So I've been a bit out of the loop in terms of processors lately. Until I read some articles on anandtech which compares the i7 to the phenom 2s and the previous quad core qxxx generations ( I forgot all the names like kentsfield and penryn and such ). Anyways I was pretty shocked to find out that the i7 really only holds an overall 10-20% speed boost over previous quad core generations and really only has a big boost in video encoding and such. Is this the general concensus of everyone?
Should I still recommend i7s to friends that are strictly wanting gaming systems and can get a cheap deal on previous quad core generations? Also what happened to the huge native quad core advantage a lot of people were boosting back in the day?
Should I still recommend i7s to friends that are strictly wanting gaming systems and can get a cheap deal on previous quad core generations? Also what happened to the huge native quad core advantage a lot of people were boosting back in the day?