Dual-Core Processors Going Obsolete?

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I find it disappointing that it seems Dual-Core processors are going to go obsolete.

I was hoping for a 90 Watt Dual-Core processor clocked by manufacturers at 3.8 gigahertz that also had around 12 megabytes of cache.

Are there any future models of Dual-Core processors planned by Intel anyone knows about?

 

[dave_w]

No, but I wouldn't count it entirely out of the question. And dual-cores aren't obsolete. Hell, they're not even far out of optimum yet. If you're gaming, the high-end Wolfsdale chips are the thing to get.

Remember that software still isn't really written to really take advantage of an i7 yet. The people who have a real REASON to buy i7 now are folks who do a lot of home video editing and 3d rendering. For them, it's a godsend, performing better on their frequently multi-threaded apps than the $1000 Core2Quad Extremes for 1/3 of the price (or 1/2 if you factor in the price of a new mobo). But for everybody else, it's a so-so proposition, objectively. The one benefit for gamers is the X58 chipset, which can run SLI or Crossfire and happens to be a competent chipset to boot.

If you have a single-core, consider an upgrade sometime. It would be nice to jump up to a Core2Quad.

Dual-core, get a really sweet dual core.

Quad-core, stay where you are.

Technology fetishists, upgrade away!