Windows C++ Process vs Thread

Question

In Windows C++, createThread() causes some of the threads to slow down if one thread is doing a very CPU intensive operation. Will createProcess() alleviate this? If so, does createProcess() imply the code must reside in a second executable, or can this all take place inside the same executable?

Answer 1

The major difference between a process and a thread is that each process has its own memory space, while threads share the memory space of the process that they are running within.

If a thread is truly CPU bound, it will only slow another thread if they are both executing on the same processor core. createProcess will not alleviate this since a process would still have the same issue.

Also, what kind of machine are you running this on? Does it have more than one core?