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resource
07/15/09

In reply to Roadmap for Intel's First Nehalem-Based Mobile Chips Leaked
This sounds great but my understanding is that most apps can't use quad cores.

I have a 2.0 GHz c2d.

If I get a 2.0 GHz with four quads will my CD's and DVDs rip faster?

What will be the immediate effect?
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dagamer34
07/15/09

@resource: No immediate affect, as hardware needs to be coded to support multiple cores. There is a diminishing effect for adding more cores to a CPU, as the jump from 2 to 4 won't be as big as 1 to 2, etc...

CPU intensive tasks that can be performed in a parallel fashion are what scale the easiest. Usually this involves programs that work with large sets of data like video encodes or photo processing. It should also take off more burden when multi-tasking. However, it will NOT make single-core programs like Office any faster.
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