The technology behind Hyper-Threaded, or HT, and multi-core processors enables processors to far exceed the performance of single-core, non-HT processors. The differences between the technologies are ...

I've been getting a fair number of questions about multi-threading the past couple of weeks. The reason is that Intel has been previewing its "Nehalem EX" Xeon processor in advance of Advanced Micro ...

The key to the Virtual Processor Element (VPE) approachused in the MIPS 34K core is a set of extensions of the processor'sbasic instruction set architecture, rather than a specific set ofhardware ...

The trend toward multicore processors spans a wide variety of applications, from PCs to audio-video gear, to cellular network infrastructure and automotive electronics. It's not hard to see why: As ...

With Ivy Bridge set to debut in just a few short months, Intel has begun to talk about what we can expect to see in Haswell. First up: Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX). Share on Facebook ...

Q: Looking at common CPUs for PC building and the specs for the upcoming next-generation consoles, I’ve found myself wondering: Will we need 8-core, 16-thread CPUs for gaming soon? No, not in the near ...

Deadlocks, livelocks, and race conditions, oh my! The biggest challenge facing game companies right now is the problem of writing multithreaded code that fully supports the multiple-core architectures ...

Intel-compatible dual- and multi-core processors have been around since 2005, and are commonplace in the game console market. In fact, the Sony PlayStation 3 has eight cores, seven of which are fully ...