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Can the execution speed of a task improve by having many processors?
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Multiprocessor machines boost the performances of multithreaded applications. As long as the application you are trying to speed up is multi-threaded, you will see a performance boost, as it can send some threads to CPU1, and some to CPU2, and finish much quicker. Older, legacy applications were not designed for multi threading, and can only be sent to one processor or the other, so perhaps solitaire will not perform any better with two processors, or older versions of photoshop, and the like may not benefit, but most modern software can take advantage of multi threading.
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Can the execution time of a task be reduced by using many processors?
Yes, the execution of a task can be reduced by using multiple processors. Using more than one processor helps speed up a task.
Why are having bigger processors better?
Not nesscarly big in size physically, but in speed, it can make your computer faster.
What is the gigahertz chip?
The gigahertz chip measures the computer processor's performance in speed. Processors with a higher gigahertz speed can do more in a given unit of time than processors with a lower gigahertz speed.
How would one describe dual core processors?
Dual core processors can be most simply explained as having two processors that can each work on different tasks, making a PC more responsive and giving it more power and speed especially whilst multi-tasking. Wisegeek and Webopedia have more information on this system.
What is instruction execution time In what unit is a computer speed measured?
about instruction execution time
What can you expect for processor speed in two years?
that is a hard prediction to make, but with the way things seem to be going at the moment, not much more than they are now. The current trend in processors is to increase the number of cores to improve performance, rather than the overall speed.
Why does Intel and AMD processors benchmark at comparable levels when the processor speed is different?
Clock speed is only a useful comparison of speed when two processors share the same architecture. AMD and Intel processors have different internal architectures. At various points in time, one manufacturer had a more efficient architecture than the other, thus providing better performance at a lower clock speed. As of Q2 of 2009, Intel currently offers more efficient processors.
How much does the Pentium D improve the core CPU speed?
The Pentium D is not much faster than a standard Pentium 4,and it uses more power. Dual core processors are the fastest available at this time.
What is difference between fpga and microprocessor?
Now FPGAs are having builtin processor like PPC and more either in hardcore or softcore. Main difference between processor and FPGA is execution Processor is sequencial execution but FPGAs are concurrent so speed of FPGA is much higher than a high speed processor.
What speed are the processors found on new PCs?
twenty six dollars
How do you improve your speed?
You can improve your speed by running a lot. You should run a couple times every week. This wil improve stamina and speed:) Good Luck:)
What influences the computers speed?
Ram influences computer speed. processors generation and speed influences the computers speed. Graphics card alao influences.
