21-08-2006, 16:10
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Re: PC World dual core advert
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Originally Posted by ZrByte
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Originally Posted by Paddy1
Technically speaking, they are not lieing here. A single core machine can only execute a single instruction at a time so whether the instruction is part if your uploading thread or your downloading thread, you can in fact only do one thing at a time, whereas a dual core processor will do both at the same time.
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Ah but running two processes at once isnt the same as running two applications, both processors will work on both applications not one cpu per app, infact at some points both will be working one application while neglecting the other. So it actually doesnt enable you to do both anymore than a single core does, it just enables you to do it more efficiently, also a fair bit faster too. |
You did say that lol
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