Which is the best single core processor family?

i planed to buy Core 2 Duo E 8400 which has the higher clock speed 3 Ghz and 6 M L2 Cache , but computer sales person suggesting me to buy Core 2 Quad Q 8600 2 Ghz with 4 mb L2 cache, i need to perform multithreading and gaming so which processor is...

Most game requirements say "2.5GHz or faster" But what about for dual core processors like Core 2 Duo? Even if the clock speed is lower, isn't the Core 2 Duo or other dual core processors better for games even with a lower clockspeed compared...

AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+Intel® Pentium® D 925 Dual Core Processor (3.00GHz, 800MHz, 2x2MB) which is better?

Which factor matters more in processor's working? Its cores ( eg dual core, quad core) or the frequency ( eg 1.2 , 1.7 ) ? Please include gaming factor bcoz i m a game ...show more

We see laptops marketed with different processors. I do not know whether the Intel Penium Dual Core and Intel Centrino Core duo are one and the same processor or there is any difference between them performance wise. Could anyone say more on this.

Which is the best mother board for intel core 2 quad processor which availiable in india?

also what is the difference between Core 2 Etreme processor: 2.93Ghz (duel core) and Pentium Extreme Edition 965: 3.73Ghz (duel core + HT). what is HT?

Pls tell me the best and cheap motherboards tht suports 8gb DDR2 Ram and core 2 quad processors in intel and ASUS? Also tell me is core 2 quad and Quad core processors are same?

Specifically I have one game running (Football Manager) and there's always an antivirus on the background. Which one would be more appropriate for such a case, the quad or the duo core?