The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Slower 6 Core vs Faster Quad Core?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Pluberus, Jan 26, 2011.

  1. Pluberus

    Pluberus Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    182
    Messages:
    460
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I've been looking around, but I can't seem to find any definite answers.

    I'm looking at possibly getting a new system, and found a couple in my price range. However, one has a slower 6 core (AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 2.6GHz ) and the other has a faster 4 core (AMD Phenom II X4 965(3.4GHz)).

    Which would give better performance in gaming/video rendering?

    And how can I tell when comparing other similar situations (not with the same processors, but still "faster quad vs slower hex").
     
    Pluberus, Jan 26, 2011
    #1
  2. Judicator

    Judicator Judged and found wanting.

    Reputations:
    1,098
    Messages:
    2,594
    Likes Received:
    19
    Trophy Points:
    56
    The hexacore will do better in video rendering, the quadcore better in gaming. This sounds like a desktop question, though, so it's probably going to get locked soon.
     
    Judicator, Jan 26, 2011
    #2
  3. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    6,092
    Messages:
    12,975
    Likes Received:
    201
    Trophy Points:
    481
    Johnny T, Jan 26, 2011
    #3