Six-core processors have finally overtaken quad-core chips as the most popular type of CPU for PC gamers. Valve’s recently released Steam Hardware Survey for March has revealed that the period of ...

Back in January, we intrepidly voyaged to Las Vegas, to check out casinos Toshiba's Spurs Engine-- laptop technology that could turn standard-def video into hi-def in real time. Today, that technology ...

When we evaluated how many CPU cores you need for a great gaming experience, our benchmark data showed that a 6-core/12-thread processor was the sweet spot. That was nearly a year ago, and generally ...

Intel will cap off a turnaround year on Tuesday with the expected introduction of its first quad-core processors, beating rival Advanced Micro Devices to the punch by several months. Originally ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Freescale Semiconductor introduces two 64-bit, multicore QorIQ™ P5 family control plane processors delivering 2.4 GHz of single threaded performance per core. The new quad-core QorIQ P5040 and ...

In a recent hardware deep-dive, we took a look at how CPU cores and cache impacted gaming performance. To do that, we used three Intel Core processors and compared their core scaling performance, ...

Only the most demanding PC users will be able to keep Intel's new quad-core processor satisfied, according to several reviews released Thursday. Intel's first attempt at putting four processing cores ...

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chip giant on Tuesday rolled out the industry's first four-core processors, including three quad-core Xeon 5300 processors and the Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor ...

Intel plans to unveil a version of its Xeon processor on Wednesday that’s designed for high-end servers with multiple processors — setting the stage for a showdown with rival Advanced Micro Devices ...

Nvidia’s Tegra 2 dual-core processor powers many of the phones and tablets on the market, and it’s similar to the one found in Apple’s iPad 2. That could change soon, as Nvidia has announced its Tegra ...

Apple's refreshed MacBook Air is considerably more powerful than its predecessor, initial benchmarks reveal, with the Core i5 version of the latest models offering a significant performance boost over ...