I knew this was coming — I just didn’t expect it to happen quite just yet. It turns out that some of the best processors are on their way toward retirement, because eight-core CPUs are slowly becoming ...

The 3.33GHz Core i7-980X, formerly codenamed Gulftown, is Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel's first six-core processor for client PCs and will reportedly be priced at $999, the same price tag currently ...

AMD is reportedly already working on a budget X3D gaming CPU based on its latest Zen 5 architecture. According to the latest word from the rumor mill, the new AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D has six cores, rather ...

Advanced Micro Devices’ upcoming six-core Phenom II X6 processors for desktops are already showing up in online retail stores prior to the chips’ official launch later this month. Online retailer ...

"What happens typically is that we launch our standard power parts, and as we're doing that, the manufacturing side is turning the knobs for the lower power parts that come out shortly thereafter," ...

zero load to WANG™ (2.46) Leo just upgraded his system - deciding to get rid of the weedy quad core cpu for a 6 core processor he bought on sale at Overclockers uk recently. Quad core is fine if all ...

All models except the base Intel Core 3 304 have 2 P-cores and 4 low-power LPE cores, completely omitting traditional ...

Your humble blogwatcher selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention Coded Smorgasbord… Nate Ralph neatly summarizes: Intel’s … i7-980X ...

Apple is testing a new version of its Mac Pro equipped with a six-core processor from Intel. The new computer could be introduced in the first quarter of 2010 and may prompt a discount for earlier Mac ...

The quad-core chips that have sat atop the microprocessor heap for the past two years are about to start being replaced by bigger, burlier six-core processor technology. In a keynote address at Intel ...