Most software now is written to take advantage of multiple core processors. (lifewire.com)
Rather than one chip with multiple cores doing the work, the Moto X has a total of eight cores spread over four different chips, each doing a different thing. (zdnet.com)
The dual - core processor should make web browsing a bit faster because this activity can use quite a number of processes that can be split across multiple cores. (ubergizmo.com)