Does being a dual-core bypass minimum processor requirements?

Question

If I have a dual-core at X speed, but the minimum requirements to a game are a single core of greater than X speed (but not more than 2X speed), will I be able to run the game?

Assume all other requirements are met.

Answer 1

yup, dual core = given x speed *2

Answer 2

You CANNOT just double the given speed. People who say that clearly shouldn't be answering this type of question, but unfortunately they do. Now, when a given speed is listed, it is based on a Pentium 4 chip. If you have an AMD dual core, or an Intel Core 2 Duo, those chips are far more efficient, and are much faster even at the same clock speed, hence they will play the game. HOWEVER, if you get a Pentium D, that is basically just two Pentium 4's stuck together, and like I said, you can't double the speed, so if you have a Pentium D and it is below the min requirements, you can't play.

Answer 3

To my understanding as long as you are running a minimum requirement it is going to allow you to play the game but there are some other factors that you have to keep in mind. You cannot run a game alone on processor, the Ram and video card are going to make a significant difference. EX: If you are running 1G of ram and have an integrated video card and trying to play a graphic intensive game, it is going to seriously lag , especially if you are running a Vista OS.
If all other requirements are met you theoretically should have no issues.

Answer 4

Yes, provided your ram meets, or exceeds the minimum requirements, and your vid card,(might need DirectX 10),(as already stated, onboard, or integrated graphics won't CUT it!! You need a dedicated graphics card) Dual core processors have two cores on them. Each core runs at the stated GHz speed. It's like double teaming!