A bioinformatics researcher is comparing two computing nodes, Node P and Node Q, to execute a highly parallelised genetic sequencing algorithm.
| Feature | Node P | Node Q |
|---|---|---|
| Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Cache Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Number of Cores | 16 | 6 |
When executing the parallelised algorithm, Node P is likely to complete the task faster than Node Q.
Using the information in the table, identify one reason for this.
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