Intel has never had such a cash cow as the Core architecture. When Intel released the Pentium brand name, Intel made a name for itself as the high point for computer processors. It wasn't till AMD's ...

Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9300 has some rather large shoes to fill. This newly shipping, relatively low-cost (~$270) quad-core processor from Intel is a replacement for their long-standing price to ...

When we looked at Intel’s refreshed line of Core 2 processors last week, we came to the decision that Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q6600 offered the best value for money out of all of Intel’s range of ...

It was not too long ago that the web was buzzing with dual-core versus quad-core debates. Sides were taken and lines were drawn. At that time, one of the main arguments against quad-core processors ...

Intel's Core 2 Duo volley scored a solid hit on AMD, which had dominated the desktop performance segment for a number of years with the Athlon 64. The Core 2 Duo's gaming performance moved Intel out ...

Intel's Core architecture has really made a huge impression on the CPU war between AMD and Chipzilla. Not long ago Intel was in hot water over its Peltier-element temp running Prescott based CPUs, ...

Intel introduced three quad-core processors yesterday, including the first to carry the firm's Core 2 Quad processor brand name. The Intel Core 2 Quad packs two dual-core chips in every component. The ...

When Intel launched their P35 chipset two months ago, it ushered in not only DDR3 support, but also native 1333FSB support. This wasn’t much of a surprise, since DDR3-1333 is a standard, and it’s ...

Having slashed prices across its range of existing Core 2 Quad processors, Intel has introduced three new lower-power models aimed at the desktop. The 45nm LGA775 chips - Intel's Core 2 Quad Q9550s, ...

At the end of last month, we previewed the performance of Intel’s then soon-to-be-released Core 2 Duo E6750 – Intel’s first desktop processor with a 1333MHz front side bus speed. During that article, ...

Intel’s quad-core processor, codenamed Kentsfield, has been one of its least well kept secrets. In fact, benchmarks have been leaking out for months. Illicit samples obtained on the black market were ...

With Intel’s Core i7 launch now more than two months behind us, the question now is, how much longer will we go before Intel begins phasing out their Core 2 line-up? That’s a question I obviously ...