Intel unveiled an upcoming 28-core CPU this week, promising it’d be available in the fourth quarter of 2018. So naturally AMD just announced a 32-core processor that could hit the streets months earlier. It’s due out in the third quarter of 2018. The 2nd-gen AMD Ryzen Threadripper is a high-end processor based on the company’s […]
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MediaTek Helio X22, X30 chips with 10 cores on the way
Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek’s upcoming Helio X20 is expected to be one of the first mobile processors with 10 CPU cores. But the company is already working on a few more deca-core chips. The Helio X22 is basically a faster version of the X20, while the Helio X30 uses a different arrangement of processor cores […]
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Closer look at MediaTek’s upcoming 10-core Helio X20 processor
The MediaTek Helio X20 is expected to be one of the first 10-core mobile processors when the chip launches later this year. We first heard about the upcoming processor from Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek about a week ago. Now a few more details are emerging, giving us an idea of what to expect from the […]
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Rumor: MediaTek considering 10, 12-core mobile chips
Once upon a time people tended to judge processors by their megahertz or gigahertz speeds. But not all 1 GHz chips are created equal. Other factors including voltage and chip architecture come into play. Given a choice, I’d rather have a 2 GHz Core i3 Broadwell processor than a 2.16 GHz Pentium Bay Trail chip. These […]
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MediaTek 8-core MT6592 chip coming in July
Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek is getting ready to launch its first 8-core processor. The MediaTek MT6592 is expected to hit the streets by the end of July. The 28nm chip features 8 ARM Cortex-A7 processor cores running at speeds up to 2 GHz. ARM’s Cortex-A7Â design offers performance that’s on par with what you’d expect from […]
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Intel wants to launch 48-core chips for phones… tablets within a decade
Intel is just starting to get its feet wet in the smartphone space thanks to new low power Atom processors. But one day the chip maker hopes to ship 48-core microprocessors designed for smartphones and tablets. And according to ComputerWorld, that day is around 5 to 10 years away. If you look at the pace […]
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 with NVIDIA Kal-El processor benchmarked
NVIDIA is starting to reveal some new details about the Kal-El multi-core processor that will power next-generation phones and tablets. The new chips could launch by the end of the year and show up in actual products soon after. Now it looks like we may have confirmation that one of the first devices to use […]
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VIA introduces QuadCore low power x86 processor
VIA Technologies has introduced its first quad core processor. The 1.2 GHz VIA QuadCore chip has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 27.5 watts. While that makes it a bit of an energy hog when compared with low power ARM or Intel Atom processors, I can’t think of another quad-core x86 chip that uses so […]
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Asus: Tablets with 3D displays, quad-core CPUs in the works
Asus may be working to bring four new Android tablets to market over the next few months, but the company is always thinking ahead. Russian site Hi-Tech interviewed Asus CEO Jerry Shen recently and learned that the company plans a number of interesting new devices for the future including: An Android tablet with a 3D […]
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HTC and Qualcomm working together on multi core products
HTC introduced a tablet and five new smartphones today, including two which feature heavy Facebook integration. But you know what HTC didn’t announce? Any products with dual core processors. While the HTC Flyer Tablet has a speedy 1.5 GHz processor, it uses a single core chip instead of one of those new dual core chips […]