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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Apr 14, 2015

CPU Speed vs Number of Cores?

Computer Illiterate... My computer usage includes minimal gaming, graphics, and multi-tasking. 99% of the time surfing downloading PDF tech articles, using Microsoft Word, etc. I am confused ...
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joebedford
Nomad II
Apr 14, 2015
I've only ever found multiple cores (my CPU has 6) to be of major importance in two circumstances:

- when I'm running SetiAtHome computations (all 6 cores)
- when I'm running VirtualBox to test Windows 10 (3 for Windows7 and 3 for Windows10)

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