CPU roadmap: 2008 and beyond
Tech Guide Want to know Intel and AMD's release plans for this year and next? We have the roadmap details for desktop and mobile processors.
IDF photos: MIDs and the world's smallest mobo
Photos IDF kicks off with a look at the new Atom processor and the Mobile Internet Devices it will power, along with some more esoteric new technology.
AMD Phenom X4 9850 review
Review AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared to its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say; but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU.
6.7 Editors' Rating
Photos: Intel's Silverthorne, Tukwila
Photos Intel has released details on its portable and enterprise processors, new memory technologies and wireless development.
Inside Intel's Penryn
Tech Guide Intel's new Penryn family of processors introduces a new 45nm fabrication process, along with a few architectural improvements.
Benchmarks: Intel's first 45nm Penryn chip
Tech Guide The 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9650, Intel's first 45nm processor, has a total of 12MB of Level 2 cache at its disposal. This benchmark test shows what else the new chip has to offer.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 review
Review The CPU market is due for a lot of upheaval over the next 12 months, so you might be wise to wait for a clearer picture before plunking down $1000 or so on Intel's new Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad-core desktop processor. But if you want to claim ownership of the fastest multi-core CPU available today, look no further.
8.3 Editors' Rating
AMD's Barcelona: benchmarks
Tech Guide AMD's long-awaited quad-core server CPUs finally arrived last month, with clock speeds up to 2GHz. So how do they perform? We have some preliminary results.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 review
Review The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6850 keeps Intel in the lead for desktop CPU performance, at a price that helps offset the lack of sizable performance gains. New products at the end of the year may outclass this new chip when they arrive, but for now, the QX6850 reigns supreme.
8.3 Editors' Rating
A guide to desktop management
Tech Guide Desktop (and notebook) PCs present a huge headache for IT managers: looking after hardware and software inventory, configuration, security, patching and software licences, for example, can make serious inroads into the IT budget. We examine the technologies and tools that can make the job easier.
Inside Intel's Santa Rosa platform
Tech Guide Improvements to the processor, chipset and wireless components of Intel's latest mobile platform should result in a new generation of faster notebooks with longer battery life. Business systems will also get Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) for the first time, while Turbo Memory should reduce the frequency of hard disk accesses, saving power and boosting performance.
Photos: Technology Showcase at IDF
Photos The Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing includes a Technology Showcase highlighting some of the new ideas — some sensible, some striking, some plain strange — that will be emerging over the coming months and years.
CPU roadmap: 2007 and beyond
Tech Guide Want to know Intel and AMD's release plans for this year and next? We have the roadmap details.
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 review
Review If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in.
8.7 Editors' Rating
Inside Intel's Core architecture
Tech Guide Intel's Core architecture now underlies mobile, desktop and server chips, and is a major departure from the Pentium 4's NetBurst design.
