Intel's Westmere-EX features more cores
The next-generation processor from Intel, codenamed Westmere-EX, will include more cores than the company currently ships, says PC World.
The chip manufacturer is to present a paper entitled 'Westmere-EX: a 20 threat server CPU', which tops the 16-threads achieved by some Nehalem-EX CPUs that have eight cores.
Westmere-EX processors are to succeed the Nehalem-EX line, which is able to run two threads simultaneously per physical core.
Acer releases small form factor PCs
Acer has begun shipping its small form factor desktop computer to the US market, states Twice.
The Aspire X3 includes the AMD Athlon II, Phenom II, Intel Core i3 processors, with 4GB of memory and up to 1TB of hard disc space. Graphics are provided either from a Nvidia GeForce 9200 or Intel's graphics media accelerator.
The M3 includes just the AMD Athlon II and Phenom II processors, an ATI 5450 or Nvidia Geforce 9200 graphics card, and 640GB hard disc.
PC sales set to grow 20%
PC sales are expected to grow 19.8% in 2010, reports The Epoch Times.
A report from the IDC attributes this to the global economic recovery and strong expected sales in the consumer and corporate markets.
"Beyond continuing with the market recovery, 2010 will be a year filled with new formulations on what constitutes the PC experience," says Jay Chou, research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.
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