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Dual Core Processors To Become Standard

Computer technology is an ever advancing field, so much so that a desktop or notebook computer bought 6 months ago is already considered slow and somewhat outdated. It seems that everyday something new has come out that has become the standard in computer technology. The new big thing is the dual processor, generally used for high speed computers in the business world, this processor is soon to become common place in personal desktops and laptops. The dual core processor with its high capability is most likely to take over the existing single core microprocessor market. The market for dual core is expected to penetrate into the existing markets as well as developing markets.

Going forward from 2006, dual core processors will be taking over from the existing microprocessor market. The market may face some obstacles in the initial stages such as the adaptability, understanding and adoption by OEMs and customer demand as the transition is never easy in a mass market. However, these obstacles expect to be overcome by time and hence a large addressable market is foreseen. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan Dual Core Processor Market reveals that the single core processor market will be replaced by dual core processors at an average of 15 percent to 25 percent every year in all the topologies such as desktops, notebooks and servers.

Most of the current attentions for dual core processors are coming from the service providers, as dual core will assist in keeping up the service level agreements. Dual core processors are also expected to create a huge market for games, complex programming and mobile multi-media. With AMD focusing more on the server market in the initial stages, the strategy seems to be just right. The servers and the applications it serves best utilize the dual core capabilities. Applications today are mostly multi-threaded especially in the servers and as discussed earlier, dual core efficiency is exploited best by multi-threaded applications than the single threaded ones.