At IDF, Intel said it would give its desktop quad-cores the brand name "Core 2 Quad." However, the first four-CPU processor out of the chute won't have that moniker.

Outside of gamers and enthusiasts, desktop PCs have largely fallen by the wayside in favor of small-form-factor and "mini" ...

A quad-core desktop processes data 50% to 80% faster than a dual-core computer in applications such as streaming movies, 3-D gaming and content creation, Intel said.

The QX97700 (3.20 GHz, 12MB cache, 1600 MHz FSB), an Extreme quad-core desktop processor, has also recently become available, priced at $1,399.

A quad-core desktop processes data 50 percent to 80 percent faster than a dual-core computer in applications such as streaming movies, 3D gaming and content creation, Intel said.

Intel revealed its latest roadmaps for processor releases, and the big news is a quad-core desktop chip the company calls Kentsfield which should be available in January. Hey, that’s the same ...

The Xeon 3000, essentially a rebranding of its high-end Core 2 Duo desktop processor, will be priced at $150, sources said. id unit-1659132512259 type Sponsored post ...

Prices for Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Q9300 went down by around 14 percent from US$213 to $183. The chips come with 6MB of L2 cache and run at 2.66GHz and 2.5GHz, respectively.

But quad-core PCs initially will be "a niche, for sure," appealing only to power users with heavy-duty computing tasks such as digital rendering or computer-aided design, he said.

A quad-core desktop processes data 50 to 80 percent faster than a dual-core computer in applications such as streaming movies, 3D gaming, and content creation, Intel said.