multicore
adjective
mul·ti·core
ˌməl-tē-ˈkȯr 
-ˌtī-
: having, consisting of, or involving multiple cores
multicore cables
especially
: having multiple computer cores (see core entry 1 sense 1f)
a multicore processor
multicore operations
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None of these machines is designed for heavy, multicore workloads, though.
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
In our multicore Handbrake video encoding test, Lunar Lake ran behind everything from recent Ryzens to 12th-gen Intel chips, to say nothing of Apple’s M3.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
Compared to the 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 laptop, Apple has the single-core win while Microsoft wins on multicore—although the Snapdragon ships with 10 or 12 cores, compared to the eight cores of the M3.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
This is, arguably, a welcome course correction since 12th-gen Core CPUs seemed to prioritize multicore performance gains at the expense of battery life.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The Surface Laptop 13-inch Snapdragon X Plus model beat both the MacBook Air M3 13- and 15-inch models in Geekbench 6 multicore and Cinebench 2024 multicore tests.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 25 June 2024
However, in multicore, the OnePlus 12 beat the iPhone 14 Pro Max and came within 10% of the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Public results available from Geekbench 5 peg the Pi 5 at a single-core score of around 650 and a multicore score of roughly 1,700.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
Researchers in Japan and Australia have developed a new multicore optic fiber able to transmit a record-breaking 1.7 petabits per second, while maintaining compatibility with existing fiber infrastructure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2023
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
In our multicore Handbrake video encoding test, Lunar Lake ran behind everything from recent Ryzens to 12th-gen Intel chips, to say nothing of Apple’s M3.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
Compared to the 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 laptop, Apple has the single-core win while Microsoft wins on multicore—although the Snapdragon ships with 10 or 12 cores, compared to the eight cores of the M3.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
This is, arguably, a welcome course correction since 12th-gen Core CPUs seemed to prioritize multicore performance gains at the expense of battery life.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
The Surface Laptop 13-inch Snapdragon X Plus model beat both the MacBook Air M3 13- and 15-inch models in Geekbench 6 multicore and Cinebench 2024 multicore tests.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 25 June 2024
However, in multicore, the OnePlus 12 beat the iPhone 14 Pro Max and came within 10% of the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Public results available from Geekbench 5 peg the Pi 5 at a single-core score of around 650 and a multicore score of roughly 1,700.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
Researchers in Japan and Australia have developed a new multicore optic fiber able to transmit a record-breaking 1.7 petabits per second, while maintaining compatibility with existing fiber infrastructure.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2023
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“Multicore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multicore. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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