Processor News

Processor is the heart of a computing system. Multi-processors have been invented for decades. Recent technology advancement brings multi-processor in the form of dual-core, and upcoming quad-core to desktop users. Eventually, most desktop users will be using multi-core processors. It's getting interesting to see the advancement of multi-processor.

14 May 2007: AMD Names Athlon's Successor: Phenom
23 Apr 2007: AMD: Barcelona quad-core 50% faster than Intel’s quad-core Xeon
18 Apr 2007: Intel Penryn Performance Preview: The Fastest gets Faster
17 Apr 2007: Intel details Penryn performance, new SSE4 extensions
16 Apr 2007: Intel Developer Forum - Beijing 2007: Penryn and Intel's High End GPU
16 Apr 2007: Intel officially owns up to GPU plans with Larrabee
09 Apr 2007: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800: The Fastest Desktop CPU, now with more cores
09 Apr 2007: Intel Launches New Quad-core Processor for High-End PCs
04 Apr 2007: Apple Unveils Eight-Core Mac Pro
30 Mar 2007: Intel Clovertown: Quad Core for the Masses
30 Mar 2007: Quad-core heading to NEC's resilient servers
29 Mar 2007: CeBIT 2007: Storage & Servers
29 Mar 2007: Intel develops integrated memory controller for Nehalem processors
26 Mar 2007: The Gigahertz Battle: How Do Today's CPUs Stack Up?
22 Mar 2007: Intel vs. AMD: Today's generation compared
05 Mar 2007: The CPU redefined: AMD Torrenza and Intel CSI
01 Mar 2007: Barcelona Architecture: AMD on the Counterattack
27 Feb 2007: Dual Core Notebook CPUs Explored
20 Feb 2007: Does AMD's Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Have Any Kick Left?
20 Feb 2007: New AMD Desktop Processors Designed for Both Performance-Hungry and Energy-Conscious Users
13 Feb 2007: Intel to bring back Hyperthreading with Nehalem core
11 Feb 2007: AMD Reveals More 'Barcelona' Secrets
11 Feb 2007: AMD touts power consumption tech in quad core
11 Feb 2007: Intel Enters 'Tera-scale' Era
11 Feb 2007: Intel's GPU plans could include extending x86 ISA
11 Feb 2007: Intel shows off 80-core processor
09 Feb 2007: Gateway FX530: Mad Cows and Quad Core Overclocking
07 Feb 2007: AMD cranks out new Opterons
28 Jan 2007: Intel announces breakthrough ‘Penryn’ processor family; slated for production in second half 2007
16 Jan 2007: Intel shows 45-nm processor
11 Jan 2007: 500 MHz FSB? Core 2 Duo Overtakes Core 2 Extreme
10 Jan 2007: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300: Affordable and Highly Overclockable
08 Jan 2007: Can AMD'S 65 nm Core Fight Back?
21 Dec 2006: AMD's 65nm Preview Part 2 - The Plot Thickens (Updated with Information from AMD)
20 Dec 2006: A quick look at AMD's 65nm Athlon 64 X2 processors
18 Dec 2006: AMD Socket-F Opteron vs. Intel Woodcrest
15 Dec 2006: New-look Xeons and Opterons square off
14 Dec 2006: AMD's 65nm Brisbane Core Previewed: The most energy efficient AMD CPU to date
14 Dec 2006: AMD outlines plans for future processors
12 Dec 2006: AMD Rolls Out New Athlon Processors
11 Dec 2006: Intel adds another quad-core Xeon
11 Dec 2006: Intel Offers Fifth Quad-Core Processor
06 Dec 2006: A quick look at AMD's quad-core Barcelona
06 Dec 2006: Quad-Core Xeon Clovertown Rolls Into DP Servers
04 Dec 2006: AMD demos native quad-core processor
30 Nov 2006: AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture Redefines High-End Computing for Megatasking Enthusiasts
