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Originally Posted by GatorB
P4s topped out at 3.6 and ghz isn't really how they rate performance anymore. Back in the 80's when I was a teenager it was all about the RAM. Most friends had computers that topped out at 64 MB then one of the richer ones got a IBM that had 512 MB of RAM. That meant he had the better computer supposedly. A core 2 duo that runs at 2.2 ghz performs better than a 3.6 ghz P4 could.
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If you count the cores, but most apps don't use all cores at the same time(unless its 3d or video rendering). However I do realize that ghz is different these days. If we're just talking single core, you can't compare the clock speeds of 3 years ago with today's numbers, so you're right in that respect.