Quad Core from Intel will get AMD moving!!!

Intel Quad-Core Systems Debut

Chip maker’s four-core processor means faster commercial and gaming computers.
Intel said Tuesday that systems containing the world’s fastest processors yet are finally out, promising speeds that will boost both graphics performance and data-crunching abilities in workplace and home environments. The Quad Core Intel Xeon processor builds on the advances made by Intel’s dual-core Core Duo chip earlier this year, offering 50 percent more performance over the Core Duo and four times more performance over single-core chips. Intel’s news was anticipated slightly by Dell, which announced last week that it’s using the chip in certain servers and workstations. Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel’s server products group, said he expects his company’s quad-core technology will soon infiltrate all areas of computing.