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Do Multiple Subprocesses Utilize Multiple Cores?
I have a question and it's basically exploring some lazy ways to utilize all the cores on a machine.
Say I have program "./theprogram" which acts on a data set D, is "embarrassingly parallel", and ...
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How do I decide between CPUs with different clock speeds, number of cores and L3 cache sizes?
I am a web designer and I'm considering purchasing a Mac Pro (one of the new cylindrical ones). I've scoured the internet for information on the different processor options that they offer, but I'm ...
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Ubuntu shows only one core out of four with nolapic booting option
I have a problem similar to one in
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1084622
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1740798
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1631926
i.e. my ubuntu ...
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Multithreaded Video Converter for Mac
Is there an app for Mac that can distribute a single video encoding job to several thread to utilize the full potential of the system?
I used an application called iFlicks to do video encoding, and ...
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Is there a simple UNIX command for finding out how many cores I have to work with?
I've got an Ubuntu VM on my Mac. Is there a command I can run in Ubuntu that will tell me how many cores I have to work with?
I could do "about this mac" on the host, but I'm not sure how well the ...
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Mac Pro 12-Core: Can Logic Studio Utilize All 12 Cores?
Can Logic Studio 9 utilize all 12 cores of my tricked out Mac Pro?
It's got two Intel Xeon X5670 processors in it.
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Which model six-core Xeon processor does the new highest-end Mac Pro have?
Apple announced a new Mac Pro with up to 12 cores, and I'm having trouble finding the exact specifications of the six-core Xeon processor inside it.
I'm in charge of sourcing a few of these computers ...
