"Intel Corp. said computer makers will start shipping PCs with its 'dual-core' microprocessors on Monday. The chips will boost performance of PCs running multiple programs at once or a single program that's been optimized to work on a dual-core system. But depending how the PC is used, some users might see a performance decrease over the fastest single-core processors," reports AP.
"Intel's first dual-core chip, the Pentium Extreme Edition 840, will be available in systems from Dell Inc., Alienware and others. Intel declined to release prices, but today's single-core Extreme Edition chips run about $1,000 each nearly $400 more than the fastest Pentium 4."
AMD is expected to ship dual-core chips on Thursday.
