Actually, most PCs that are shipping are multi-core processors. The ones that aren't at least dual-core are predominantly netbooks. At this stage there's very little excuse for software programmers to not start taking advantage of that.
@JackValentine You kidding me? Multi-core CPUs have been around for quite some time now... the Core2Duo and Quad came out in '07, and the Athlon 64 dual-core came out in '05, which is an eternity in the computer world. The trend toward multi-core CPUs has been in motion for a long time, it's not like it was just yesterday everyone was using single-core CPUs and the software industry was blind-sided by the transition.
While it might not be Intel's responsibility to write the code for developers, it IS their problem if they are trying to push 4 (and 8+) core CPUs onto a market that no way shape or form uses those cores to their full benefit.
And tell me, what "better" software should someone run to use all those cores if "bad" apps like 3DS MAX, MAYA, Solidworks and Premiere don't use all those cores most of the time. Short of rendering, you'll rarely see all 4 cores maxed out.
@Hazdaz Actually Intel does develop and sell optimized compilers for software developers. So if Intel sold those and dictated how the compilers as used they could have some push for multi-core development.
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How about we get better multi-core software support before you start piling on tons more cores?
@Hazdaz Bit of a chicken/egg thing there isn't it? Why should software makers support what doesn't have market penetration?
@JackValentine
Actually, most PCs that are shipping are multi-core processors. The ones that aren't at least dual-core are predominantly netbooks. At this stage there's very little excuse for software programmers to not start taking advantage of that.
@JackValentine
You kidding me?
Multi-core CPUs have been around for quite some time now... the Core2Duo and Quad came out in '07, and the Athlon 64 dual-core came out in '05, which is an eternity in the computer world. The trend toward multi-core CPUs has been in motion for a long time, it's not like it was just yesterday everyone was using single-core CPUs and the software industry was blind-sided by the transition.
@Hazdaz If your software doesn't have good multicore support, get better software. It's not Intel's job to write the code for deveopers.
@spin cycle
While it might not be Intel's responsibility to write the code for developers, it IS their problem if they are trying to push 4 (and 8+) core CPUs onto a market that no way shape or form uses those cores to their full benefit.
And tell me, what "better" software should someone run to use all those cores if "bad" apps like 3DS MAX, MAYA, Solidworks and Premiere don't use all those cores most of the time. Short of rendering, you'll rarely see all 4 cores maxed out.
@Hazdaz Actually Intel does develop and sell optimized compilers for software developers. So if Intel sold those and dictated how the compilers as used they could have some push for multi-core development.