Intel has been unfolding the new series with an up-to 8-core and thus 16-threads processor (2 cores down from last-gen) in the desktop processor segment (HEDT seems dead). Intel markets this series as ...

How does CPU overclocking affect StarCraft 2 performance? Not only how does CPU overclocking affect StarCraft 2 performance but more importantly - can it allow a dual-core CPU to get back on equal ...

It's been a tough couple of years for the world's top processor manufacturer, but the chipmaker's new Core 2 microarchitecture and a renewed sense of paranoia promises to make Intel processors ...

Any reader with a passing interest in consumer-level CPUs will have noted that Intel has been planning to release a new range of desktop processors in mid-2006. Known to many by the codename given to ...

Page 9: F.E.A.R.: Low and High Resolutions Page 10: Power Consumption Page 11: Our Summary and Conclusion Hot on the heals of the holiday weekend, Intel is launching a new flagship quad-core processor ...

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 ...