30 Nov 2006: AMD's QuadFX (a.k.a. 4x4) disappoints
30 Nov 2006: AMD's Quad FX: Technically Quad Core
30 Nov 2006: AMD's 4x4 Platform & Athlon 64 FX-70 - Brute Force Quad Cores
29 Nov 2006: AMD blasts off Quad for PC DIYers
29 Nov 2006: Intel completes design of Penryn chip
10 Nov 2006: Intel's newest Quad Xeon MP versus HP's DL585 Quad Opteron
02 Nov 2006: Intel's Core 2 Extreme QX6700: The Multi-core Era Begins
01 Nov 2006: Kentsfield Released: Core 2 Quadro Ready to Ravage the High-End
26 Oct 2006: Cool Fusion: AMD's plan to revolutionise multi-core computing
26 Oct 2006: Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron Battle Head to Head
25 Oct 2006: AMD's "Fusion" processor to merge CPU and GPU
25 Oct 2006: AMD-ATI to Offer CPU/GPU Combo
23 Oct 2006: Intel bares Tigerton
23 Oct 2006: Intel sticks to dual-die processors
20 Oct 2006: Intel Looks to Solidify Quad-Core Lead
20 Oct 2006: Intel shows off sweet 16 server
20 Oct 2006: Intel shows off sweet 16 server
19 Oct 2006: AMD Quad-Father 4X4 Update: Configurations Come Into Focus
19 Oct 2006: Intel To Preview Quad-Core Xeon MP
19 Oct 2006: Intel to Tape Out First 45nm Processor in Q4 2006
19 Oct 2006: POWER6 set to carry the POWER4/POWER5/970 lineage forward?
18 Oct 2006: Intel to Ship Roughly 5-6 Million of Quad-Core Desktop Processors in 2007
17 Oct 2006: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz with 1333MHz Bus Incoming
13 Oct 2006: Take a Look Inside the G5-Based Dual-Processor Power Mac
12 Oct 2006: Fall Processor Forum: Power6 at 5 GHz
11 Oct 2006: AMD takes wraps off of quad-core design
11 Oct 2006: Fall Processor Forum: Niagara, Act Two
11 Oct 2006: Fall Processor Forum: SPARC64 VI and VII
10 Oct 2006: IBM's Power6 gets help with math, multimedia
10 Oct 2006: Quad-core Opteron faster at virtualization, AMD says
09 Oct 2006: Cavium Networks Introduces New OCTEON Plus Multi-core MIPS64 Processors with World's Highest Networking, Wireless and Security Performance
09 Oct 2006: Dual-core PowerPC SoC gains BSP, support
09 Oct 2006: IBM Strengthens Power Architecture with New Low-Power Processors
09 Oct 2006: LSI Logic rolls next-gen media processor architecture
09 Oct 2006: Terra Soft to Build World's First Cell-Based Supercomputer
02 Oct 2006: Intel’s Next-Generation Processors to Support SSE4
03 Oct 2006: Quad-core processor forecast
30 Sep 2006: Second-Generation Quad-Core Chip from Intel to Come in Q3 2007
26 Sep 2006: Intel Creates 80-Core Microprocessor
26 Sep 2006: Intel: 80 Cores by 2011
26 Sep 2006: Intel Announces Quad-Core Processor
25 Sep 2006: “Merged” CPU-GPU in 2008, Says AMD Chief Technologist
21 Sep 2006: Quad-core Xeon Details Unveiled
19 Sep 2006: Intel Preps Affordable Quad-Core Microprocessor
06 Sep 2006: AMD Quietly Unveils New Dual-Core Microprocessor for Desktops
06 Sep 2006: IBM wins hybrid supercomputer deal
06 Sep 2006: Intel’s First Quad-Core Processor to Emerge in Two Months, Says Web-Site
11 Aug 2006: Linux powers unusual multicore machine
27 Jul 2006: Intel Calls Core 2 'Best In World', Slashes Prices 60%
26 Jul 2006: Intel Dual-Core FAQ
25 Jul 2006: AMD Demos 4x4 Platform
24 Jul 2006: Merom crashing Intel's Core 2 Duo launch event
14 Jul 2006: Game Over? Core 2 Duo Knocks Out Athlon 64
14 Jul 2006: Intel Core 2 Duo/Extreme processor review
26 Jun 2006: Intel Introduces Xeon 5100 Server Chip
09 Jun 2006: Intel Core 2 Duo Performance Update
04 Jun 2006: Intel Conroe Performance Preview
18 Apr 2006: AMD said to be researching 'reverse multi-threading' tech
19 Mar 2006: Intel's Core Duo meets the desktop
09 Mar 2006: Intel Math: 2+2=Quad-Core Processor
07 Mar 2006: Spring IDF 2006 Conroe Preview: Intel Regains the Performance Crown
