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Difference Between Cores and Processors

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Mar 15, 202615250 views
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I am confused by the difference between "Cores" and "Processors". A lot of the computers are 2-cores, 4-cores. Does this mean that they have one processor with 2 or 4 cores on that single processor? Also, for intel core i5, it seems that there are 4 CPUs in the task manager, are they referring to 4…

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Yes, a multi-core processor is a single piece of hardware ("one processor") that provides several cores than can work concurrently. The i5 is a single processor that provides either 2 or 4 physical cores depending on model (see here). Note that some…

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