core i7-740quad 1.73GHz vs. i7-620dual 2.66GHz

[Combine Hybrid]

Which one is considered better? I've heard so many mixed conclusions regarding which one of these two is suitable for strictly gaming and opening multiple internet browsers/software editing without hickups...

BTW, i7-740 goes up to 2.93GHz turbo, while i7-620 goes 3.33GHz in turbo.

 

[Schall]

I would say the dual-core one.

OR you could overclock the quad to be up to par with the dual's clock speed, just a thought.

 

[Dynasty]

I believe im right in saying no game utilises quad core processing yet?

I had this debate when I was upgrading, I thought futureproofing would be a good idea, but I constantly got roughly the same response; save the cash and get a dual-core, as quad-core is only really useful in editing as alot of that software can be extremely CPU heavy, and in games you dont get that much of an FPS increase.

Or is dual-core now better than quad?

Man Ive been out of the tech scene for a while.

 

[Quixoticism]

Both of those cores are i5s and it should be the i5-750. Unless you're talking about notebooks and then you should just build a desktop for gaming.
I would take the quad core in a heartbeat as more and more games are coming out that make use of those cores, along with the added benefit of being better at multitasking.

 

[VirusType2]

single core is only good for emulation and DOS anymore. The performance of these games depends entirely on clock speed. (So, 2 cores at a higher speed would be better than 4 cores at a lower clock speed, in this case.)

Quad core with 'Turbo' can clock 1 and 2 cores higher if that's all an app uses. So it's still OK for emulation/DOS/single threaded apps. A modern OS will use 1 core anyway, leaving the 2nd high clocked core for the emulator/DOS/single threaded app - meaning it's not a total loss.

My 4 cores are seemingly always being used when I launch anything. It's nice for things like archives (you might be surprised how many things are archived when downloaded from 'the net'.) (.rar;.zip)

I haven't compared these 2 processors, however, so I won't pretend to know the better choice.

EDIT: Might want to hold off until you can compare the price/performance of these:

Main details are leaked about 13 microprocessors for desktops and six microprocessors for laptops.

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/...PUs_SSDs_in_2011-_Roadmap/551-112590-581.html

 

[Combine Hybrid]

They are both the same price. And I'm wondering which processor would be beneficial in overall in future for laptop.