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Originally Posted by zinglebarb
The software has to be encoded to use both cores at the same time,the software we are using now will not utilise both cores,(ie 1 running process using both cores),
I believe Multi processing units do not have twin core but 2 cpus which does 1 thing each not shared ie 1 task using both cpus
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Multiprocessing is almost exactly the same thing, except with a multi-core CPU both processors are housed on the same chip. The software (including games) that we have now will utilise a multi-processing unit, but you are right in that we will see more mp optimised versions (due to lowered costs of dual core so greater uptake) as threads in the software will be broken down for concurrent programming.
I wasn't questioning the benefit of it all, just the assertion that we don't already have the software to do (hence about 40 years ago for the introduction of multi-tasking OS's)
