By: Ricardo B (ricardo.b.delete@this.xxxxx.xx), May 14, 2013 11:18 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Ricardo B (ricardo.b.delete@this.xxxxx.xx) on May 14, 2013 11:15 am wrote:
> RichardC (tich.delete@this.pobox.com) on May 14, 2013 10:38 am wrote:
> >
> > It's best served by a rather specialized throughput machine, i.e. a GPU.
> > Not an SMT multicore. Game benchmarks indicate that there's no significant
> > advantage for 4C/8T over 4C/4T with most current games.
>
> But do most games even benefit from going from 2C/2T to 4C/4T?
Actually, this question should be different.
If you're going to use FPS as the benchmark for games, does high end CPU performance even matter or should you just go and get a faster GPU?
> RichardC (tich.delete@this.pobox.com) on May 14, 2013 10:38 am wrote:
> >
> > It's best served by a rather specialized throughput machine, i.e. a GPU.
> > Not an SMT multicore. Game benchmarks indicate that there's no significant
> > advantage for 4C/8T over 4C/4T with most current games.
>
> But do most games even benefit from going from 2C/2T to 4C/4T?
Actually, this question should be different.
If you're going to use FPS as the benchmark for games, does high end CPU performance even matter or should you just go and get a faster GPU?
