PROCESSORS Flashcards
Quad core processor
Quad-core processor is like having four friends helping you build the tower at the same time!
Each friend (or core) can work on a different part of the tower.
Because there are four of you, the tower gets built super fast! 🚀
This makes computers that do lots of things at once (like playing games and showing videos) work much better.
It’s like having a super team to finish the job quickly! 🦸♀️🦸♂️
Improved performance and speed.
Used in high-performance computers.
Single core processor
Single core on a chip
Running a single thread or single process at a time.
The performance cannot be enhanced by increasing clock speed, adding more transistors, enlarging the CPU cache, or adding execution units.
Dual core processor
- Two processors on a single chip.
- Each processor has its own cache and controller.
- Operates as efficiently as a single processor.
- Linked cores enable faster operations compared to a single-core CPU.
Multi Core Processor
has multiple independent cores in one chip, each acting as a separate CPU.
How a Multi-Core Processor Works:
- Multiple tasks, better performance
- OS/software task distribution
- Shared cache and memory bus
- Equal memory and I/O access
- Lower clock speeds, less heat and power
Benefits of Multi-Core Processors:
- Executes multiple instructions at once.
- Better handling of multiple applications.
- Better performance-per-watt.
- Software optimization improves performance over time
