Latest quad-cores creep into consumer desktops

Quad-core processors boasting lower ability and packing more transistors are arriving at mass-market retail.

HP Pavilion Slimline desktop s3430f uses a low-power AMD quad-core processor

(Credit: Hewlett-Packard)

These latest quads from Advanced Micro Devices and Intel are now populating consumer desktops from Hewlett-Packard and Gateway, among other prominent PC makers. …

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