In news:alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64, Wes Newell
posted on Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:43:47 +0000 (UTC)
the following:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:42:37 -0600, Damaeus wrote:
Is a Six-Core at 3.5 GHz going to be faster, overall, than a Quad-Core
running 3.8 GHz?
Depends on the threads running. If all 6 cores can be used to the max
then the effective speed is 3.5x6, or 21Ghz, while only 4 is 4x3.8, or
15.2Ghz. So the 6 core is potentially 30% faster.
Okay, thanks. That makes sense. Learning all the time.
I was using a dual-core before I built this temporary system that only has
one core. It's extremely painful to use.
I'm going with the 6-core. The 8-core is a little out of my reach with
the other stuff I need.
Damaeus