Athlon 64 Processors by Sezer Bozkurt
For a long time Intel has been leading the market in processor sales and popularity but AMD is finally putting a stop to that. With the release of their Athlon 64 processor, with 64 bit computing capabilities, they have been slowly but surely regaining the market back from Intel. ... Although AMD hit the target by releasing their 64 bit processor long before Intel did, they are not standing still. ... As we know AMD processor run at a lot slower speeds than Intel processors making them cooler to run.

Dual Core Computer Processors: Luxury or Necessity? by Peter Stewart
Most of the talk going on in the computer processor industry is revolving around dual core processors. But what advantages do they actually give and is it worth it in terms of price? All processors have a core. A processor contains some memory, often referred to as cache, either L1, L2 or L3,... Intel offers two processors in its range, same processor, just different speeds. ... As with processors in the past the mainstream of dual core processors is dominated by the two big guys, Intel and AMD.

Dual-Core Processor Wars: AMD X2 vs Intel Pentium D by Peter Stewart
There's a war going on and the latest battle continues to offer the promise of good prices to consumers looking for the best stuff for their computer. Since the inception of dual-core processors a little while back the race has been on to see who can get the better chip with this dual-core... To add insult to injury, Intel's dual-core processor offerings came in at remarkably good value. ... That's right, AMD's cheapest dual-core processor cost more than Intel's most expensive. ... As the ability to clock the chips any higher became more and more difficult technically, the next step was to...

Intel Celeron vs Pentium by Bradley James
The Celeron and Pentium Processors are two of Intel's best selling CPUs. They are found in a majority of home computer systems. When comparing the two processors it should be first understood that there are different types of Pentium processors - the original Pentium all the way to the Pentium 4... The Intel Celeron processor was always designed to be a low-cost alternative to the Pentium processor line. ... Many applications will work just great with a Celeron processor, despite a little less power than the Pentium 4.

Xeon Chip by Intel Rocks Speed Records by Lance Winslow
Intel’s revenge on AMD maybe the Xeon Chip, which threatens to break speed processing records and leapfrog AMD technology. While AMD was busy starting legal issues against Intel, it was Intel who was busy working on the next technology for the future of the industry. ... Can Advanced Micro Devices with it’s Opteron processor continue their frontal assault on Intel. ... Will Intel continue to lead in the Server side of the chip industry or will AMD forge ahead? ... Most Corporations are still upgrading between three and five years and getting a jump on AMD is a strategically good move for...

New Apple Products 2006 - The Introduction of the Intel Macs by John Conanan
In the past two months Apple has released a number of completely new products, and more importantly has started their transition to the Intel processor. In this article I will detail the new product offerings and options available on each. The first new Intel product announced by Apple was the... The iMac Core Duo features the Intel Core Duo processor running at 1.83 or 2.0 GHz, the ATI Radeon X1600 graphics card, 512MB of built-in RAM upgradeable to 2GB, and a 160GB Serial ATA hard drive upgradeable to 500GB.

Dual Core Laptops - Sorting The Facts From The Fluff by Laurie Vella
Mobile computing technology is ever changing and the latest evolutionary step is the development of dual core processor laptops. New CPU’s for notebooks. The recent introduction of the NAPA Platform has shown some significant enhancements on the older Somona technology. ... If a machine has a stated processor speed of 1.66GHz then that's across both cores, not 1.66GHz on each core, the advantage over a 1.66GHz single core processor would be improvements in performance and data handling. ... The new NAPA platform offers a lot of significant advantages for a dual core laptop such as a 60%...

AMD vs. Intel: Which Chip Offers More Bang for Your Buck in Gaming PCs? by Jordan Hall
Computer enthusiasts have long known of the ongoing rivalry between Intel, the processing giant, and Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD. Since the early nineties, Intel and AMD have vied for technical dominance in the computer hardware field and in relation to computer gaming. ... According to Tom’s Hardware, AMD’s Turion 64 enjoys its status as the most efficient single core processor, and while Intel’s Core Duo is technically the most efficient dual core processor, the overall power efficiency of AMD systems offsets any advantage that the Core Duo might have.

Hyperthreading In Nutshell by Syed Feroz Zainvi
The article summarizes the Hyperthreading technology as best as possible in just ten steps. 1. Hyperthreading (HT) is term coined by Intel for Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT). 2. Hyperthreading is meant for dual-core or multi-core processors like Pentium 4 with HT or Xeon MP. ... Some examples are Intel C++ Compiler, Intel VTune Performance Analyzer and High-Level tools from KAI Inc. ... The technology aims at better utilization of execution units in a processor which otherwise would be idle.

Blade Servers Offer Efficient Energy Usage and a Lower TCO by Mike Colesante
With the release of dual-core Xeon chips for blade servers, Intel has again accentuated the ability of companies to save money in terms of lower power consumption and increased reliability. Studies indicate a blade server can reduce power and cooling costs 15 to 25 percent, meeting the needs of... Within almost a month of each other, Dempsey (Dual-Core Xeon 5000 series) and Woodcrest (Dual-Core Xeon 5100) were released by Intel. ... Intel has begun shipping to its customers the next generation of Intel Server Systems, Server Boards and Server Chassis featuring the Dual-Core Xeon 5000 and...