[Abstract]
What CPUs suit best for contemporary applications – dual- or quad-core ones? It is very hard to answer this question, so no wonder that the adherents of both concepts are constant...
Applications optimization for multi-threaded environments matters more and more for video encoding, just like for many other applications. Therefore, Core 2 Duo E8600 will hardly be a good choice here. Especially, if you look at the results obtained with x264 codec that becomes more and more popular.