcements, though no actual quad-core microprocessors have yet shipped. Intel disclosed at its late-September developer forum that it's giving its ...

From here on in, the Spurs Engine we saw at CES will be known as the Toshiba Quad Core HD Processor, and it'll star in a range of new Qosmios From here on in, the Spurs Engine will be known as the ...

Intel plans to unveil a version of its Xeon processor on Wednesday that’s designed for high-end servers with multiple processors — setting the stage for a showdown with rival Advanced Micro Devices ...

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zero load to WANG™ (2.46) Leo just upgraded his system - deciding to get rid of the weedy quad core cpu for a 6 core processor he bought on sale at Overclockers uk recently. Quad core is fine if all ...

Chipmaker Via has announced an x86 quad-core processor that draws a very small amount of power. The Via QuadCore processor, announced on Thursday, has a thermal design power (TDP) rating of 27.5W, ...

Nvidia’s Tegra 2 dual-core processor powers many of the phones and tablets on the market, and it’s similar to the one found in Apple’s iPad 2. That could change soon, as Nvidia has announced its Tegra ...

Apple's refreshed MacBook Air is considerably more powerful than its predecessor, initial benchmarks reveal, with the Core i5 version of the latest models offering a significant performance boost over ...

When we evaluated how many CPU cores you need for a great gaming experience, our benchmark data showed that a 6-core/12-thread processor was the sweet spot. That was nearly a year ago, and generally ...

Santa Clara, Calif.—Intel Corp. advanced its enthusiast-level quad-core processor family with the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor QX6800, the company's twelfth quad-core processor offering. The QX6800 ...

[Image: Nvidia] Ah, remember just six months ago, when we were anticipating super fast dual-core mobile processors? Well Nvidia and Qualcomm have been moving along quickly–on Tuesday Nvidia not only ...