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Dual-Core: The Next Step in x86 CPU Revolution Explained

Dual-Core Processors: Why Now?

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 05/16/2005 | 07:54 AM ]

Neoseeker has posted an article about dual-core microprocessors that contains explanation why dual-core approach was one of the best choices for performance growth. In addition, the article contains information from Advance Micro Devices presentation about multi-core architecture on Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC).

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“One of the problems of producing ever more complex processors has nothing to do with physics or chemistry or production. The problem is man power and tossing more engineers onto design is not a solution - designers do not scale with transistors which means that a philosophy of scaling complexity is not sustainable. This gives rise to the concept of the processor being a repeatable structure. With dual cores, the majority of silicon is replicated so while the number of transistors increase dramatically, it is a different approach than adding more functional blocks or a deeper pipeline,” writes Neoseeker.