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Two CPU vs dual core?
Are two single-core CPUs (in a two-socket system) equivalent to a single dual-core processor?
Can we also say two single-core CPUs have half as much processing power as a single quad-core system?
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Going from dual-core to quad-core to speed up multi-tabbed browsing in Chrome [closed]
I've got an Athlon II 240 and often times when I suddenly open 5-10 new tabs in Chrome, both my CPU cores go to 100% and all my previously opened tabs freeze for some 10-20 seconds until the new pages ...
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Single Threaded Qaud Core v.s Hyper-Threading Dual Core [duplicate]
Let's say we have two CPUs, One is Quad Core 3.2 Ghz with 4 Cores, and We have a Dual Core 3.2 Ghz with 2 Cores with 2 threads in each Core (Hyper-Threading). My assumption as a programmer will be, ...
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Single threaded process being executed on 2 cores
On my quad core cpu, it seems like a single thread (endless while loop) is being executed on 2 cores simultaneously. Why is this? Shouldn't a single thread be executed on one core only?
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Optimization Visual Studio build high frequency or number of cores
What is better for visual studio build ?
Dual Core CPU with HT and 3.0 ghz per core or quad core CPU with HT and 2.4 ghz per core ? Thank you. I consider buying a new laptop for development but I can ...
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