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Everything You Need to Know About the CPU C-States Power Saving Modes Everything You Need to Know About the CPU C-States Power Saving Modes
Tutorials - September 5, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
The CPU has several power saving modes called C-states. In this tutorial we will explain what these modes are, what they do and the modes supported by each processor.
Inside Intel Nehalem Microarchitecture
Inside Intel Nehalem Microarchitecture
Tutorials - August 26, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
Nehalem is the codename of the new Intel CPU with integrated memory controller that will reach the market next month and that will be called Core i7. Everything you need to know about this CPU is here.

Everything You Need to Know About The QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Everything You Need to Know About The QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)

Tutorials - August 25, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
QuickPath Interconnect is the name of the external bus used by the Intel forthcoming CPUs with integrated memory controller, like the Core i7. In this tutorial we will explain how this bus works.
All Athlon 64 Models All Athlon 64 Models
Tutorials - August 6, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho and Gabriel Torres and Cássio Lima
A series of quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 X2 models released to date. Updated.
Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU? Celeron, Pentium Dual Core and Athlon X2: Which One is the Best USD 70 CPU?
Reviews - July 3, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
A round-up review comparing the performance of Celeron E1400, Pentium Dual Core E2180 and Athlon X2 4600+. Which one is the fastest USD 70 CPU? Check it out!
All Phenom Models All Phenom Models
Tutorials - July 1, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres and Rafael Otto Coelho
A quick reference table showing the main specs of all Phenom models released to date.
All Core 2 Models All Core 2 Models
Tutorials - June 17, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho and Gabriel Torres and Cássio Lima
A series of quick reference tables containing all Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme CPUs released to date. Updated to include 45 nm models.
Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU? Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU?
Reviews - June 13, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
A round-up review comparing the performance of Core 2 Duo E8400, Core 2 Quad Q6600, Phenom X3 8750 and Phenom X4 9550. Which one is the fastest USD 200 CPU? Check it out!
All Pentium Dual Core Models All Pentium Dual Core Models
Tutorials - June 13, 2008 - By Cássio Lima and Gabriel Torres and Rafael Otto Coelho
A series of quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Pentium Dual Core released to date. Updated to include E22xx models.
All Celeron Models All Celeron Models
Tutorials - June 6, 2008 - By Cássio Lima and Gabriel Torres and Rafael Otto Coelho
A series of quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Celeron models released to date. Updated to include Celeron E1400 (dual-core Celeron, 2.0 GHz).
Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU Review Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU Review
Reviews - June 5, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres
Our review of Core 2 Duo E7200, a dual-core CPU manufactured under 45 nm process running at 2.53 GHz, 1,066 MHz FSB and 3 MB L2 memory cache that will be released on the second half of 2008.
All Xeon Models All Xeon Models
Tutorials - January 21, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres and Cássio Lima
A series of quick reference tables containing the main specs of all Xeon processors released to date, including Pentium II Xeon, Pentium III Xeon, Xeon, Xeon MP, dual-core Xeon and quad-core Xeon. Updated to include 45 nm models.
Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Review Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Review
Reviews - November 23, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is the most high-end desktop CPU available today, being a quad-core CPU manufactured in 45 nm process, running at 3 GHz internally and 1,333 MHz externally, featuring 12 MB L2 memory cache and the new SSE4 instruction set. Is it really faster than “older” quad-core CPUs? Check it out.
nVidia Tesla Technology nVidia Tesla Technology
Articles - November 14, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres
Everything you need to know about Tesla, a series of “video cards” from nVidia that are used to process regular programs and not video under a concept called GPGPU.
Maximum CPU Temperature Maximum CPU Temperature
Tutorials - October 11, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres and Cássio Lima
Learn what is the maximum temperature your CPU can reach without burning and how to measure your CPU current temperature.
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News
[Sep 01, 2008] Intel Launches New Processors
[Aug 18, 2008] AMD Launches New Processors
[Aug 12, 2008] Intel Launches New Processors
[Aug 12, 2008] Intel Reveals Nehalem Processors Name
[Jul 02, 2008] New AMD Phenom Processors
[Jun 09, 2008] AMD Intros Four Quad-Core Opteron SE
[May 30, 2008] Via Launches Nano Processor Family
[May 13, 2008] AMD Rolls Out 5 New x86 Server Processors
[Apr 29, 2008] AMD Releases Business Class
[Mar 05, 2008] AMD Releases 780G chipset
[Jan 25, 2008] Futuremark Offers 'Price and Performance Information Page'
[Jan 09, 2008] Intel Unveils 16 New 45nm Processors
[Dec 19, 2007] AMD Launches Phenom 9600 "Black Edition"
[Sep 26, 2007] AMD Launches Athlon 64 X2 5000+ “Black Edition”
[Sep 18, 2007] Triple-core AMD Processors
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