Question 2.93 ghz dual core vs 2.6 ghz quad core gaming performance

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I have 4gb ddr2 ram, core 2 duo e7500 2.93 ghz, nvidia gt 710 gddr3 2gb gpu, 500 gb ssd, windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. Which processor will give better fps in games - core 2 duo e7500 2.93 ghz or quad core q400 2.6 ghz. All i want is gaming and i know that if a game utilises all 4 cores then q 8400 will be better but there are many games which uses only 1 or 2 cores, thus in that case, core 2 duo has more ghz thus worrying about that, should i get q 8400 or not.

 

[mdd1963]

Unless you are playing a variety of quite old games (Medal of of Honor, Quake 3, and others from at least 10-12 years ago), I'd guess that neither is really going to provide a great gaming experience, but, if forced to choose, I'd personally choose the quad core.

 

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but some games like assasin's creed 3 uses only only 2 cores, thus which will be faster please tell me. I want high fps in ac creed 3, ac creed 4, valorant, gta 4, csgo type of games.

 

[drivinfast247]

but some games like assasin's creed 3 uses only only 2 cores, thus which will be faster please tell me. I want high fps in ac creed 3, ac creed 4, valorant, gta 4, csgo type of games.

What do you consider "high fps"?

 

[nofanneeded]

more fps in your case will come from better GPU not better CPU. your gt 710 is nothing . dont waste money on CPU get a used GPU .

 

[nofanneeded]

I dont know your budget but try to get at least a used GTX 760 , for some 30-$40
OR 960 for $60 used

 

[TerryLaze]

If you have a good cooler you can overclock both to the same clocks so more cores more better.
If you can't overclock then the dual will be faster in some games and the quad in others, that's just how it is.

 

[arif1752002m4a1]

I have 4gb ddr2 ram, core 2 duo e7500 2.93 ghz, nvidia gt 710 gddr3 2gb gpu, 500 gb ssd, windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. Which processor will give better fps in games - core 2 duo e7500 2.93 ghz or quad core q400 2.6 ghz. All i want is gaming and i know that if a game utilises all 4 cores then q 8400 will be better but there are many games which uses only 1 or 2 cores, thus in that case, core 2 duo has more ghz thus worrying about that, should i get q 8400 or not.

It was one of my first pc build.. when I build that system to play far cry 3.. (I was using C2D E8500 instead of E7500)


And I would like to tell you that.. Core 2 Quad Q8400 is almost 2 times better in gaming... It can run Valorant, GTA5, Far Cry 4 etc etc... While Core 2 Duo just run at 100% for most time with very high frame time.. hence very bad realtime performance...

Still I have a working PC in my basement with Core 2 Quad Q8400, Foxin G31 Motherboard (cheap Chinese), 2*2GB DDR2 800Mhz, Msi GT 1030 2GB GDDR5
And I have tested GTA 5, Valorant, CSGO on it. And it works fine..

My Core 2 Quad is not boosting properly on this cheap Chinese board.. because It has only 3 VRM phases.. and my CPU Runs most of the time at 2.1-2.3Ghz not 2.66Ghz .

Hope you get your answer.

 

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first of all, my mother board is not chinese, second don't suggest me anything other than my question as i have another pc with gtx 1660 ti, 16 gb ram, core i7 8th gen but that pc belongs to my father thus i get to play on it only 1 hours a day, so rest of the time i can only game on my particular low end pc that i own myself as i am under 18 so i don't earn. Third, games like gta 4 and assasins creed 3 are more cpu intensive than gpu thus what should i get just tell me, i already have c2d e7500 and i am thinking of buying core 2 quad q8400 or q9500 ( in my country both have same price on flipkart that is 1500 rupees).

 

[MorganPike]

I wouldn't expect to see enough of a performance improvement going from 2.6ghz to 3ghz to outweigh the benefits of having a quad core over a dual core.

Personally, I might be looking adding more ram, but I guess I'd agree with the post that recommended maybe a new video card instead of a cpu upgrade. 3ghz really isn't a bad speed and installing another cpu to run with a gt 710 just doesn't sound very productive to me.