Would a Dual-core with hyperthreading or a Quad-core be faster?

[Mythos_Man]

I was wondering, would a Dual-core with hyperthreading be twice as slow as a Quad-core?
It seems like it would, because it has to run 2 threads on each core.

 

[JuniorPCBuilder]

It wouldn't be TWICE as slow, as most applications only rely on 1-2 cores.

 

[Snipergod87]

Depends on what you are doing but if it is intensive stuff a quad core is always better than a dual core.

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

An i5 is often better than an i3, especially in gaming.

 

[Mythos_Man]

Sorry I forgot to say for processes reqiuring 4 core, like a game. I should've been more specific

 

[TechyInAZ]

Sorry I forgot to say for processes reqiuring 4 core, like a game. I should've been more specific

Hyperthreading won't give a exact percentage on how software will perform on it, including games. The performance increase will be from 0% all the way to 100%.

As you can see, it will vary a ton if you play a bunch of different games.

 

[Guest]

read the answer to this question, it's very well explained here http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1968149/quad-core-dual-core-hyperthreaded-processor.html