# Dual/Quad Core? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 21, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-quad-core/188167 "2007-02-21T18:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-quad-core/188167/9 "2007-02-21T21:53:20Z")
> [@Running like shit/dying/won't stay running.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-like-shit-dying-wont-stay-running/28168/17): > > In a sense dual core is like twin turbo…it allows for some of the load to be off’d onto another processor thus putting less stress on the other and allowing for better efficiency. You’ll notice better performance with multimedia(but your already using AMD FTW) and high end tasks. Back when the x2’s came out when i worked with best buy i ran a test on a 3400 x2 and a amd64 3400 with a program known as terragen(it renders 3d environments) the x2 rendered the same size image in 25 seconds LESS than the amd64 Terragen isn’t one I would be conerned with, it isn’t the best quality in the world. But anywho, so more then just multitasking would show a benefit then? I have done some 3D rendering with Cinema 4D but half the time it froze and the other half it took 12 hours to do the whole scene in a good res. 3D rendering, gaming, multitasking…so pretty much all around it would benefit huh? Just throwing another thing out there, I’ve also heard a couple systems running multiple video cards…I didn’t know if that was for the benefit of the speed/memory of having 2, of for dual monitor support as some video cards don’t do that alone. Thanks for the info though. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-quad-core/188167)._