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Poll archive

Poll archive

How many cores should a desktop microprocessor have to be enough future-proof?

2 is enough - 453 (15.3%)
3 is golden-mean - 72 (2.4%)
4 seems optimal - 889 (30%)
6 or 8 is the best - 205 (6.9%)
4-core Nehalem and multi-threading are the most future-proof! - 398 (13.4%)
Everything depends on workload and micro-architecture - 946 (31.9%)

Poll time frame: 05/01/08 8:12 pm - not finished yet
Poll participants: 2963.

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