With silicon clock scaling largely dead thanks to the laws of physics, computer scientists and chip designers have had to search for performance improvements in other areas -- typically by improving ...

RapidMind Multi-core Development Platform 3.0 helps developers fully leverage the processing power of multi-core x86 chips RapidMind is announcing on Monday software intended to help developers ...

Intel's Core 200E-series 'Bartlett Lake' CPUs to offer up to 12 cores at a 125W TDP, according to a leak.

The Turion 64 X2 family of 64-bit dual-core processors is designed for lightweight notebook PCs. The mobile technology chip is based on the industry-leading Direct Connect Architecture, providing high ...

Returning to a unified core design would give Intel extra room on the chip for more performance cores, but it would be a complete redesign and layout change.

Next year will be big for Intel in the data center—it hopes to catch up to AMD's Epyc chips by expanding its portfolio of CPUs and riding the wave of a node shrink for good measure. One of the most ...

TL;DR: Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 386H "Panther Lake" CPU offers strong single- and multi-core performance with 16 cores and advanced cache, but it trails AMD's flagship Strix Halo APUs in ...

I knew this was coming — I just didn’t expect it to happen quite just yet. It turns out that some of the best processors are on their way toward retirement, because eight-core CPUs are slowly becoming ...

In context: For many DIY PC enthusiasts, dual-core desktop CPUs may appear as remnants of a bygone era, but both Intel and AMD persist in offering entry-level processors equipped with just a couple of ...

Fancy, expensive processors are fun, but for most people who just want to build a decent middle-of-the-road PC for gaming (and anything else), the best advice is usually to buy a Core i5 or Ryzen 5 ...

Enabling all cores of a processor can improve performance and multi-tasking capabilities, reduce the amount of energy consumed by the system, and improve the overall stability of the device, as the ...