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Can a multi-core processor run multiple processes at the same time?

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I understand that a multi-core processor can run multiple threads of the same process at the same time using its different cores. Can it also run multiple processes at the same time(each core running a different process)?

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As far as the operating system and applications are concerned each core is a separate processor and is subject to the same affinity rules as having multiple processors. Which processor (be it real, core or hyperthreaded) a process runs on depends en…

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