The best replacement for cores is threads.

The best alternatives to cores are rated as following:
★★★★★  threads
★★★  clock speed
★★★  sockets
★★★  ghz
★★  sockets vmware
★★  processors
★  stream processors
★  more ghz
★  hyper threading
★  faster processor
★  higher clock speed
★  4 cores
★  more mhz
★  higher frequency
★  cpus
★  processor speed
★  6 cores
★  more ram
  clock
  processing units
  more speed
  vcpu
  more processors
  stream processing units
  mhz
  logical processors
  more threads
  higher ghz
  more clock speed
  threads i7
  6
  four cores
  cpus and sockets
  cpu speed
  ps3 cores
  faster speed

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