Multicore Processors for Science and Engineering

  • Authors:
  • Pam Frost Gorder

  • Affiliations:
  • Freelance Writer

  • Venue:
  • Computing in Science and Engineering
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Today, practically every new computer has a dual-core (two-CPU) chip, and Intel just launched a quad-core chip with four CPUs. One of 2006's most in-demand holiday gifts was Sony's PlayStation 3, which boasts a "cell" chip with nine CPUs for faster and more realisticvideo gaming. Multicore systems might offer advantages to gamers, but what about researchers? Making the most of multicore systems will require new tools, new algorithms, and a new way of looking at programming.