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How do the cores in an AMD Bulldozer module compare to Intel HTT virtual cores and two separate cores, in terms of multitasking performance?
This question is basically an extension of Hyper-Threading and Dual-Core, What's the Difference?
The Bulldozer-based AMD FX processors are marketed as having four, six, or eight cores, but ...
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Parallel processing slower than sequential?
EDIT: For anyone who stumbles upon this in the future:
Imagemagick uses a MP library. It's faster to use available cores if they're around, but if you have parallel jobs, it's unhelpful.
Do one of ...
