VMWare hosted the 2005 VMWorld event, at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. For those of you who have no prior knowledge of VMWare, the key concept behind it is virtualization of computer hardware. Simply put, this refers to how to run more than one operating system concurrently on one physical machine in isolated instances.

Single-Core CPUs Ain't Dead Yet

The introduction of AMD's Athlon 64 X2 and Intel's Pentium D dual core processors will go down in the annals of semiconductor history as a revolution in processor architecture. Suddenly, the classic clock speed performance metric has been seconded by parallelism, which describes how two cores on a single chip boost performance by sharing the workload.

The Mother of All CPU Charts 2005/2006

It's time for a new CPU comparison using our newly developed benchmark suite. The most noteworthy additions are certainly the dual-core processors, but we have also added some new sections focusing especially on the platforms for AMD's Socket 939 and Intel's Socket 775.

Are Three Cores Better Than Two?

Many assume that multi-core processors must be installed in pairs, in two-, four- or eight-core configurations. But what happens when you mix and match a dual- and single-core processor in a PC or server?

Beginner's Guide to Motherboard Selection

We were all beginners once, but it's easy for experts to forget how much they didn't know at the outset of their journey. So, even as Tom's Hardware Guide constantly publishes motherboard comparisons, it's easy to forget that many newcomers lack the requisite knowledge to take advantage of the advice we give.

Six 975X Enthusiast Motherboards for Today and Tomorrow

Intel has emerged victorious in preliminary benchmark runs that compared the 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo E6700 against an overclocked AMD Athlon 64 FX-60.

Live Memory Test: Overclock 'Em Till They Crash

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who builds the fastest memory of all? That's what this test could be subtitled! Yes, it's curtains up on a new live stress test; THG's most demanding mode of testing is entering its fifth round.

Tight Timings vs High Clock Frequencies

If you are reading this article, there is a good chance that at some point, you have found yourself wondering about what you should do to maximize memory performance. Should you go for memory that runs with tight timings and average frequency, or for relaxed timings at high clock frequencies?

Navigating the Memory Upgrade Jungle

There has never been a better time to increase memory capacity. Consider that the increased use of memory-intensive applications such as video encoders has already caused 1 GB configurations to go mainstream.

A Open Releases Core Duo To The Desktop

As computers become smaller and more powerful, new applications will emerge for them. Ironically, these applications are not only restricted to what I just mentioned: It is Intel's Digital Home vision that will have a real chance as systems become cooler, quieter, smaller, more efficient, and more powerful. Welcome, Core Duo. Now, do you really think that the market might be too small?