Dual-core chips are here to stay
Despite the fanfare surrounding the arrival of quad-core PC processors late last year, dual-core chips are anything but on a downward slide these days, in-the-know chip businesspeople say. Thus, while it’s safe to say that to say that almost all x86 servers now ship with dual-core chips inside—and that the twin-core chips have lived up to their advertised benefits when it comes to performance per watt consumed—how many folks are in immediate need of quad-core processors?