a 2.6 P4 and a 2.66 C2D are miles apart in performance before you take the second core into account.
Granted, in a lot of games there isn't a huge difference between CPUs because these games are gfx card limited....but its mainly FPSs. Switch to games that have more CPU dependancy (MMORPGS for instance) and you will find the CPU makes a lot more of a difference.......Then switch to video/audio encoding and the difference is astronomical. Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of GPL Sent: 24 October 2006 22:00 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag? Wonder how many of you have read this article: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1839/ Author makes me think. We have these dual core CPU's but are they worth it NOW? This can be very confusing. What are we saying here? That an old intel p4 2.6 will give you roughly the same performance as a dual core running at 2.66 (I believe thats a 6700)? I mean I know the FSB and CACHE is higher on the dual core but is that the only performance increase I would see on a $500 cpu purchase because its not really being utilized by my games and OS? Just something to think out loud about for us with out the hardware to run the tests ourselves! :) ******* This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. This firm is not authorised by the Financial Services Authority. However, we are included on the Register maintained by the Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation activity in the UK, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by The Law Society. The Register can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority website at www.fsa.gov.uk/register.
