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 Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject: CPU question |
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| Would a single core of an overclocked quad 4 (Q9400 -$269) or a (Q9550 - $329) to 3.4 mhz be faster than a 3.0 mhz pentium 4 chip. I know using all 4 cores of the quad cpu would much faster. Also, which cpu listed above - with price attached - would be the better deal. I mainly use my computer for surfing the net, spreadsheets, word and video and audio encoding. |
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andamus
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| A single core of the C2D/C2Q at 1,8/2,0 GHz is already faster than any P4 |
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kapebretoner
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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thanks.
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Wizzard1
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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@Andamus- My Pentium 950 @ 3.4GHz can outcrunch my C2D @3Ghz... So it's not always true! (This is on a password cracker for lost Excel workbook passwords, which I crack more often than I should have to)
But yes, Core architecture is almost ALWAYS superior!! |
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