# \#load-balancing

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## [Pmap use of processor cores](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pmap-use-of-processor-cores/25121)

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**Author:** [@abx](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abx)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pmap-use-of-processor-cores/25121 "2019-06-12T15:06:26Z")

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I have a simple question about pmap and I can’t find a clear answer anywhere. When I have a series of pmap’d processes and let’s say, few of them are very heavy and require most of the resources, are the heavy tasks abl…