So if a CPU is a dual-core, then supposedly only two threads can be served simultaneously. However, Intel has introduced a technology in recent years called Hyper-Threading.

The Intel Core i5 14600K 14-Core, 20-Thread CPU is a powerful mid-range CPU that replaces the last generation Intel Core i5 13600K with higher clocks on both its performance and efficiency cores ...

Your CPU core isn't a single unit. Even putting aside things like L1 and L2 caches, and the registers where the core loads and stores values, modern processor cores have numerous functional units ...

The Intel Core i9 14900K 24-Core, 32-Thread CPU is Intel's highest-end 14th generation CPU and offers the highest boost clocks for a consumer-grade CPU from Intel to date, clocking in at an ...

Cores are what process the data, while threads help the cores to process more data simultaneously. The higher the core and thread count, the faster the CPU will be.

If you're building your own computer, things can quickly get complicated. Here's what CPU or processor cores are and how many your CPU should have.

As for the CPU itself, Intel's new Core i5-13500 processor is a 14-core, 20-thread CPU based on the older Alder Lake C0 silicon.

The Core i5-12600K has 10 physical cores and 16 threads compared to the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X's 6 and 12 core and thread setup. What also sets these processors apart is what cores are used.

Case in point, there isn't a single quad-core CPU in existence that can match the performance of a modern 6-core/12-thread processor, such as the Core i5-11600K or Ryzen 5 5600X.

AMD's next-gen EPYC 'Turin' CPU details leaked: Zen 5 and Zen 5c processors with up to 160 cores and 320 threads, 640MB cache, 500W TDP.