<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nSingle-core performance just doesn't cut it anymore for the average workflow. Single-core processors aren't a thing in computers anymore, and the way we use our computers has evolved to have several programs open at once. So, it makes it important to understand core counts and how many you might need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a person who does nothing more intense than edit documents, two or four cores will get the job done. For the basic gamer or media editor on a budget, a six-core processor is perfect. However, if you want to improve performance on most tasks, eight cores is the perfect start. Going higher than that, as high as 32 cores, is usually limited to enthusiasts under specific use cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Was this article able to tell you everything you need to know about your CPU requirements in terms of core counts? If so, take a look at our related articles to learn other cool things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When buying a pre-built desktop computer, or a laptop, or shopping for a processor, you'll hear about CPU cores. Exactly how many cores you need in your system depends on your usual workload. If you only do basic tasks, 2 or 4 will be fine, but if you're constantly coding complex applications or doing high-resolution […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7831"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7847,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7831\/revisions\/7847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}