most of the recent problems of computer buyer is which processor they should buy.This has been brought by the performance of core 2 duo processor and its family and the core 2 quad.Both are good,but which one is better?
let's compare the two-quad core and core 2 duo with regard to price/performance ratio.
Prices (as of 8-2-08 in California):
E7200 at $120.
E8400 at $150.
Q6600 at $180.
Q9450 at $280.
the latest product released by intel is their quad core processor.It offers great quality but it's quite expensive compared to the core 2 duo. Many believe that as every competitor releases a new product, it's always better than the older one.This has have been always the case.
core 2 duo comparison
The e8400 performs quite better than the e7200. For gamers, it's not a problem.While playing multithreaded games with e7200 and 8400, you won't see any difference.they're really engineered well.Thus, they perform very very well as long as gaming is concerned.8400 may be 7% faster than the 7200,but you may Overclocked the 7200 to cope up with 8400 or even better.What makes it better is, $$$$.
it would go like this, a game requires 100%.the e7200 lets say-95% and e8400-100%.when both are overclocked,let's presume it would exceed a 100%- 101$ for e7200 and 106% for e8400.the 1% for the e7200 and 6% for e8400 are not that useful since a game would require a 100% only.So exceeding the limit isnt that needed.that's why gamers couldn't feel the difference.
I suggest, go for the 7200 and spend what you have saved for lets' say, Ram/Hard disk/video card.
how about the quad cores?
quad core comparison
You might say, the one which is more expensive performs better.yes it's true, speaking of the performance.But the concern is, is 3-5% increase in performance worth the price?for me, it isn't.
comparing q6600 and 9450, i'd go for q6600 and overclock it. Again, save the Bucks $$$.
But which one is more worth it to buy?Is it the quad or core 2 duo?
the quad core may seem look better than core 2 duo since there are cores compared to the 2 or core 2 duo.However today's games don't need a 4-core processor.So,the 4 cores couldnt be used to its max potential.lets say 2 out of 4 cores only are used.But it's still wise to buy a quad core when speaking of the future technology.A few years from now, there might be applications or games that would require 4cores.But thats a long way to go. By that time, there will be newer models of quad cores.
in my own perspective, i'd go for the core 2 duo:
1st choice-e7200 $$$$ and performance(better if overclocked)overclocking makes it hotter,but get a good COOlER then everything will turn out fine.
2nd choice-e8400-reason why this is just my second choice behind e7200 written above.
3rd-q6600
4th-q9450
hope u learned something from me.
please have comments for this article.Thanks!
let's compare the two-quad core and core 2 duo with regard to price/performance ratio.
Prices (as of 8-2-08 in California):
E7200 at $120.
E8400 at $150.
Q6600 at $180.
Q9450 at $280.
the latest product released by intel is their quad core processor.It offers great quality but it's quite expensive compared to the core 2 duo. Many believe that as every competitor releases a new product, it's always better than the older one.This has have been always the case.
core 2 duo comparison
The e8400 performs quite better than the e7200. For gamers, it's not a problem.While playing multithreaded games with e7200 and 8400, you won't see any difference.they're really engineered well.Thus, they perform very very well as long as gaming is concerned.8400 may be 7% faster than the 7200,but you may Overclocked the 7200 to cope up with 8400 or even better.What makes it better is, $$$$.
it would go like this, a game requires 100%.the e7200 lets say-95% and e8400-100%.when both are overclocked,let's presume it would exceed a 100%- 101$ for e7200 and 106% for e8400.the 1% for the e7200 and 6% for e8400 are not that useful since a game would require a 100% only.So exceeding the limit isnt that needed.that's why gamers couldn't feel the difference.
I suggest, go for the 7200 and spend what you have saved for lets' say, Ram/Hard disk/video card.
how about the quad cores?
quad core comparison
You might say, the one which is more expensive performs better.yes it's true, speaking of the performance.But the concern is, is 3-5% increase in performance worth the price?for me, it isn't.
comparing q6600 and 9450, i'd go for q6600 and overclock it. Again, save the Bucks $$$.
But which one is more worth it to buy?Is it the quad or core 2 duo?
the quad core may seem look better than core 2 duo since there are cores compared to the 2 or core 2 duo.However today's games don't need a 4-core processor.So,the 4 cores couldnt be used to its max potential.lets say 2 out of 4 cores only are used.But it's still wise to buy a quad core when speaking of the future technology.A few years from now, there might be applications or games that would require 4cores.But thats a long way to go. By that time, there will be newer models of quad cores.
in my own perspective, i'd go for the core 2 duo:
1st choice-e7200 $$$$ and performance(better if overclocked)overclocking makes it hotter,but get a good COOlER then everything will turn out fine.
2nd choice-e8400-reason why this is just my second choice behind e7200 written above.
3rd-q6600
4th-q9450
hope u learned something from me.
please have comments for this article.Thanks!
