Single vs Dual CPU performance reviews?

TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
edited September 2005 in Hardware
Does anyone know of any performance / benchmark tests that compared a dual CPU motherboard to a single setup? Like 2 Pentium 3 1 Ghz cpus against a single P4 2 Ghz cpu?

I'm sure there are tests out there, but I haven't found them yet.

Comments

  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited September 2005
    well generally you wouldn't be comparing 2 1GHz cpus to a 2GHz cpu, the 2GHz cpu would likely win in almost every situation (this doesn't necessarily hold true with P3's vs. P4's, because P4's suck so hard and P3's kick so much ass). generally however, a dual cpu system against a single cpu system running one of the same chips will only be marginally faster in single application tests. dual cpu systems really shine when you try multi-tasking, like running encoding a movie while you play CS
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited September 2005
    Well what era are you looking for? P3s or current Dual Opteron systems?
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