six core processor

by Rafael Hernandez on May 3, 2010 · 0 comments

Many computing tasks are making good use of the extra cores found in processors today, unfortunately some of the tasks that require brute force to work through can’t exactly be parallelized. Thankfully the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T has that covered by offering six cores and a Turbo CORE technique which will push clock rates […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2010 · 0 comments

The gradual onward march of technology is invariably going to bring use even more processing power  which, as of late, has meant added cores and automated overclocking to speed up those not-so-multi-threaded tasks. The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T Black Edition processors slot into your favorite AM2+ or AM3 socket motherboards, which will […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 11, 2010 · 0 comments

Chip refreshes typically don’t add many new features aside from a speed bump here or there and a bit more cahce to make things run smoother. Some chip manufacturers want to shake things up. Intel’s Core i7 980X brings 6 Hyper-Threading capable cores and 12MB of cache to the party with some mighty impressive results […]

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