Multi-CPU core processors are widely used across many application domains, including general-purpose, embedded, network, digital signal processing, and graphics .
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Multi-CPU core processors are widely used across many application domains, including general-purpose, embedded, network, digital signal processing, and graphics .
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Improvement in performance gained by the use of a multi-CPU core processor depends very much on the software algorithms used and their implementation.
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For decades, it was possible to improve performance of a CPU core by shrinking the area of the integrated circuit, which reduced the cost per device on the IC.
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Multi-CPU core architectures are being developed, but so are the alternatives.
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Also, a dual-CPU core processor uses slightly less power than two coupled single-CPU core processors, principally because of the decreased power required to drive signals external to the chip.
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Since each core in a multi-core CPU is generally more energy-efficient, the chip becomes more efficient than having a single large monolithic core.
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Maximizing the usage of the computing resources provided by multi-CPU core processors requires adjustments both to the operating system support and to existing application software.
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CPU core suggested the cellphone's use of many specialty cores working in concert is a good model for future multi-core designs.
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CPU core said multi-core chips need to be homogeneous collections of general-purpose cores to keep the software model simple.
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Multi-CPU core processing has affected the ability of modern computational software development.
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