TF2 E8500 Vs QUAD Q6600?

[Bingy]

Hi I got a E8500 and a 4850 512mb GHX card and all max settings 1650x1050 I get around 160fps in spawn and around 60+ in instense battle. I was wondering cause these a option in advanced video settings "enable multi core/thread" or something. And was wondering would a Q6600 give me more FPS then my E8500? Cause ATM it says 100% on both cores when that "multi core" option is enabled. Would it be 100% on all cores with a quad?

Tell me what would be better E8500 or a quad say Q6600 ( was the same price range)

 

[tijmen007]

If they were same priced it would be obvious that the Q6600 wins.
It's also a great overclocking CPU, but it's useless for you to go to a Q6600 because it's not that faster in games as the E8500... What game are you talking about anyway?

 

[quantumsheep]

The E8500 will obviously be faster in most games due to the faster clock speed and the fact that most games don't take advantage of 4 cores.

 

[Bingy]

So the tf2 option 'enable multicore' would beneifit 2 cores at 100% 3.16 vs 4 cores as some % at like 2.6ghz

 

[horendus]

Thats a really good question and is one id hope Tomshardware will do an artical on at some stage.

Iv often wondered the same thing, in other games

 

[simplyderp]

A lot of people (I'm assuming 99% of users with 2+ cores) are having problems with implementing multicore rendering in Steam games. What happens is that it causes stuttering, uneven FPS, and an overall lower FPS than without the option. I use a Phenom II X3 720 and HD 3300 and the 'multicore rendering' option cuases the same three symptoms.

Ironically, I've heard that the more cores you have the lower FPS you will get!

 

[Bingy]

yea I heard its better to have two high clocked cores running at near 100% then to have 4 cores at a lower clock speeds and low usage of them.

 

[loneninja]

I've had no problems running left 4 dead with the multicore option on with a Phenom and that uses the source engine.

Either way at the same speed and on the same architecture going from 2 core to 4 cores shows almost no gain in source games anyways. If your running stock clocks the E8500 will tear the Q6600 apart due to clock speed difference.