> So, do quad core processors just give you 4 times as > much "room" to put users on a system as a single > core? (I've started trying to find out what advantage > quad core processors really have over very fast single > core processors.
They can run more threads at the same time. "Cores" are essentially just processors, so a multi-core machine is like a multiprocessor machine - it can do more things at the same time. This is really useful for servers like CF, because those typically handle a bunch of requests at the same time. > I would *really* like to assign software to certain cores > and make sure, for instance, that Eclipse, always had > a full core to itself and other, less important software, > could share cores. > > Is that possible? Yes, I believe so. At least, on a multiprocessor Windows machine, you can set processor affinity for individual processes. Generally, though, you probably won't see a performance improvement; you'd do this to avoid specific problems with reentrancy. Just buy a faster workstation. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more informatio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:320615 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
