Why is a single thread spread across CPU's?
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I'm just curious why the scheduler constantly moves an app between CPUs, rather than keeping it on one. It looks a bit silly to have 4 cores at 25% rather than one at 100%. Does it has to do with heat, or is it more efficient somehow? Do other OS's do it differently? Insights or links to in-depth s…
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I think has described the point fairly well. Here is an older article discussing settings with a quad-core QX6800. (the link points to the second page of that article). If you do not force process affinity to a core do you loose on performance? Whil…
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