Multi-core processing is a means to break through the limitations of clock frequency scaling to deliver increased performance. Two or more cores in a processor allows for more performance and reduced ...

Buying multicore servers raises two new questions for enterprises: How do you avoid punitive software licensing, and which applications need multicore processors? Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and ...

Microsoft’s new director of scalable and multicore computing speaks out about the potential for this technology in software and hardware. Supercomputing expert Dan Reed, who saw the birth of the Web ...

Intel is honing its sights on many-core chips that are far more powerful than today’s dual and quad-core processors. As expected, Intel took a big step in that direction today by unveiling a 48-core ...

Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 show their multiprocessing mettle in our dual-core and quad-core performance tests They say you can never be too young, or too rich. Or too handsome or too ...

Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 285K is finally here, promising a boost in performance with a significant reduction in power requirements, at least according to Intel. As you can read in my Core Ultra 9 285K ...

The big picture: Intel may have long discontinued its Pentium and Celeron processor lineups, but the company still caters to the entry-level market with the affordable "Intel Processor" series. Last ...

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 ...