# Multi-Core Utilization

> The ability to use multiple processor cores simultaneously for a single workload.

Record: `lexicon:multi-core-utilization`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-multi-core-utilization

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Memory Scalability](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/memory-scalability.md) and before [Origin Offload](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/origin-offload.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Enabled by

- [Parallelism](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/parallelism.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)