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Old December 22nd, 2006, 12:30 AM   #1 (permalink)
Lenny
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Default Do you need a multi-core processor

For the average home user I don't think you will have any use for the still over priced multi-core processors. Most home users are not using the full capability of the computer they have now, if it is a modern system to start with.

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In short, it's the applications that make the difference. Applications that only run in a single thread, or that can only be moderately parallelized, won't show much improvement on a multi-core system. Examples of such applications include word processing, Web browsing and reading static content (i.e., Adobe Acrobat or Word documents).
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