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Biggest differentiator being that back then most CPU's were single core - one of the first dual core CPUs was the Pentium D that only came out in 2005 iirc.
by foliveira 4y ago
Biggest differentiator being that back then most CPU's were single core - one of the first dual core CPUs was the Pentium D that only came out in 2005 iirc.
- _fat_santa 4y agoBack then having a "Dual Core" of "Quad Core" processor was such a selling point, I remember getting my first Macbook (white plastic one) thinking it was a beast for having a Core2 Duo. Then like a year later, my Android phone had a quad core processor inside.
- neogodless 4y agoMay 25, 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_D May 2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64_X2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64_X2 What a race! Looks like the era of 90nm processing, and Intel just beating AMD to the punch, with both of them moving to 65nm in 2006! Anandtech preview of Pentium D in April 2005. https://www.anandtech.com/show/1657 https://www.anandtech.com/show/1657 Anandtech preview of Athlon 64 X2 in April 2005. https://www.anandtech.com/show/1665 https://www.anandtech.com/show/1665 Review of Athlon 64 X2 May 2005! https://www.anandtech.com/show/1676 https://www.anandtech.com/show/1676 > Both AMD and Intel appear to be playing release date games with their latest dual core processors. > Intel's affordable dual core desktop solution, the new Pentium D, officially launched in the middle of last month, but has yet to be seen in the channel.