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Pressured to achieve more in less time, companies today are looking for technology that can accelerate their computing. Enter quad-core processing for desktops. Now available from both Intel® and AMD®, this exciting innovation has been designed to help users operating in demanding computing environments to work faster.
But despite the excellent capabilities, quad-core is not yet a one-size-fits-all solution. With the technology having been released by Intel only six months ago and announced by AMD within the last month, it’s not yet suited to every organisation. Before you harness the power, it’s important to assess if it meets your requirements.
A perfect match
HP worked closely with Intel to maximise the output of high-performance Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® processors in HP workstations, and is working with AMD to do the same for Opteron™. HP has taken the outstanding base-level capabilities of the quad core processor and then added several extra layers of performance. Supporting the processor are HP technologies that will boost its latest workstations’ memory, networking and graphics capabilities.
Furthermore, in collaboration with Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), HP quad-core workstations have been designed, tested and certified to improve the performance of specialist software applications.
Companies in financial services, computer-aided engineering (CAE), digital content creation, and oil and gas exploration will benefit immediately from the extra computing and application speed.
For example, quad-core can help financial professionals operate without interruption in scenarios where seconds can equate to millions of euros. Traders attempting to number-crunch with multiple memory-hungry applications and intense real-time analysis will be able to get more done, faster.
Quad core is also ideally suited for computer-aided designers and businesses where increased creativity is directly linked to increased productivity. Enhanced quad-core processing means creatives can work quicker without specialist applications slowing to a crawl, while oil and gas professionals can simultaneously run demanding geosciences software.
Quad-Core enhanced servers
The same attributes that have made quad-core such a powerful addition to HP workstations are now enhancing the latest servers.
Featuring the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series, new HP servers are helping data centres of all sizes maximise the performance of data-intensive business applications such as databases, enterprise resource planning and large mail and messaging platforms in virtualised environments.
The rack-based HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server and the HP ProLiant BL680c G5 offer increased performance with double the number of processor cores. These enhancements can offer certain businesses the power and memory they need to optimise critical applications.
Multiple processors, multiple benefits
Quad-core allows select HP servers and workstations to multi-task with ease, handle hungry applications, and worker faster. Data centres dependent on information-intensive software stand to benefit from quad-core servers, just as financial professionals will gain an edge with the latest workstations. However, before investing in this technology you need to honestly assess your needs. In some cases your unique requirements may be better suited to an alternative solution.
Intel® and Intel® Xeon® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. AMD and AMD Opteron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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