Didn't say I know more. But I do know. You can't keep adding devices (cores) to a unified memory system and not have problems keeping those cores from stepping all over each other as they access a memory. Only a fool can't see that.
And, yet, there are multicore systems out there that are faster than single core systems. I guess all your worries aren't an issue.
Obviously, the more cores you have, the more likely you are to have memory issues. No one said otherwise. But Intel is showing that there are various methods to deal with it so multiple cores still help. You haven't shown anything except your ability to whine and complain.
No, the poster said engineers need multiple cores. Wal-Mart shoppers aren't engineers, hence their use of the computer does not benefit from multiple cores, as debated in this article: 100s or 1000s of cores.
LOTS of people benefit from multiple cores. I don't run scientific software, but I often run a number of apps at the same time and I benefit. And some of the apps I run benefit by themselves.
Your argument that no one benefits from multiple cores is just plain wrong.
Dell & HP both sell it as new. And it was possible to run the majority of apps at full speed, even with a single core. Because most people barely use their computer. Running an MP3, an email app, and a web browser doesn't take much CPU.
I guess you can include Apple in the category of know-nothing blow hards.
You're just plain wrong - unless you've rewritten the laws of physics. When you are running multiple apps on a single core processor, it is going to be slower than running them all on separate cores. Yes, there are tricks to minimize the performance penalty, but there is always a penalty. The fact that you think you can run multiple apps just as fast on one core as on multiple cores establishes beyond any doubt that you don't know what you're talking about.
Because what you don't understand is that the only benefactors of multiple cores are (BY definition) "a small number of CPU-intensive apps." Duh.
Wrong. As I said, people who use multiple apps benefit even today. And even if your statement WERE true, so what? Only a small percentage of car users benefit from air bags. Should we stop installing them?
But the point is that Apple and Intel are working toward a situation where ALL apps benefit from multiple cores.
