The CPU contains at least one processor , which is the actual chip inside the CPU that performs calculations . For many years , most CPUs only had one processor , but now it is 4 ) _____________ for a single CPU to have at least two processors or " processing cores ."
These CPUs are 5 ) ______________ of processing multiple instructions concurrently . A CPU with two processing cores is called a dualcore CPU and models with four cores are called quad-core CPUs . High-end CPUs may have six ( hexa-core ) or even eight ( octa-core ) processors . A computer may also have more than one CPU , which each have 6 ) ____________ cores . For example , a server with two hexa-core CPUs has a total of 12 processors .
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Single Core CPU - One core inside a single CPU that handles all the processing . A motherboard manufacturer might provide sockets for more than one single processor , providing the ability to build a powerful , multiprocessor computer .
� Dual Core CPU - Two cores inside a single CPU in which both cores can process information at the same time .
� Triple Core CPU - Three cores inside a single CPU that is actually a quad-core processor with one of the cores disabled . �
Quad Core CPU - Four cores inside a single CPU