The Benefits of Dual-Core Processors in High-Performance Computing
White Papers This paper examines the real-world advantages of dual-core processors; specifically how the new dual-core AMD Opteron processors benefit users in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. The next step in advanced processor technology...
[May 29, 2007, 5:20]
Scalability and Performance of Hp Proliant Bl20p G3 Server Blades With Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors (2.8 Ghz/2 Mb) Processors in an Hp SBC Environment
White Papers This server blade delivers high-performance Dual-Core Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz/2 MB processors, SAN storage capability, up to 8 GB of PC2-3200 ECC DDR2 memory, and four gigabit NICs standard. This paper demonstrates that a 2P HP ProLiant BL20p G3 server...
[March 2, 2009, 22:01]
Pharmaceutical Information Systems Provider Selects Intel vPro Technology and Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors
White Papers As a result, it wanted to evaluate the performance of its software on Intel vPro technology-based PCs and Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor-based servers. The Intel vPro technology-based PCs and Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor-based servers handled the...
[May 17, 2007, 1:00]
Set Up Procedure for Performance Characterization Results: Benchmark to Demonstrate Improvement in SIP Performance for IMS, Powered by Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors
White Papers This white paper provides the detailed technical information necessary to understand test parameters and results characterizing Single Board Computer (SBC) performance for IMS workload based on SIP transactions.
[December 27, 2006, 0:00]
Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD
Talkback One point that almost all AMD vs Intel reviews are missing is that the Intel processors require more expensive DDR2 memory while the AMD chips use DDR memory. Using the memory types and speeds listed in the article, the memory for the Intel systems...
[November 4, 2005, 20:47]
HP and Intel round on Oracle over dual-core licences
Talkback I have no doubt that we will see 10 and 100 GHz processors, but probably not within the next 10 years. I agree with Muhammad. Oracle, BEA, and Microsoft are trying to justify padding their profit margins while stating that they're only sticking to...
[February 12, 2005, 17:27]
Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD
Talkback Just seeing that the AMD CPU X can encode a file of unspecified length and resolution in 15 minutes doesn't say much about the general performance, only the relative performance between the processors included in the benchmark.
[November 5, 2005, 18:20]
Cray supercomputer goes dual-core
News The Red Storm computer, a machine Cray will start building at Sandia National Laboratories this year, will be upgraded in 2005 with dual-core Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices. By the end of 2005, the system should reach 100 teraflops...
[July 30, 2004, 10:25]
Intel launches first dual-core server chip
News Manufacturing was going so well with Intel's "Paxville" chip - a dual-core model designed for higher-end servers with four or more processors - that Intel released a version for dual-processor servers.
[October 11, 2005, 9:30]
IBM reveals dual-core Power details
News The PowerPC 970MP is a dual-core version of the PowerPC 970FX, which is commonly found in Macintosh computers running G5 processors. Prices were not disclosed, and it wasn't immediately clear when the two new chips would be available, but...
[July 11, 2005, 16:30]
Dual-core Itanium chip gets airing
News A member of the Itanium family of server processors, Montecito will contain 1.7 billion transistors, making it Intel's first chip to crack the billion mark in transistors, and run at 2GHz, faster than existing Itaniums, according to Nimish Modi...
[February 7, 2005, 8:10]
Intel sued over 'dual-core' branding
News Intel is currently marketing its new range of quad-core processors. Intel is being sued in a trademark case over the use of the term "dual-core" in its product labelling. Whilst it has picked out the largest chipmaker that uses the "dual-core...
[September 6, 2007, 12:07]
Dell lets dual-core laptop info slip
News In the spreadsheet, prices and specifications for older Dell products appear alongside recently introduced products and unannounced PCs with Intel's Core Duo processors, which were expected to ship in February.
[February 2, 2006, 8:30]
AMD's dual-core desktop debut outstrips Intel
News In multitasking tests, however, the Intel chips often edged out the equivalent AMD processors. AMD was second in coming to market with a dual-core desktop chip, but it's first in benchmark scores, according to sites that test the chip.
[June 1, 2005, 8:55]
Intel details dual-core notebook chip
News In 1999, notebook processors accounted for about 17 percent of Intel's output. Current dual-core desktop chips from AMD and Intel come with similar sized caches, but each core accesses only 1MB of cache memory dedicated to it.
[June 3, 2005, 9:20]
Intel prepares dual-core demo
News Otellini and others will also give updates on some of the technologies, such as LaGrande, Vanderpool and Silvervale, that will increase security and performance of PC processors. Intel will demonstrate a dual-core processor at the Intel Developer...
[September 2, 2004, 16:30]
Dell to launch dual-core Xeon servers
News In April, AMD introduced dual-core Opteron processors and the chips are used in machines from Sun, HP and IBM - three of the top four server sellers. Intel said it expects its dual-core "Bensley" processors, which are next-generation dual-core...
[September 26, 2005, 9:35]
Dual cores mean double trouble
Leader The reason is that few software vendors, many of whom currently sell licences on the basis of how many processors a computer -- typically a server -- has, have managed to come to terms with the fact that they are going to have to change their...
[February 8, 2005, 11:10]
The software licensing shake-up
News The analyst also claims that dual-core processors will appear in standard PCs by 2006 and by the following year all processor production will be multicore. For third-generation dual core chips such as IBM's Power4, Power4+, Power5, where customers...
[September 29, 2005, 15:45]
VMware ESX Server Performance Gains on Dell PowerEdge 2850 Dual Core Servers
White Papers Dell PowerEdge servers using dual core Intel Xeon processors provide new levels of performance for customers. In order to measure the amount of performance gain in a VMWare ESX virtualized environment, three different application workloads were run...
[June 18, 2009, 14:31]



