I have read on various forums that mixing memory modules of different brands can lead to stability issues even though the timings and voltages are the same. If I understand it correctly, each CPU ...

Until the early 2000s, the computer processors available on the market were essentially all single-core chips. There were some niche layouts that used multiple processors on the same board for ...

Huxley Dunsay of Retro Roadshow joins us in the PCWorld studio to show off the BeBox, a 90s dual-CPU PC with a custom operating system.

As a precursor to our upcoming MSI K7D Master review we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the underlying technology that makes the board possible, in particular the chipset. AMD are a ...

BERKELEY, Calif. &#151 Is multithreading better than multi-core? Is multi-core better than multithreading? The fact is that the best vehicle for a given application might have one, the other or both.

Multi-core technology is now coming to work for microcontroller designs. These designs offer higher performance and throughput capabilities for microcontrollers, and sometimes bring real time and ...

A reader recently contacted us and asked a question worth answering in an article. How does Windows (and perhaps all OS's) take advantage of multiple cores? Alternatively, if this function is built ...

With mainstream processors going dual-core and soon quad-core, anyone with an interest in computing may want to read up on how multicore systems work. David Kanter has a good introduction to multicore ...

Problem with your CPU? If you're having trouble getting your Windows 2000 Professional system to recognize multiple processors, follow these tips to get your CPUs aligned. In most cases, Windows 2000 ...