Parallel computing used to be the specialty domain of supercomputers. These days, however, even computers aimed at the home market have at least two processor cores. Four-core machines are already widely available, with affordable six processors on the horizon. As if that’s not enough, some hard-core gamers have dual quad-core processors installed, while companies like Intel are prototyping 80-core processors.
Three Reasons for Moving to Multicore
March 24, 2009