Technology of Processor – Single Core and Dual Core
As we all know, the processor (CPU or Central Processing Unit) is the brain of the computer and this is where all the calculations take place.
The technology of processor comprises mainly of the differences between single core and dual core processors.
Single core processor has only one chip that processes all the instructions and calculations. If a single core processor is in a multi-tasking situation, the processor switches back and forth to process each set of instructions or programs. With this, the processor resources are all consumed and its performance suffers.
Dual core processor is two separate computer chips combined in one single chip. Each core chip handles data strings simultaneously to improve efficiency.
Advantages of a dual processor are:
- Computer will use less energy and deliver total performance from its cores than a single high performance chip design.
- Just as two as heads as better than one, so are two hands. While one is executing, the other can be accessing the system bus or executing other instructions.
- Since each core has its own cache, the operating system can have sufficient resources to handle parallel intensive tasks. With this, there will be a noticeable performance in multi-tasking.
- Dual Core technology is reliable and has been tested. It is likely continue to produce excellent results in performance.
We should still take note that the most reliable design is to have an individual processor on a chip. Due to the fact that dual core processor will be working faster and harder, this will put constraints on the system bus and to other computer parts such as memory bandwidth.
Choosing the right processor for your computer still depends on your computing needs. So it is better to take down notes the things you really need and want for a computer system.
This is to make sure that you’ll be able to choose the right computer system that suits your computing needs.
