Im trying to understand how dual-core processors can be faster than single-core processors if the software wasnt written for dual-core processor. Will a dual-core processor be of any benefit to a gamer who plays demanding FPS games if the game was never written to take advantage of dual-cores?
2007-09-08 05:49:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Exactly. There is no way to know if dual core is making your singlethreaded RAM scheme even slower. On an even playing field, same FSB, same CPU speed; same RAM size, Dual Core might be slower. If the pipeline is full, nothing more can get through. You still want to KILL any unnecessary tasks to get your game speed faster.
But new motherboards with dual core and faster and MORE RAM just might be quite awesome today. If all of your applications are 64 bit, then go with Windows Vista 64 or Windows XP 64.
The current dual-core 64 bit technology is only a band-aid to a true 64 bit processing architecture. Someday soon. true 64 bit will be out; and the 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit applications will really ROCK. Running 64 bit now will get us there.
64 bit is also the answer to our 2038 time crisis. Take a look
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
Good luck and Happy Computing
2007-09-08 06:00:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The concept of dual-core is more about efficiency than speed. Think of it this way - while you are playing a game, which may require a lot from your processor, there are other processes running in the background, many of which are necessary to keep your PC running. With a single-core processor, the one component has to do all of this.
With a dual-core, you essentially have 2 processors to direct the same activities, so while the game may not be designed to take advantage of this technology, the processors can distribute their workload and more processing power can be devoted to your task at hand (your game). This is one of the reasons that the speeds are similar or even slightly lower than what a single-core is listed at. Even though the speed is lower, you have 2 of them working.
2007-09-08 05:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by pooky254 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's my take.
The speeds of the cpu chips themselves is the same if the GHz rating is the same. If a single core processor is rated at 2.1GHz and a dual-core is rated at 2.1GHz the "clock speeds" are the same.
The difference is that the dual core or quad core shares the work.
Think of it as 1 guy shoveling a pile of dirt versus two guys shoveling the same size pile of dirt. Which way will the pile get moved the fastest???
Obviously, the workload gets done faster when the task is "shared", and that is the basis for the speed of the dual and quad core processors. It's basic, but that is the reality of how they operate.
The chips themselves are not faster in a dual/quad core if the rating is the same, it's just that the dual/quad core has a greater capacity for getting the workload done faster.
Hope this helps.
2007-09-08 05:58:25 · answer #3 · answered by Dick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what you're doing.
If you use a single application at a time and that application tends to be "single threaded" (only one pathway thru the code with no sub-processes), then dual core won't give you much of an improvement.
If you like running multiple things at the same time (watching a movie, downloading files, doing e-mail), that's when multiple-core CPUs (2 or more) give you an advantage.
2007-09-08 05:55:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it will be because windows is wrote for dual core especially vista. So when your gaming the windows process have another core to acess. so naturally your game does improve some.
I found that installing programs and so on actually go alot faster with a dual core.
2007-09-08 05:53:40 · answer #5 · answered by autotech212000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faster because of multitasking. The dual cores work independent of each other. So while one is processing Windows, MSN, and your Anti-virus, the second core is free to process something else such as a game.
2007-09-08 05:56:53 · answer #6 · answered by the_lone_bard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because of the dual core technology it's more advance and faster than single core.
2007-09-08 06:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by Rhonnie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. I used to be fine with the speed of my computer. Then I switched to dual-core. I guess you could say it spoiled me, being able to multi-task and have things load faster. Oh well. If you can, get dual-core. Seriously.
2007-09-08 05:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't think of how the software was written, the software tells the processor what to do, the duo core reacts and computes faster with that info wanting more from the software, and your able to listen to music, download programs, talk on instant messenger at the same time.
2007-09-08 05:55:04 · answer #9 · answered by megasparks0101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dual core is way faster !!
2007-09-08 05:56:55 · answer #10 · answered by frank21142226 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