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CPU Features
Modern CPUs come equipped with an array of advanced features designed to enhance performance, efficiency, and overall user experience. One notable feature is multiple cores, where CPUs now commonly feature multiple processing cores on a single chip. This allows for parallel processing, significantly improving multitasking capabilities and overall system responsiveness. Hyper-Threading is another innovation that enables each physical core to handle multiple threads, further boosting multitasking performance. Turbo Boost technology dynamically adjusts the CPU clock speed based on the workload, providing additional processing power when needed. Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) are instruction set extensions that accelerate certain types of calculations, benefiting tasks like multimedia processing and scientific simulations. Enhanced power management features, such as Intel's SpeedStep or AMD's Cool'n'Quiet, dynamically adjust the CPU's power and frequency to save energy during periods of lower demand. Additionally, CPUs often incorporate improved integrated graphics, reducing the reliance on dedicated graphics cards for certain tasks. These features collectively contribute to the efficiency, performance, and versatility of modern CPUs in addressing the demands of contemporary computing workloads.