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Linux Load Average Explained: What It Means and How to Utilize It

Learn all about Linux load average, and how you can use it to monitor your system and optimize your system to run smoothly.
Electronic Design

Single/Dual Core Processors Power Next-Gen Networks

Debuting as the industry's most scalable MIPS64 dual- and single-core processors, the OCTEON CN31XX and CN30XX family targets emerging IPv4 and IPv6 networks. The processors integrate hardware ...
Houston Chronicle

What Is the Difference in Speed in Quad Core & Single Core Processors?

Although computers with quad-core processors are typically faster than single-core models, the difference in speed depends on a number of factors. On a very busy system and under ideal conditions, a ...
Liliputing

Now you can run Ubuntu on a VisionFive single-board PC with a RISC-V processor

StarFive’s VisionFive single-board computers are compact PCs powered by RISC-V processors. Aimed at developers, the first model launched last year with a dual-core processor, while a second-gen ...
Network World

Shift to multicore processors inevitable, but enterprises face challenges

Buying multicore servers raises two new questions for enterprises: How do you avoid punitive software licensing, and which applications need multicore processors? Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and ...
CNET

Are slow dual-core CPUs better than fast single-core CPUs?

If I have a computer with a 2.66GHz quad-core processor, will it run my software and games faster than my 3.2GHz single-core Pentium 4? Yes, quad-core CPUs are generally much faster than single-core ...