Are Two Cores as Good as Four Cores?

Nov 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Michael from CMPLive decided to do a special episode of “Real or Hoax” for our channels. He is a brave soul, and decided to take on the age-old question of whether or not two cores really are as good as four. [...]

Processor Speed Vs CPU Cores

Apr 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you had to choose between a 2.2 hz quad-core or a 2.5ghz dual-core one, how do you know which is right? In my mind, you’re better off with as many cores as you can possibly get. Even if software is [...]

Corrections on Quad Core and Multi Core CPUs

Aug 30, 2007 | No Comments

Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes http://live.pirillo.com/ – I take pride in the fact that I don’t know everything. I love to learn, and looking to the community for help filling in my blanks is important to me. Consider this an update… 1.1 if you will… to my earlier [...]

What is Dual Core?

May 23, 2007 | 6 Comments

Click Image to Play Video http://live.pirillo.com/ – BigJohnMidland wants to know exactly what dual core means. Dual core refers to the number of processing cores in the processor package. So, in essence, with a dual core processor you actually have two processors. The advantage is that you can get up to twice the processing power. [...]