Quad core considered too much for the average user.

The long awaited Core i5 'Mainstream' processors are finally on the way to desktops, complementing Intel's existing Core i7 enthusiast processors.

Mesh architecture allows for massively scalable multi-core chips.

Quad-core technology for the masses.

AMD celebrated its Opteron chip's sixth birthday in a fitting way by accelerating the six-core Istanbul release to June, and by announcing the 12-core total of two Istanbul dies in one Magny-Cours package to come out half a year later.

Two packages on a chip will help AMD to regain chip lead.

The names "Core i3" and "Core i5" will now be met with nods of acknowledgement by hordes of Intel fans around the world instead of the quizzical empty gaze of I-know-nothingness with which such terms were greeted since the launch of Core i7

Forthcoming 'Barcelona' chip to outpace Intel by 40 per cent, firm claims.

AMD is likely to shift production of desktop CPUs to 45nm process technology by the third quarter of 2009 and launch several new CPUs, say sources in the know.

Company readies Phenom processors to compete with Intel's latest offerings.

Tera-scale project inches forward.

Chip giant unveils new processors as Dell and HP launch quad-core PCs andservers.

Forthcoming AMD chip to outpace Intel's by 40 per cent, firm claims.

Consumer laptops upgraded with Core 2 chips.

Oh, and it’s power efficient too. Follow our coverage of the next big desktop processor from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

Chipmaker officially launches new architecture.

System p5 595 described as a 64-core 'speed demon'.

Get your head around the new range of Intel desktop silicon, including the new Nehalem-based Core i5 and i7 chips.

You’ve been asking us for more info about what Intel’s new CPU will mean for those upgrading in the next 12 months. Here’s what you need to know.

Istanbul offers more performance at same power draw as quad-cores.