Core 2 Duo and speed of computations

[Brendan McKay]

I tested exactly this pair of processors last month on my own
programs and the core duo was 10-20% faster. My programs were
single-thread C programs and the result could well be different
for other types of program. Also, my test used only one of the two
processors of the core duo, so if you are running something that
takes advantage of two processors you will get anything up to a
factor of 2 better (and if not, you can run two programs at once).

So I advise the core duo.  If you have a little more money, go
for the 2.4 GHz version since it has twice the cache size and
this will be more important than the 2.4/2.1 clock speed ratio.
I just ordered one myself..

Brendan.

* Lßbos ElemÚr <Labos at ana.sote.hu> [061012 18:42]:
> Dear Seqfans,
> Did somebody [among you] worked
> with PC including new Core 2 Duo CPU
> claimed to be quick.
> Did somebody compared spewcifically
> for mathenatical computations
> PC with P4-3GHz
> and
> PC with Core2Duo 2.1GHz processzor..
> 
> Is this new CPU quicker despite of lower frequency
> at mathematical purposes or it is quicker
> only in games or media performances...?
> 
> My problem to decide buying new processor
> machine with lower frequncy or old P4 machine
> with higher ,3GHz frequency.
> Aims are quick  mathematical computations...
> This is a dilemma because it might happen to
> get a worse machine for higher price...
> 
> Have somebody comparative experience with 
> this new product ?
> 
> Yours 
> Labos E
> product