Quad Core
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Lenovo ThinkStation S20
Reviews This is a well-built workstation with quad-core power to spare, although it could do with more storage options.
Saturday, July 04 2009 11:30 AM
Tags: Port, Adapter, Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet, Quad-core, Storage, Lenovo Group Ltd., workstation, monitor, Ethernet
Intel's Dunnington comes in fours and sixes
News Chip giant launches three iterations of industry's first six-core 45-nanometer processors targeted at high-end server market. Another four versions are quad-core.
Monday, September 15 2008 09:06 PM
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Virtualization, Intel Xeon, Quad-core, Server, Istanbul, performance
Intel gives 'turbo' boost to Nehalem
News Chipmaker unveils power control feature in its new microarchitecture, which a senior executive claims will be "pretty compelling" for enterprises.
Wednesday, August 20 2008 02:22 PM
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Intel Corp., Mobile, Quad-core, Notebook, Fujitsu Siemens, processor, Intel Centrino 2
AMD launches low-power six-core Opterons
News New processors, the first six-core chips under AMD's power-efficient HE line-up, are now available in Hewlett-Packard systems.
Wednesday, July 15 2009 11:07 AM
Tags: Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Quad-core, Web Server, Server, AMD Opteron, processor
Quad-core MacBook Pro on the way?
News Intel's quiet introduction of its new low-cost quad-core processor could signal a 17-inch MacBook Pro upgrade at Macworld.
Wednesday, December 31 2008 09:40 AM
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Mac OS, Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Mobile, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Quad-core
AMD launches 'Istanbul' six-core processors
News New Opteron processors are aimed at the high-performance computing and virtualization markets.
Tuesday, June 02 2009 09:37 AM
Tags: Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Supercomputing, Virtualization, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Istanbul
Roadrunner pips Jaguar on supercomputer list
News Two systems, including one based on x86 chips, have become the first ever to break the petaflop barrier in the latest Top500 supercomputer list.
Tuesday, November 18 2008 02:18 AM
Tags: Supercomputing, IBM Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Asia, Chip, Quad-core, AMD Opteron, supercomputer, U.S., barrier
AMD updates multicore chips as Intel ups pressure
News The company announces replacements in its Phenom desktop processor line amid drastic price cuts from Intel.
Thursday, April 24 2008 01:24 AM
Tags: Price optimization, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Chip, Graphics, Quad-core, processor
Intel unveils new cooling tech for ultrathin laptops
News Keeping the outside of notebooks cool has been a challenge. Chipmaker's new technology will be licensed to customers so they can make "thinner and thinner laptops."
Friday, October 24 2008 10:09 AM
Tags: Processors, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., PC Company, Apple MacBook, Quad-core, Computer, processor, HyperThreading, Laptop Computer
AMD shuffles executives, creates new engineering group
News Randy Allen will now run Advanced Micro Devices' processor group, as Mario Rivas pays the price for the Barcelona debacle.
Tuesday, May 13 2008 09:22 AM
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business models, Leadership, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Quad-core, Stock, Server, processor, leader, Barcelona
Developers get boost for multicore apps
News Chip giant Intel unveils a suite of new tools that aims to help developers engage in parallel coding, for a future where every machine is multicore.
Thursday, August 21 2008 10:18 AM
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Multi-core, Tool, Quad-core, Developer, 3D, Environment, software, processor
HyperTransport gets faster
News A new specification for the communications bus, used in AMD's multicore chips, should give it a speed boost.
Wednesday, August 20 2008 09:37 AM
Tags: Processors, HyperTransport, Broadcom Corp., Quad-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., consortium, performance, processor, general manager, desktop
AMD's cover on Fusion blown?
News First Fusion processor will be based on 40-nanometer manufacturing technology, report claims. But, AMD says CPU highlighted in report does not exist.
Tuesday, August 05 2008 07:55 PM
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Phenom, Dual-core, GPU, Quad-core, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., processor, ATI Technologies Inc., industry
Intel seeks new 'microserver' standard
News Intel doesn't want to be the only one touting eensy-weensy servers aimed at Web site hosting companies. It's trying to standardize its design.
Friday, October 30 2009 09:38 AM
Tags: Servers, Intel Corp., quad-core processor, Computer, Hosting Company, Server, processor, computer industry, blade server, Web Site
AMD delivers its own server platform
News Low-power platform, formerly codenamed Fiorano, offers server builders combination of six-core Opteron with choice of three chipsets from AMD.
Wednesday, September 23 2009 09:13 AM
Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., PCI Express, Server, AMD Opteron, performance, processor, product marketing, data center, chipset






