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    Any particular thread will only ever be handled by a single CPU core. Depending on how any given program is written it may send different threads to different cores or may simply use the same core for everything.
    – MaQleod
    Commented Mar 3, 2014 at 2:15
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    Also, see here: stackoverflow.com/questions/810370/how-is-cpu-usage-computed
    – MaQleod
    Commented Mar 3, 2014 at 2:18