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7 minutes ago, Vepy said:

What would it be better for? Gaming, rendering, etc?

rendering is certainly better on the quad core. As for gaming, some wont even start on 2 thread CPUs like the Core 2 Duo and it's not like 3Ghz is much better than 2.66 in games that only uses 1 core.

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I was wondering if an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz is faster than a     
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz? The duo has only 2 cores but is 3.0 GHz. I don't really know much about CPU's.

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E8400 is faster on single core speed, but slower in multicore speed.

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Just now, Jurrunio said:

E8400 is faster on single core speed, but slower in multicore speed.

What would it be better for? Gaming, rendering, etc?

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1 minute ago, Vepy said:

What would it be better for? Gaming, rendering, etc?

Chances are the quad core is better for gaming since most modern games can use multiple cores. What games specifically do you play with this system?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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3 minutes ago, Vepy said:

What would it be better for? Gaming, rendering, etc?

well overall the core 2 quad is better as you can still game on it fine and it is better for rendering. Some games don't run well on a dual core. GTA V would 'RUN' on my core 2 duo e8400 but it had lots of texture loading issues etc whereas a quad core doesn't really have those problems. A quad core will be able to render videos faster aswell.

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Chances are the quad core is better for gaming since most modern games can use multiple cores. What games specifically do you play with this system?

I play a variety of different steam games (3D and 2D), and some flash games

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the Q9400 is a better choice, the E8400 will have unplayable stuttering on most games.

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Just now, Vepy said:

I play a variety of different steam games (3D and 2D), and some flash games

what type of rendering do you do?

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Just now, Vepy said:

I play a variety of different steam games (3D and 2D), and some flash games

The specific games are good to know, and how old they may be. 2D games likely care very little about 4 cores but again, that depends.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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7 minutes ago, Vepy said:

What would it be better for? Gaming, rendering, etc?

rendering is certainly better on the quad core. As for gaming, some wont even start on 2 thread CPUs like the Core 2 Duo and it's not like 3Ghz is much better than 2.66 in games that only uses 1 core.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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14 minutes ago, Jacobtechtips? said:

what type of rendering do you do?

very occasional blender rendering, I just like experimenting/learning with the program

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13 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

The specific games are good to know, and how old they may be. 2D games likely care very little about 4 cores but again, that depends.

Plan on playing overwatch once I get a better gpu, I play AQW/ourWorld for 2D games, and then AQ3D, WoW, Heros of the Storm, and Warframe (3D games)

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Just now, Vepy said:

Plan on playing overwatch once I get a better gpu, I play AQW/ourWorld for 2D games, and then AQ3D, WoW, Heros of the Storm, and Warframe (3D games)

Fairly modern so the quad core is for sure your best bet. Although don't expect much, it'll do all it can which isn't a ton.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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WoW for sure is one of the most CPU demanding games out there, despite common belief.

 

Minimum frame rate/raid frame rate will depend greatly on single core performance.

Before you reply to my post, REFRESH. 99.99% chance I edited my post. 

 

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