You're probably right for the majority of cases, but, depending on which two processors and what software we're talking about, there are a LOT of cases where this would be incorrect. This is particularly true if the 2.7ghz processor is an AMD, and the 3.2ghz processor is an Intel. Intel's high end core 2 duo/extreme and i3 products are smokin' fast, while Phenom II products are much more mundane. In certain cases where the software is very suited to multiple cores (highly parallel tasks), a 4 core 2.7ghz Phenom II would beat a 3.2ghz core 2 duo, but, in most cases, you'd see the opposite.
Anyway, I'm not trying to be nitpicky, as you're probably right. I just want to be clear that it very much depends on the situation at hand, and there are certainly some common instances where a slower 4 core absolutely cannot compete with a faster 2 core.
EDIT: Typo. Changed 2.3 -> 3.2.
Anyway, I'm not trying to be nitpicky, as you're probably right. I just want to be clear that it very much depends on the situation at hand, and there are certainly some common instances where a slower 4 core absolutely cannot compete with a faster 2 core.
EDIT: Typo. Changed 2.3 -> 3.2.
This message last edited by Aemon on 07/04/2011 at 07:42:16 PM
Multicore Processors
- 06/04/2011 03:11:15 PM
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that specific example: yes, that'd be more than sufficient. *NM*
- 06/04/2011 03:32:07 PM
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Not necessarily.
- 06/04/2011 10:28:53 PM
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I was assuming we were talking about two processors of the same brand.
- 06/04/2011 10:51:14 PM
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It depends on whether or not the software is written to use multiple cores.
- 06/04/2011 04:03:44 PM
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If it requires a dual core, it by definition supports multithreading. 
- 06/04/2011 08:57:08 PM
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- 06/04/2011 08:57:08 PM
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