The first smartphones with dual-core processors reached the market in 2010. Before that smartphones used single-core processors maxing out at around 1.4GHz. Since then the number of cores has grown ...

We have had multi-core processors in our PCs for over a decade, and today they are considered the norm. At first it was dual-core, then quad-core, and today companies like Intel and AMD offer high end ...

If I have a computer with a 2.66GHz quad-core processor, will it run my software and games faster than my 3.2GHz single-core Pentium 4? Yes, quad-core CPUs are generally much faster than single-core ...

Since 2005, computer CPU chip makers have increasingly adopted the use of multiple cores to increase performance. Each core runs a separate computing task, so the computer gets more work done. Before ...

It's hard to overemphasize how far computers have come and how they have transformed just about every aspect of our lives. From rudimentary devices like toasters to cutting-edge devices like ...

Dual-processor machines have been a constant part of the Mac landscape since Apple put a pair of 500MHz G4 chips into a Power Mac back in 2000. But that landscape shifted Wednesday when Apple ...

The microprocessor industry is going through a major technological shift that will have big implications for PC and server makers, software vendors and, not least, those buying the technology. The ...

While traditional single core systems employ a dedicated cache, theintroduction of multi-core platforms presents the opportunity toconsider the shared use of cache by multiple processors. Designs ...

Intel’s 8th-generation Core CPUs solve a problem for the superlight (sub-three-pound) laptops that are becoming increasingly popular. Up to now, these laptops could handle only dual-core CPUs, because ...

Selecting a processor for an embedded multimedia application is a complex endeavor. It involves a thorough analysis of the processor's core architecture and peripheral set, a solid understanding of ...

So, you're in the market for a new computer, and you've come up with some impressive looking specifications, particularly to do with the processor. A friend on your left tells you to get a processor ...

In the olden days, i.e. last week, software companies could reasonably use hardware CPU capacity as a rough and ready proxy for the relative value of software. Basically they could sell a two CPU ...