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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 review
Review The CPU market is due for a lot of upheaval over the next 12 months, so you might be wise to wait for a clearer picture before plunking down $1000 or so on Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core desktop processor. But if you want to claim ownership of the fastest multi-core CPU available today, look no further.
8.3 Editors' Rating
AMD's Barcelona: benchmarks
Tech Guide AMD's long-awaited quad-core server CPUs finally arrived last month, with clock speeds up to 2GHz. So how do they perform? We have some preliminary results.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 review
Review The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 keeps Intel in the lead for desktop CPU performance, at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains. New products at the end of the year may outclass this new chip when they arrive, but for now, the QX6850 reigns supreme.
8.3 Editors' Rating
A guide to desktop management
Tech Guide Desktop (and notebook) PCs present a huge headache for IT managers: looking after hardware and software inventory, configuration, security, patching and software licences, for example, can make serious inroads into the IT budget. We examine the technologies and tools that can make the job easier.
Inside Intel's Santa Rosa platform
Tech Guide Improvements to the processor, chipset and wireless components of Intel's latest mobile platform should result in a new generation of faster notebooks with longer battery life. Business systems will also get Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) for the first time, while Turbo Memory should reduce the frequency of hard disk accesses, saving power and boosting performance.
Photos: Technology Showcase at IDF
Photos The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing includes a Technology Showcase highlighting some of the new ideas — some sensible, some striking, some plain strange — that will be emerging over the coming months and years.
CPU roadmap: 2007 and beyond
Tech Guide Want to know Intel and AMD's release plans for this year and next? We have the roadmap details.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 review
Review If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in.
8.7 Editors' Rating
Inside Intel's Core architecture
Tech Guide Intel's Core architecture now underlies mobile, desktop and server chips, and is a major departure from the Pentium 4's NetBurst design.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 review
Review Intel's Core 2 Duo E6700 offers the best price-to-performance ratio we've seen in a desktop chip. For half the cost of AMD's top-of-the-line chip, you get identical if not superior performance and better power efficiency. AMD surprised us last year with its completely dominant dual-core chips, but Intel regains the crown with Core 2 Duo.
9.0 Editors' Rating
Dual-core AMD Turion: slow out of the gate
Tech Guide Preliminary benchmark results for AMD's new dual-core mobile processor suggest that Intel has little to fear.
Intel Core 2 Duo preview benchmarks: a different approach
Tech Guide How does Intel's new Core 2 Duo E6700 processor cope with multitasking? We have some preliminary test results.
Intel's next-generation Core processor architecture
Preview How will Intel's forthcoming Core 2 Duo deliver faster performance? Here's a quick guide to the key developments.
Inside Intel's Napa platform
Tech Guide Intel's latest mobile platform, now officially christened Centrino Duo, introduces the Core Duo (Yonah) chip with dual CPU cores. This and other developments should deliver useful -- if not revolutionary -- increases in notebook performance and battery life.
Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD
Tech Guide AMD's Athlon 64 X2 3800+ is an affordable entry-level dual core processor. But how does it match up to Intel's equivalent Pentium D? We have the benchmarks.
