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All you need to understand is that ghz is not a number you can use to compare processor performance.

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spakkker wrote: »

Not up on amd cpu's but do know that 6-core cpu is an old 2003/4 design core so not as good as it sounds.
See this - http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

The top end AMD Phenom II Hexacore processors are extremely fast and have an unlocked multiplier which makes overclocking them a breeze. What do you mean when you say an old design, the socket type?

kwikbreaks

IMO one of the best bits of advice here is the link above to the cpubenchmark site which I'll repeat - http://www.cpubenchmark.net/

The other thing to remember is that processor speed is not all there is to producing a machine that gives a nice fast and smooth user experience - a slow disk and/or insufficient RAM will cripple even the fastest processor.

The final thing to remember is that although machines are many many times faster than they were way back in days of yore Windows is still quite capable of wasting most of that power on crap window transition effects, gobby paperclips, and other such junk.

spakkker

@kwikbreaks +1

@anewhope -the hex cpu core is k10 architecture which tho' introduced in 2007 was a developement of k8 -2003. Amd cpu not as efficient per clock cycle as Intel but they give more cores for the money - 6 cores for the price of 4 intel cores

G_M

Dual core will always be faster than single core

I've seen single core processors at 2.3 GHz and dual core at 1.8GHz.
Surely the dual core will only be faster if running 2 processes. To use my car analogy, if there's only one car on the dual carriagway going 18 mph instead of 23 mph, it will be slower (despite being a dual carriagway). Or is my analogy too simplistic?

grahawk wrote: »

All you need to understand is that ghz is not a number you can use to compare processor performance.

If not GHz, then what?

@kwikbreaks +1

@anewhope -the hex cpu core is k10 architecture which tho' introduced in 2007 was a developement of k8 -2003. Amd cpu not as efficient per clock cycle as Intel but they give more cores for the money - 6 cores for the price of 4 intel cores

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Edit: the OP is already unsure so why blow smoke in their face?

Quite.

busenbust

G_M wrote: »

Hi! I'm comparing laptops and here specifically CPUs - how come some single core processors seem as fast as dual core when comparing the advertised GHz? Which is best to compare - the GHz processor speed or whether it'e single or dual core?

Good Q :cool:

Out of date but still relevant :

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/9441.aspx

rygon

After all that info, wondering what you are actually using the PC for?
You can spend mega bucks on an awesome processor and motherboard, but if you are only using it to surf the web then whats the point.

busenbust

rygon wrote: »

After all that info, wondering what you are actually using the PC for?
You can spend mega bucks on an awesome processor and motherboard, but if you are only using it to surf the web then whats the point.

agreed; /////the need for speed//// only goes so far