As power consumption (and consequently heat generation) by computers has become a concern in recent years, parallel computing has become the dominant paradigm in computer architecture, mainly in the form of multi-core processors.
Kuna protsessori kiiruse tõstmisel kasvab ka voolu tarbimine (ja seetõttu ka soojuseraldus), on paralleelarvutus saanud arvutiarhitektuuris domineerivaks paradigmaks – peamiselt mitmetuumaliste protsessorite näol.