The choice I have is Intel Pentium Core 2 quad core QX6700 ( 4 x 2.4ghz cpu ) or single core hyperthreading processor at 3.6ghz. I want good performance now and in the future.
2007-01-22 04:54:22 · 4 answers · asked by kyrarae87 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You are comparing a QX6700 to a 3.6GHz Pentium 4.
As the previous answer stated, there really is no comparison. The QX6700 is hands down better in every way. The QX6700 has 4 cores to the Pentium 4's one core (with a virtualized hyperthreaded core).
Each one of the 4 QX6700 core much faster than the one core on the Pentium 4 - but now you have 4 of them. The processor uses less power, and it's much more "future proof" than the Pentium 4.
There's a review here:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/395/10
Use the Pentium 4 640 as your Pentium 4, although at 3.6GHz (to the 3.2GHz in the review), the Pentium 4 3.6GHz will be a bit faster - so fudge the scores to be 20% faster. Still, the QX6700 wins hands down in everything.
The future is multi-core - especially in games. If you want to be "future proof", you definitely want the QX6700. Games like "Alan Wake" are specifically targeted at multiple cores. http://www.alanwake.com/
Not that it has anything to do with your question, but check out these Alan Wake screenshots: http://www.alanwake.com/screenshots/screenshot.php?shot=Alan_Wake_2006_003
Pretty amazing.
2007-01-22 05:25:57 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well if those are your only two choices, I then definately go with the Core 2 Quad, but you are basically saying do I need the Ferrari or the Yugo, their is a middle ground, a Core 2 Duo will give you very high performance without that ultra high price tag.
2007-01-22 08:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no comparison between Intel's Quad-Core processor with any other product in the Intel family. If you can afford the Core 2 Extreme(quad-core), then you must go for it!
2007-01-22 05:00:57 · answer #3 · answered by TG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would actually recommend a core 2 but not a quad core....
the quad core is used priamrily for huge video editing or graphic design stuff where they run lots and lots of different things at once.
but a good gaming one would be the extreme,
2007-01-22 05:27:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