Intel: Xeon to remain best performing chip in certain threaded apps

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Dual-core processors will offer tremendous performance potential, but will largely represent an investment in the future for now. To take advantage of the new technology users will have to run multithreaded applications - and even then a Pentium D chip may not be the fastest desktop chip Intel offers: If you have money to spare, a Xeon DP may be your best bet, the company said.

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