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Multicore Advantages - What are They?

rjd

rjd

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Hi All

I'm not a hard core gamer, so what advantages would I get from upgrading to a multicore CPU system?

Would existing software be able to use more than one core and run faster?

Thanks for your help.
 
That's my point.

I don't use any software designed for multicore.

So would the extra cores just be there and unused?

Why dosen't the multicore CPU handle what is processed by each core so that all software would run faster?
 
Hi Ice On Fire

So, if I run two or more programs at the same time, the multicore CPU would use a separate core for each program (even if the program is not designed for multicore)?

Is that correct?
 
Hi Ice On Fire

Great, that's the clarification I was looking for.

I will now start to spec my new upgraded PC.

Thanks for your help.
 
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