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Originally Posted by Lenny2
Am I understanding this correctly?
Currently the quad core only really works when you're using an application that supports quad core technology....so on most applications you're just using two 2.4ghz processors, as opposed to the 1 x 3.2ghz processor I have now.....but on the apps that support the multithreading or whatever, then I get to actually use all 4 processors?
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I theory what you are saying is true however most multithreaded apps are designed for dual core, not quad core so you won't get the performance increase from the 3rd and 4th core. Where quad (and dual, to a lesser extent) shines is in running more than one app at a time due to the fact that each app will be running on a different core therefore getting the full speed of each chip.