memory, dual-core or HT

'Andersen' wrote:
| In general, which of these boosts "overall" performance of a computer
| (multitasking, office, xp pro, etc... not a gamer)
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| 1024mb mem instead of 512
| dual-core vs hyperthreading
| L2 cache 1mb vs 2x1mb 2mb
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For your stated uses:
1024 MBytes RAM is better than 512 MBytes
dual-core is better than hyperthreading.

It isn't clear what you mean by the third item, but:
two L2 caches occur only in dual core CPUs
2 Mbyte L2 caches are better than 1 MByte L2 caches.

Phil Weldon

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| In general, which of these boosts "overall" performance of a computer
| (multitasking, office, xp pro, etc... not a gamer)
|
| 1024mb mem instead of 512
| dual-core vs hyperthreading
| L2 cache 1mb vs 2x1mb 2mb
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