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Advantages and Disadvantages of Running Chameleon on a Dual-Processor Machine

In conclusion, the table below summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of running Chameleon on a dual-processor machine:

AdvantagesDisadvantages
Reducing Python usage and control when VMD files are open may result in a slight performance increase.Chameleon does not utilize both processors when using multiple threads.
There is no contention when running each application as a separate process as opposed to a separate thread; therefore, the operating system can put each of the processes on a separate CPU.Chameleon will likely not be the source of a performance bottleneck, so running it on a dual-processor machine will be unnecessary.
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