More recently, in order to manage CPU power dissipation, processor makers favor multi-core chip designs, thus software needs to be written in a multi-threaded or multi-process manner to take full advantage of such hardware. Many multi-threaded development paradigms introduce overhead, and will not see a linear increase in speed when compared to ...

Multi core, in elettronica ed informatica è un termine utilizzato per indicare due o più core, ovvero più nuclei "fisici" montati sullo stesso package. Il termine è generico e, sebbene adatto a descrivere unità contenenti più di due core, può essere affiancato da altri termini specifici.

A multi-core processor is a single CPU that contains more than one microprocessor core. This popular two-socket motherboard from Abit was released in 1999 as the first SMP enabled PC motherboard, the Intel Pentium Pro was the first commercial CPU offered to system builders and enthusiasts. The Abit BP9 supports two Intel Celeron CPU's and when ...