Gaming Advantage : 1 Quad Core VS 2 Dual Cores

[General_Terror]

Would games like GTA 4 and BF 3 which run better on quad core processors, have the same advantage when run on a (server type) system with 2 physical dual core processors ?

 

[WR2]

The main advantage would probably be the lower cost of the single quad core CPU system.

 

[General_Terror]

By advantage I meant the fps and game-play advantage.

 

[hunter315]

That really depends on what dual core CPUs you are using, how well the system can pass data back and forth between the CPUs, and how well the thread scheduler handles 4 threads in 2 different CPUs. It might work as well, better, or significantly worse. The quad core approach is the simplest and most reliable, but the double dual core approach could turn out better.

 

[General_Terror]

The dual core CPU is a Xeon 5150

 

[WR2]

You'd need higher clocked dual cores to over come the inherent extra work load of the dual processor setup. And, depending on the motherboard, you might need to use ECC-DRAM which is still quite expensive. And loose any ability to overclock your CPUs.

 

[WR2]

Any 5yr old CPU like the Xeon 5150 is going to be a poor choice for gaming.