Overview of dual-core processing

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Posted by Alessandro Perilli | Sunday, December 11, 2005 | 1 Comments

This could be slightly off-topic but multicore-core CPUs are about to change the processors market forever and virtualization is one of the most sensible segments to this technology. Both VMware and Microsoft reshaped their agreement terms to bind licenses to physical CPUs instead of core. But this could change again as soon as we go towards quad-core or better architectures. It worth to read this small article. Thanks to OSNews for the news.

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Anonymous Monday, December 12, 2005 5:50:00 AM

The author misses the mark on a few claims. The X2 is not a clone of the Pentium D... that's a ridiculous assertion. AMD has been planning multicore for years and the X2 is the first generation of their design implementation. Intel, on the other hand, has to be dragged kicking and screaming into the present day.

The author then finishes up his sardonic little screed by boldly proclaiming that dual-cores are nothing covet but rather a mildly interesting stepping stone on the path to a future of multi-core processors. This is hardly the reality. Dual-cores are turning the computing industry on its head. This is a major, major development. Yes, there are multi-cores around the corner in the next few years. But think back just a year ago, when a quad-Opteron server was a large, 4U affair with scads of VRM's and huge power supplies. Contrast this to a quad-core 1U server at a third of the price.

It was like reading a John C. Dvorak article...

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