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Multicore Processors grogg0316 Send a noteboard - 06/04/2011 03:11:15 PM
A silly/dumb question that I hope y'all can help me with.

When comparing software requirements, how do multicore processors work out?

For instance, if a piece of software requires a dual core processor at 3.2 ghz, would a quad core processor at 2.7 ghz be sufficient? are the cores additive? How does that work out?

Thanks!
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Multicore Processors - 06/04/2011 03:11:15 PM 834 Views
that specific example: yes, that'd be more than sufficient. *NM* - 06/04/2011 03:32:07 PM 192 Views
Not necessarily. - 06/04/2011 10:28:53 PM 553 Views
I was assuming we were talking about two processors of the same brand. - 06/04/2011 10:51:14 PM 467 Views
Phenom II is about the same speed as a core 2 - 07/04/2011 03:47:08 PM 493 Views
Yeah, sorry, I made a dyslexic typo. - 07/04/2011 08:42:46 PM 654 Views
It depends on whether or not the software is written to use multiple cores. - 06/04/2011 04:03:44 PM 623 Views
I checked there... - 06/04/2011 08:43:04 PM 605 Views
If it's just video games, go to this link. - 06/04/2011 08:59:36 PM 634 Views
It's not enough to know clock speed and number of cores. - 06/04/2011 09:56:24 PM 546 Views
Which software are you looking at? - 07/04/2011 04:28:16 PM 661 Views

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