Most consumer PCs are designed for a single Intel or AMD processor, and dual CPU setups are primarily found in servers ...

A CPU chip that contains two distinct processing units that work in parallel. IBM introduced dual core Power 4 CPUs in 2000, followed by Sun and HP in 2004 and x86-based Pentiums in 2005.

From only £4.99 a month, together we’ll show your tech who’s boss. Processors with similar names could be anything from brand new to 15-plus years old. For example, Core i5 processors from 2008 have ...