Re: Q6600 vs i7 ?
The i7 has 4 cores but each of the four cores can process up to two threads simultaneously, so the processor appears to the OS as eight CPU's. From the benchmarks I've seen it is wicked fast and crushes the Q6600. But the i7 won't fit in the same socket as the Q6600. The switch to the i7 requires new motherboard, ram as a bare minimum.
If you have the resources to do so, switching to the i7 platform would be my best advice.
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