Quad-core CPUs in half of all mainstream PCs by 4Q09, says iSuppli
Presently employed exclusively in high-end PCs, quad-core CPU technology over the next two years is expected to spread rapidly to more-affordable computers, appearing in nearly half of all mainstream desktop systems by the end of 2009, according to data from iSuppli’s new Technology Penetration Database.
“Quad-core technology is coming to the mainstream, and with it is coming capabilities that presently are reserved only for high-end systems,” said Matthew Wilkins, principal analyst, compute platforms, for iSuppli. “It will allow users to do more tasks simultaneously, but now, the more can be converting videos, burning DVDs, playing complex 3D games, or ripping music all at once and still have performance to spare. To put this into context, a quad-core-based PC is very similar to a quad-processor system from the pre-multicore era, such as a workstation or server, which would have been very high-end system, priced well in excess of US$10,000.
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