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Article: [pounds sterling]899 dual-core PCs.(evaluation)(Brief article)
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- Personal Computer World
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- June 22, 2006
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Byline: Cliff Joseph
[pounds sterling]899 dual-core PCs
Two heads are better than one, and that's certainly the case with the new generation of dual-core processors, discovers Cliff Joseph. Find out how these seven PCs perform
For years, the processor industry, dominated by Intel's Pentiums, relied primarily on processor speed to improve performance. Intel led the way, pushing the Pentium through the 1GHz barrier, then on to 2GHz and 3GHz. Rival manufacturers, such as AMD and IBM, took a different approach, arguing that efficient processor design could improve performance without increasing processor speed, but Intel's vast marketing power kept ...