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Intel to Release Six-Core Chips for Desktops in a Year.

Intel Gulftown Rumoured to Arrive in Q2 2010

[04/19/2009 11:25 PM]
by Anton Shilov

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I guess i7 with 8 logical cores is not enough? What we need are more programs that can actually take advantage of multiple cores on the desktop. Until then, I see a diminishing return in adding more and more cores.

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^ Its been pretty much the same the last couple of years......more and more cores that are basically sitting idle due to software

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