Gaming CPU?

[zerovit]

Which of these is the better processor for GAMING?


#1
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93ghz 1066fsb
#2
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33ghz 1333fsb


Both with a Asus P5P43TD Pro motherboard and Sapphire Radeon HD 4770

 

[o1die]

The e7500 is faster. And the q8200 doesn't support virtualization, if you need it.

 

[masterasia]

I would choose the 1333fsb bus over the 1066 fsb even though the Q8200 is one of the worst quads out there.

 

[jonpaul37]

Right now, the 7500 is the better gaming CPU, maybe in the future, the Q8200 will be the better one as games will tend to start utilizing more cores.

 

[loneninja]

It depends on the game, a lot of newer games are showing good performance gains on quad core over dual, while basically any older game will run better on the faster clocked dual. Personally I would go with the quad.

 

[zerovit]

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