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12-22-08, 08:22 AM #1
CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
Which is better or would give a bigger performance bump - a 2.66 Core 2 Quad or a 3.33 Core 2 Duo?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115131
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115054
They are the same price, so I am confused.
This is, of course, assuming I keep my same motherboard wich is a 775 socket.
I'll be upgrading to Vista, have an 8800 GTS and play 99% Valve/Steam games.
Thanks.
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12-22-08, 09:26 AM #2
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
Quad Core scores better.
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12-22-08, 09:41 AM #4
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
Yea I thought so too. Just on the surface I would have said to go with the E8600.
Of course if you had about $1100 or so you could get that one at the top
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_look...00+%40+3.33GHz
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12-22-08, 10:37 AM #5
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
Those benchmarks are misleading.
The number of cores depends on the tasks.
Games do not need multiple cores; they are coded in such a way that multi-threading is not as possible as with some other applications, such as video editing. Applications like 3dSMax and Adobe Premier run better on a slower quad core than a faster dual core.
So it depends what you are doing.
Here is some old information that is till good and so are the links:
Originally Posted by SoySoldier
The thread may be dead on one year old, but the core of the argument still holds. But they are all fast enough that you will kick butt regardless.
More cores gets higher benchmarks, but when it comes to games, a single core running fast is all you need.
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12-22-08, 10:41 AM #6Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
Quad-cores definitely dominate the synthetic benchmarks and processes that are multi-processor aware, but most games have very rudimentary multi-CPU support. It's getting better... but right now... 2 faster cores > 4 slower cores in gaming.
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12-22-08, 12:12 PM #7
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
I love my E6850 3.0GHz!! Had it for almost a year now. No OC'ing needed. On a board that has 8 gigs of 1066MHz RAM and a 8800GTS 512. Never went to the quad cores because like mentioned above.... no games have really utilized the multi core processors yet. Yet being the key word. I still have another year or so with this machine before I upgrade to a DDR3 board with SLI and a socket for the i7's but I am content where I am at with what I have. Money well spent I must say.
I would like to get the E8600 for the fact it has a bigger L2 Cache and is 45nm but shit, don't try and fix what isn't broken right.
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12-22-08, 12:21 PM #8
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
Originally Posted by SoySoldier
LOL
Soy likes to live in the past and state that games do not use multi cores.
You better check the updates news for Ut3, L4d, Tf2, Crysis, and the COD series.
More and more games are utilizing multi core now more than ever before.
Soy maybe you would have some edge 6 months ago but if he is going to upgrade now and more and more games are going multi why the hell buy a dual core?
The smart move would to be future proof and get the quad.
Soy I dont know what all those math symbols are in your sig are but when it comes to hardware seems you cannot do the math.
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12-22-08, 12:54 PM #9
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
im runnin E8400 now and its fine.
but my next build will be quad, just nice having/being able to run your game and backround programs with plenty of head room.
if you building for now, a cheaper dual core will work. if you building for the future then get the biggest quad you can afford.
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12-22-08, 12:57 PM #10
Re: CPU Question - Faster Dual Core or Slower Quad Core?
I have the Q9450 it runs great for everything I play. I run crysis on high no problems, the steam games are a breeze. From what I have read the Q9400 can easily overclock much higher. Mine is stock so I dont know first hand on OC. Like jason said, games are starting to take advantage of all 4 cores. No you wont always need all four cores but I run itunes with the internet downloading etc. If your like many you multi task. It's the future so thats why I went with it.
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