AMD to demo a dual-core desktop chip

**MIG-31** · Feb 23, 2005, 07:48 AM

Advanced Micro Devices is expected show off a dual-core processor for desktops at its headquarters Wednesday, but is keeping tight lipped about the details.

The chip, code-named Toledo,will feature two separate Athlon 64 processing cores on the same piece of silicon. It will start appearing in PCs in the second half of 2005, said Theresa DeOnis, desktop brand manager for AMD.

Putting two cores on a chip will allow a computer to perform two tasks at once, she said, or run specially tweaked applications faster. Windows XP Professional will be the operating system of choice for many dual-core desktops as it is already threaded to run two processors.
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El Kapitano · Feb 23, 2005, 08:18 AM

Hmmmhmmm dual core goodness, I know where my monies going 2nd half 05

aaronbond · Feb 23, 2005, 04:15 PM

Putting two cores on a chip will allow a computer to perform two tasks at once, she said, or run specially tweaked applications faster.

Does she mean applications that support MP are going to take advantage of this? So is AMD going to release an app that'll use AI to set processor affinity for applications (think i said that right). Or will the consumer have to figure a way out to set it. I guess we'll find out down the road.

md5 · Feb 23, 2005, 04:27 PM

Is this going to be something like Intel's HyperThreading technology?

Feb 23, 2005, 07:48 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,860 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	AMD to demo a dual-core desktop chip Advanced Micro Devices is expected show off a dual-core processor for desktops at its headquarters Wednesday, but is keeping tight lipped about the details. The chip, code-named Toledo,will feature two separate Athlon 64 processing cores on the same piece of silicon. It will start appearing in PCs in the second half of 2005, said Theresa DeOnis, desktop brand manager for AMD. Putting two cores on a chip will allow a computer to perform two tasks at once, she said, or run specially tweaked applications faster. Windows XP Professional will be the operating system of choice for many dual-core desktops as it is already threaded to run two processors. _______________ Read More: c\|net __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 0	Is this going to be something like Intel's HyperThreading technology? __________________

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El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	Hmmmhmmm dual core goodness, I know where my monies going 2nd half 05

Feb 23, 2005, 04:15 PM	#3
aaronbond DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	Putting two cores on a chip will allow a computer to perform two tasks at once, she said, or run specially tweaked applications faster. Does she mean applications that support MP are going to take advantage of this? So is AMD going to release an app that'll use AI to set processor affinity for applications (think i said that right). Or will the consumer have to figure a way out to set it. I guess we'll find out down the road.