A reader recently contacted us and asked a question worth answering in an article. How does Windows (and perhaps all OS's) take advantage of multiple cores? Alternatively, if this function is built ...

Hey everyone. I wanted to know why there hasn't been more of a push to have the different cores on todays cpu dedicated to different tasks. Whether it be in the system for 2d desktop use, or 3d gaming ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems is making the move to multicore chips in a big way, promising users a new breed of processor that appears to differ from anything discussed thus far by rivals such IBM ...

In reviewing CPU and server benchmarks, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that testing covers both single-core and multi-core performance. Here’s the difference. In terms of raw performance, both are equally ...

Enabling all cores of a processor can improve performance and multi-tasking capabilities, reduce the amount of energy consumed by the system, and improve the overall stability of the device, as the ...

For many of today’s embedded applications, compute requirements demand multiple cores (compute units). These applications also run various types of workloads. A ...

What just happened? Intel has filed a patent for a new software-based technology designed to boost single-core performance in x86 CPUs without relying solely on hardware scaling. The application ...