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How many CPU cores do you own?
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ajprice
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Aug 8, 2012, 08:05 AM
 
Computers, consoles, phones, handheld things, media players... how many have you got? (Just processors, not counting GPUs etc.)

I think I'm on 14, possibly 21 (depending on whether you count the PS3 as 1 PowerPC or include the 7 Cell cores too? )

Macbook - 2
iPhone 4 - 1
Apple TV - 1
Xbox 360 - 3
PS3 - 1 or 8
PS Vita - 4
WDTV Live - 1
Kobo Touch - 1

As I'm first, I don't know if thats a high or low score, on here I'm guessing its towards the low end though

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Aug 8, 2012, 12:58 PM
 
MacBook Pro- 2
iPhone 4- 1
DROID 3- 2
Galaxy Nexus- 2
Palm Pre 2-1
Palm Pre Plus-1
Xbox 360-3
Kindle Fire-2
iPad-1

So 15 total... Wow.
     
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Aug 8, 2012, 01:10 PM
 
What about the cpu cores in embeded micro controllers? Calculators, microwaves, digital thermostats, televisions, answering machines, network routers, cars, lego mindstorm...
     
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Aug 8, 2012, 07:23 PM
 
MacBook Pro dual core, with HT so that's effectively 4?
Dual Core iPad with quad core graphics.
iPhone 4 single core
Apple TV single core

That's most of what I use on a regular basis. Though if we count everything, I have a dead dual core MacBook, and a barely alive 12 inch PowerBook single core, a single core Rev D iMac. Plus if I called upon my family's equipment (all of which I basically administer) we'd have a dual core mini, a single core mini, a dual core MacBook, dual core MacBook Pro, two more Apple TVs, two dual core iPhone 4S', and another 3rd gen iPad.

Now ask me how many gigs I have
     
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Aug 8, 2012, 07:39 PM
 
Originally Posted by BLAZE_MkIV View Post
Calculators
You forgot punch-card machines.
     
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Aug 8, 2012, 08:11 PM
 
I doubt may people who own a computer that uses punch cards don't realize it has a CPU.
     
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Aug 9, 2012, 02:13 AM
 
In regular use, 13 or so. Plus another 4-10 that get used occasionally (do big RAID controllers count?)

I am hoping to add an 8-Core Xserve to the pile soon though.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
     
   
 
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