Hello all.
I intend to purchase a new desktop, and would like your opinion/advice on whether a 2 core 3Ghz system, or a slower quad core are best suited for me.
I'm a physics grad student, so at the office i usually use software like Lyx, Octave and such. I know that currently octave can not utilize well a multi core processor (like MatLab can), and Lyx is not a demanding software. So when it comes to office work, i am more concerned as to how Linux deals with more then 2 cores. Is there any advantage in using more than 2 cores? If i use a kernel compiled with smp how much will i benefit from a quad processor? Can Linux use it to run several programs more efficiently? What about Linux applications in general?
Thanks in advance
I intend to purchase a new desktop, and would like your opinion/advice on whether a 2 core 3Ghz system, or a slower quad core are best suited for me.
I'm a physics grad student, so at the office i usually use software like Lyx, Octave and such. I know that currently octave can not utilize well a multi core processor (like MatLab can), and Lyx is not a demanding software. So when it comes to office work, i am more concerned as to how Linux deals with more then 2 cores. Is there any advantage in using more than 2 cores? If i use a kernel compiled with smp how much will i benefit from a quad processor? Can Linux use it to run several programs more efficiently? What about Linux applications in general?
Thanks in advance
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