14 Feb 2006: Sun Microsystems Announces Plans to Bring Breakthrough Efficiency of UltraSPARC T1 Processor to Upcoming Netra AdvancedTCA Blades and Carrier-Grade Rack Server Line
11 Feb 2006: Intel offers four-core trip to Clovertown
10 Feb 2006: Intel shows off its quad core
16 Jan 2006: Intel Bests AMD With Core Duo
14 Nov 2005: McNealy Finally Takes Wraps Off
25 Oct 2005: Intel Changes CPU Road Map
25 Oct 2005: Software limits multi-core ICs, panelists say
25 Aug 2005: Intel looks to 'Dunnington' multi-core Xeon future
22 Aug 2005: Tutorial: Build A Dual-Core System
15 Aug 2005: Intel To Deliver Dual-Core, Hyper-Threaded Server Platforms Earlier Than Expected
18 Jul 2005: Intel pulls rabbit out of Paxville 4MB dual core hat
08 Jul 2005: IBM launches dual-core PowerPC 970 chip
08 Jul 2005: IBM introduces dual-core PowerPC 970 chip
08 Jul 2005: Intel tweaks Pentium D for servers
07 Jul 2005: Forthcoming Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® Processor Achieves Fastest Four-Way Floating Point Benchmark
13 Jun 2005: Steve Jobs Not Impressed with the Cell Processor
10 Jun 2005: AMD Details Early Quad-Core Plans
02 Jun 2005: Intel's dual-core notebook chip knows how to share
31 May 2005: AMD edges Intel in early dual-core benchmarks
26 May 2005: Intel Pentium D dual-core desktop CPU
26 Apr 2005: AMD may deliver quad core processors by 2007
21 Apr 2005: AMD Announces World’s First 64-Bit, x86 Multi-Core Processors For Servers And Workstations At Second-Anniversary Celebration Of AMD Opteron™ Processor
21 Apr 2005: AMD Dual-Core Opteron Performance Preview
20 Apr 2005: Hands on with Production Dual-Core AMD Opteron
20 Apr 2005: Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840 Processor Review
12 Apr 2005: Intel First to Ship Dual Core
03 Mar 2005: AMD to release notebook dual-core simultaneously with desktop chip
03 Mar 2005: Intel banks on new architecture
01 Mar 2005: Intel Expects 75% Of Its Processors To Be Dual-Core Next Year
01 Mar 2005: Intel: 15 dual-core projects under way
23 Feb 2005: AMD Demos Dual-Core Athlon 64
08 Feb 2005: CELL Processor Gets Ready To Entertain The Masses
08 Feb 2005: The Quest for More Processing Power, Part One: "Is the single core CPU doomed?"
07 Feb 2005: Intel details dual-core Itanium
07 Feb 2005: PS3 Power: Details on Cell
25 Jan 2005: The Consequence of Waking Up a Sleeping Giant: Intel Roadmaps Inside
17 Dec 2004: Intel expands core concept for chips
15 Dec 2004: InfoWorld Thinks Apple Will Use IBM's Power5 Sometime in 2005
15 Dec 2004: Intel, HP part ways in Itanium 64-bit processor pact
10 Dec 2004: IBM's still got the Power
29 Nov 2004: Sony Discloses Details on Computer Chip
28 Nov 2004: Details trickle out on Cell processor
04 Nov 2004: Intel claims edge over AMD on dual core chips
19 Oct 2004: Microsoft Reveals Licensing Plans for Dual-Core Chips
08 Sep 2004: Intel Demonstrates New Chips
06 Sep 2004: Intel, AMD Pack Dual Processing Cores on Single Chip
25 Aug 2004: Dual-core chips bring dual caches
19 Jul 2004: New server chips carry hidden cost
18 May 2004: Dual-core chips in 2005, says AMD
16 May 2004: Don't bet on dual core Prescotts, Intel says
13 May 2004: Intel shoots for dual cores, wireless profits
12 May 2004: Sun to Test Niagara Chip
17 Dec 2003: Taming the supercomputer
13 Oct 2003: Sun, Fujitsu to Rev SPARC Chips
27 Aug 2003: IBM finds ally for supercomputer-on-a-chip
16 Sep 2003: Intel commits to multi-core Pentiums, Xeons, Itanics
07 Aug 2003: IBM's Power5+ to hit 3GHz
04 Feb 2003: IBM plots road ahead with Power5
15 Oct 2002: Intel Shows Multicore Itanium
04 Jul 2002: The 64-bit saga POWER4 vs Itanium2
30 Apr 2002: IBM POWER4 wins best microprocessor award
18 May 2001: IBM's Power4 chip will fight disease first
27 Nov 2000: Chip Multiprocessing
04 Aug 1999: IBM to unveil Power4 processor at Hot Chips