Labels:text | screenshot | font | number | rectangle OCR: FLEXIBILITY VS. COST CPU CPU CPU Application Database CPE CPL Memory Meition Graphics CPU SMP AMP Figure 1: Symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) is popular because it is more flexible than asymmetrical multiprocessing (AMP) when considering software because each additional processor helps share the load. However, don't discount AMP. When properly applied, AMP can be more effective and less expensive than SMP.