It was not too long ago that the web was buzzing with dual-core versus quad-core debates. Sides were taken and lines were drawn. At that time, one of the main arguments against quad-core processors ...

Intel has never had such a cash cow as the Core architecture. When Intel released the Pentium brand name, Intel made a name for itself as the high point for computer processors. It wasn't till AMD's ...

Like the dual-core leap that came before it, the new quad-core chips that Intel showed off at IDF represent the next major push for the company. Intel plans to use multichip modules (MCMs) containing ...

When Intel launched their first 45nm processor last November, the QX9650, people might have been excited, but not everyone wanted to shell out a premium to have the fastest piece of hardware available ...

There’s no doubt that 2006 was one of the most incredible years in technology in recent memory. There were scandals, impressive landscape-shifting mergers, strange new alliances and many new products ...

Intel just spat out their first Core 2 Quad branded processors right on schedule and just hours before Macworld... hmm. As the name implies, Intel packs in 4 cores per processor. Three new quad-core ...

As you saw on the previous page, the new S-series 65W Core 2 Quads aren't much different than the standard TDP models. It appears that they are simply specially binned parts which can operate at lower ...

Intel will definitely confuse the market as it plans to use a single sticker for both Core 2 Duo and Quad. This doesn't make any reasonable sense as people who buy quad core won't have the power of ...

Earlier this week, I asked, “Where are the quads?” I’ve been wondering when Intel’s Core 2 Quad, released in January, would show up in a brand-name consumer desktop PC. I expected to see the chip ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

Quad-core processor shopping? There's a saying among automotive enthusiasts that goes something like, “How fast do you want to go? Well, how much do you want to spend?” I don't think anyone would ...