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Hexacore vs Multicore - What's the difference?

hexacore | multicore | Hyponyms |

Multicore is a hyponym of hexacore.



As adjectives the difference between hexacore and multicore

is that hexacore is composed of six cores while multicore is combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit.

hexacore

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of six cores.

    • References

    (English Citations of "hexacore")

    multicore

    English

    Alternative forms

    *multi-core

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 11, author=Laurie J. Flynn, title=Intel Raises Its Outlook; Rival Offers New Chip, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=After several consecutive quarters of losing market share, Intel in recent quarters has released a host of new multicore processors, including its first quad-core chip

    Hyponyms

    *dual-core *hexacore *quad-core, quadcore

    See also

    *(wikipedia "multicore")