Today, Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) mainstream desktop processor family consists of three basic processor types. At the very top are quad-core processors with a technology called HyperThreading enabled.

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AMD has confirmed that it is planning to release a consumer-grade six-core desktop processor next year – even more, it will be backwards compatible with existing AM2+ and AM3 motherboards. A company ...

As with all rumors, take the following with a grain of salt until we can receive official confirmation or denial from Intel. Rumor has it that Intel has decided that consumers don't need to make the ...

While a lot of attention is being lavished on the iPhone 8 or iPhone X's user-facing features, like the bezel-less screen and Face ID authentication, hardcore tech lovers might also have something to ...

Taiwanese single board computer maker Aaeon has launched a hex-core industrial mini-ITX motherboard using ‘8th generation’ (Coffee Lake) Intel Core processors hyper-threading – fewer cores are also ...

Hmm, perhaps related to the Sandy Bridge debacle AMD decided to jump in and enforce some new price-cuts on some of its quad and six-core processors. The 955 BE, 965 BE and 970 BE have seen a $10 drop ...