> This is the PC I have now > > E6850 Dual core 3.0 GHz cpu > > > This is the PC I want to build > > Core i7-950 3.06GHz Quad-Core > > Now both CPU's are clocked at the same speed.
I don't think we have solid MAME numbers for that difference, but on other benchmarks the difference at the same clock is under 5% for that switch. Things which aren't MAME (audio/video, Office, browsers, PC games, and compiling) will of course benefit a fair amount from the quad-core, but on a pure MAME basis it's not worth the upgrade.
Edited by R. Belmont (09/20/10 05:10 PM)
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