Not the best with computers...

Well, I don't know too much about computers, and it's pretty obvious once you read the question.  I was wondering if it was better to have a single core 2ghz processor, or a dual core 1.6ghz processer.  I myself have the dual 1.6, but seeing that most games require 2ghz, I'm not sure it was the right decision.  Any answers are appreciated.

dual core means 2x. this means you comp is actually 3.2ghzAzn__Romeo

dual core means 2x. this means you comp is actually 3.2ghzAzn__Romeo

[QUOTE="Azn__Romeo"]dual core means 2x. this means you comp is actually 3.2ghzLetesmetty

Not true, that dual core will be worse on sequential code which is true of most programs at this point. It will be better equipped to handle the future but taking a 3.2 GHz and two 1.6 GHz of the same architecture and that 3.2GHz is gonna out perform the dual on anything but highly parallelized code.juggernaut8419

[QUOTE="juggernaut8419"]Not true, that dual core will be worse on sequential code which is true of most programs at this point. It will be better equipped to handle the future but taking a 3.2 GHz and two 1.6 GHz of the same architecture and that 3.2GHz is gonna out perform the dual on anything but highly parallelized code.TheCrazed420