Core Affinity Resident

Computer technology is advancing at an alarming rate, with more and more powerful hardware components needed to properly process data and deliver fast, accurate results. In terms of processing speed, your CPU is responsible for this task, with applications such as Core Affinity Resident giving you the possibility to tweak core distribution for applications.

Clever and easy core distribution

CPUs are designed with more cores in order to better handle multiple tasks. Gaming enthusiasts are always looking for methods of squeezing the most juice out of their machines, but efficiency can be also obtained by a smart distribution of cores.
The application's interface is incredibly simple, with a list displaying running applications and available cores being shown below. Even though this can also be done with the help of Windows task manager, the application only comes as a faster alternative.

Good but far from being a pro

Percentage has nothing to do with available settings, the only possibility is attributing a certain number of cores to selected applications. Unfortunately, your settings are not fully saved and once you cut the power to your PC or decide to restart, affinity settings must be set once again.
However, taking the application for a spin might get you confused, with settings resetting back to normal once the “Save” button is pressed. What's more, no noticeable difference can be felt, not even with radical changes.

In conclusion

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Core Affinity Resident has a lot more to learn from its competitors before it can fully help out. It's easy to use and you only get the impression of more efficiency, with no way to be sure whether or not your choices had an impact on your system's performance.