I'm sure many of us here, being enthusiasts, have either dual core or quad core processers. And while quad-core seems to shine in syntethic benchmarks, the real world performance paints a very different picture . Of course, that's not the end of the story. Having quad-core enables u to run many apps at once, like torrents and gaming, along with say RSS feed downloading, virus scans, sytem utilities at full speed.

Has anyone found a piece of software/game that makes good use of the extra cores? Do u think that having 2 extra cores boosts productivity? Or is it just an over-hyped, over-expensive innovation from Intel meant to squeeze every last bit of enthusiast dollar they can get their hands on ? Let the world(or at least LYNians) know what u think!

P/S : My personal opinion is that quad core is worthwhile, mainly because it future-proofs ur cpu investment

Some pretty interesting comments made by both camps. Single core supporters...dun just vote...we want to hear ur opinions.

When i say future proving, i mean that it saves u the hassle of having to upgrade ur pc so often. Coz after upgrade u need to go thru the trouble of selling the old parts again. I'm optimistic that we'll see more multi-threaded software and games released in this year and the next.

U mean Xbox 360? Lose out to PC Core 2 Duo for sure.

@jimmydotnet:Use ur athlon 64 system as backup and as a home server perhaps.

I do agree with kmarc statement that future-proofing should not be ur no 1 concern when buying tech. However, consider this: A new E6750 costs RM635 while a new Q6600 costs Rm935(latest price from C-zone). So it seems that the premium for the extra 2 cores isn't that high, right(about 50% more expensive)? And when multi-threading takes off, the quad cores have a potential for twice the speed of the dual-cores.

Wah joe_star how post the same entry 3 times! Single core is best for office use i think. U dun want ur employees using torrents or encoding dvds at work anyway!

Looks like I stepped on someone's tail here. Ooops.
I also used single core before. Athlon 64 3200+. Currently only using it as a backup rig/server since got my new comp.

When Nehalem comes out sometime in 2009, Penryn/Yorkdale would be outdated also anyway. It's an endless waiting game bro.

I thought u wanted the most bang for ur buck? A E2160 isn't that ex anyway. Even if it fails in 1/2 years time(very short for a proc) u can always used the money u save to get a newer proc

^erm empire23, i really don't get what u're trying to say here. Even if u can't make use of quad core it's still better?