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Breach · 04-21-2005, 10:12 AM

I think there is a misconseption about Dual core chips and that "2 is better than 1". These have twin cores yes, but unless the application is programmed to utilize both it will not do any good. And even if, it doenst use both cores like a single processor, it splits up the work load between them. Dual core chips are no differant than SMP configurations with 2 seperate processors.

Therefor, that is why it is not the "ultimate gamer" chip, you would still be better off with a solid single core processor.

04-21-2005, 10:12 AM	#4
Breach Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 93	I think there is a misconseption about Dual core chips and that "2 is better than 1". These have twin cores yes, but unless the application is programmed to utilize both it will not do any good. And even if, it doenst use both cores like a single processor, it splits up the work load between them. Dual core chips are no differant than SMP configurations with 2 seperate processors. Therefor, that is why it is not the "ultimate gamer" chip, you would still be better off with a solid single core processor.