To get maximum parallelization for an application, not only must the application be developed to take advantage of multiple cores, but should also have the code in place to keep a number of threads ...

Imagine an alpinist climbing within 100 feet of a summit and being told he could go no farther without a special pass. Or a chef being informed that the transcendent ingredient in her signature dish ...

Rumor has it: With its "Arrow Lake" processors, Intel could ditch its familiar core-doubling technology. The upside of such a radical move might surprise you. I have been interested in science and ...

Do you have an Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processor under your computer's hood? Have you experienced unexplained application and system hiccups, data corruption, or data loss? It could be because ...

Intel has confirmed it is adding simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) to its mainstream processors, a technology which allows a single CPU to turn into two or more virtual processors. SMT will be added ...

The relationship between processor and operating system is crucial. If an OS can’t properly manage the tasks set before it, it doesn’t matter how fast the CPU runs. At a private press and analyst ...

From the moment you decide that your current Intel processor just isn’t up to par and start investigating an upgrade to your current laptop or desktop, you’re often bombarded with technical jargon.

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The Ryzen 5 1600X is the hexcore, 12-thread CPU attack dog AMD have sicced on Intel's i5 range. It's a chip aimed at disrupting Intel's mid-range dominance with the now-classic AMD Ryzen one-two of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about disruptive companies, technologies and usage models. This article is more than 9 years old. At Computex 2016 in ...