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Skybird · 10-17-08, 08:33 AM

and a question I add to Neal's question. Some software simply does not make use of double core CPUs. FS9 for example does not recognize the second core, and runs with only one. My current single core CPU is a 3 GHz P4. Imagine I get a CPU double core at 2.66 GHz, does this mean then that the sim is running with 2.66 GHz single core and I need to expect it to run slower than on a P4 3 GHz, or do changes in CPU architecture compensate for that speed gap? Is a double core 2.66 running a software that uses only one core: slower, equally fast, or faster than a P4 3 GHz?

10-17-08, 08:33 AM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,637 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	and a question I add to Neal's question. Some software simply does not make use of double core CPUs. FS9 for example does not recognize the second core, and runs with only one. My current single core CPU is a 3 GHz P4. Imagine I get a CPU double core at 2.66 GHz, does this mean then that the sim is running with 2.66 GHz single core and I need to expect it to run slower than on a P4 3 GHz, or do changes in CPU architecture compensate for that speed gap? Is a double core 2.66 running a software that uses only one core: slower, equally fast, or faster than a P4 3 GHz? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.