LinuxHardware.org: Going In-Depth with Dual-Core

[ Thanks to Augustus for this link. ]

"The last several weeks have brought a plethora of previews, reviews, and articles on dual-core processors from both AMD and Intel. Hardware sites have been scrambling to setup testing suites to adequately cover what dual-core can offer performance wise to the end user. Some of these sites have done great and others have fallen flat on their face. Even the better reviews like the two done here Dual-Core Opterons Reviewed on the Linux Front and Dual-Core on the Desktop: AMD's Athlon 64 X2 have left a lot of readers still confused as to whether or not they need a dual-core system. Along with reviews, we believe that an in depth overview of dual-core was needed to help ease most of the confusion that users are having about this technology. Today's article will focus mainly on what dual-core is about and why AMD and Intel are pushing for it..."

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Related Stories:

• LinuxHardware.org: Dual-Core on the Desktop: AMD's Athlon 64 X2(May 22, 2005)
• LinuxHardware: Dual-Core Opterons Reviewed on the Linux Front(Apr 23, 2005)
• CNET News: Red Hat Tests Dual-Core Support(Apr 13, 2005)