Why not just design a single powerful processor instead of many workstation in parallel?

Answer 1

one single powerful processor consumes more energy generates more heat then multi-core processors ,A multi core processor will also be faster since there are multiple processors to handle the data manipulation instead of having to use time sharing.

Answer 2

A single core processor is ideal for your average computer user. It's great for web Surfing, checking e-mail, word processing, etc. It's usually not suitable for frequent multitasking or for games

Answer 3

Don't let their speed in Ghz fool you: each core in a multi-core processor is more powerful than a processor of the previous generation. The motivation for using processors at a lower clock rate and use them in parallel is to 1.) reduce heat and electrical requirements, and 2.) to facilitate better performance for apllications by creating more hardware thread

Answer 4

Don't let their speed in Ghz fool you: each core in a multi-core processor is more powerful than a processor of the previous generation. The motivation for using processors at a lower clock rate and use them in parallel is to 1.) reduce heat and electrical requirements, and 2.) to facilitate better performance for apllications by creating more hardware threads.

Answer 5

well, 2 words THE COST. the most powerful processor for a desktop computer is the i7 and that is 1500bucks. times that my the super computer cost ................... about a few hundred million possibly a billion

Answer 6

For many applications, multiple processors working in parallel is much more efficient than a single processor going through everything. One of the areas where this is most notable is graphics processing; my graphics card has 112 cores all working together.

Numerous cores is mainly good because it enables multiple things to be done simultaneously, rather than each having to wait for the other to finish and fighting over CPU time.

Answer 7

As opposed to what? To multiple processors in a computer? - The problem is, designers have reached a limit to how fast such a single processor can be; so currently, the only option to make computers even faster is to use multiple processors in parallel.

Answer 8

COST$$$$ are you willing to pay $5000 for a computer.

Answer 9

why not designed a dingle powerful processor.