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Whatever happened to PCs with two CPUs?

Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, it wasn't super uncommon to hear about computers that had two CPUs. You could get a PC ...
AMD has been making some pretty serious waves with its Zen CPU architecture, but now that the enterprise/server-grade EPYC processors are here, Intel is in for a big fight - even with its spiffy new ...
This has probably been brought up before (maybe many times) but I couldn't find it under the search.<P>So basically, are there any instances when having dual CPUs is capable of being over twice as ...
While the consumer CPU world is tangled up in AMD's upcoming ThreadRipper that comes with up to 16C/32T, Intel is wrapping up their next-gen Xeon Platinum line with the flagship Xeon Platinum 8176 ...
This came up in a conversation with a co-worker. Basically, we couldn't figure out, why aren't dual-CPU motherboards more common? My co-worker pointed out that you can buy an i9-9900k for $500, give ...
The other day a Microsoft employee giving a presentation at WinHEC accidentally suggested that the Asus Eee PC S101 has a dual core Intel Atom processor. But the truth of the matter is that while ...
Intel is reportedly working on a budget entry-level CPU called "Intel 300" with 2 cores and 4 threads, surprising for a 2023 CPU. The Intel 300 CPU is said to be the successor to the Intel Pentium ...
You could call 2005 the year of the dual-core processor. IBM has had dual-core server ships for years, but 2005 will be the year that dual-core reaches the consumer market. All the major processor ...
Both companies are currently readying dual core mobile chips, and have begun quietly telling their respective customers about their plans. "The first dual-core mobile product, &#91;code-named&#93; ...
If you've been sitting on a fence about whether to go dual-core, dither no more. The prices of dual-core processors have come way down in the past year, and performance has jumped. Here's a guide to ...
Small businesses that are plagued by sluggish computers can benefit from expanding their computers' CPU capabilities. CPU expansion is a simple and cost effective way to increase the machine's speed ...