Intel is working to stay ahead of the curve and from the looks of the latest development news, I’d say that they are on the right track to be sure.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Intel Corp. plans to begin shipping microprocessors that have four computing engines on a single chip _ products that analysts say will help it win back market share from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
The first chip, the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor, will be available in November. Intel says it will deliver a 70 percent performance improvement over Intel’s current chips, which have one or two computing cores. The new chip is aimed at gamers, programmers and other people with heavy-duty computing needs….Source: nwfdailynews.com