I am debating between the 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or the 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7. The 27 inch screen versions. It would be used for graphic design and some video editing.
The Geekbench says that the 2.8GHz Quad core is almost twice as fast as the 3.06GHz Duo. And almost as fast as the Mac Pro 2.93GHz Quad core.
Core i7-Based 27" iMac Benchmarks Show Significant Improvements - Mac Rumors
I am leaning towards the 2.8GHz Quad-Core but was wondering what applications are available that are designed to take advantage of the multi-processor feature?
I have been doing Google searches and have not found any list yet. Is there a list??
Also, is it worth spending the extra money on a Quad core versus Duo if there are not many apps that are "mp-aware"? Long term, will there be many mp-ware applications? I think hyper-threading (that's the same as multiprocessing, no?), has been around since 2002 and it seems not much has been done with it.
The Geekbench says that the 2.8GHz Quad core is almost twice as fast as the 3.06GHz Duo. And almost as fast as the Mac Pro 2.93GHz Quad core.
Core i7-Based 27" iMac Benchmarks Show Significant Improvements - Mac Rumors
I am leaning towards the 2.8GHz Quad-Core but was wondering what applications are available that are designed to take advantage of the multi-processor feature?
I have been doing Google searches and have not found any list yet. Is there a list??
Also, is it worth spending the extra money on a Quad core versus Duo if there are not many apps that are "mp-aware"? Long term, will there be many mp-ware applications? I think hyper-threading (that's the same as multiprocessing, no?), has been around since 2002 and it seems not much has been done with it.