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A question to get us started: which is better, a 4-core processor with a lower clock speed, or a 2-core processor with a higher clock speed, for the same price? Specifically, I would like to compare these two:

CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 2.40GHz, 8Mb, 1066MHz Socket-775
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3.0GHz, 6Mb, 1333MHz Socket-775

The price is approximately the same; the quad-core is slightly more expensive, and it is manufactured using a 65-nanometer process, while the other is manufactured using a 45-nm process. And there are several other differences.
O God of Earth and Altar,
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.


G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal