What performs better? A laptop with 8 GB of RAM and 2.2 GHz quad core or one with 4 GB of ram and 2.5 GHz single core?
>>53849808
A laptop with gentoo installed.
>>53849808
with gentoo, 4GB one, with Windows the 8GB one
>>53849808
>8GB > 4GB and 4Core > 1Core
Hmm
>>53849808
On a low RAM single threaded task, the second will perform slightly better. On a higher RAM multithreaded task, the first will perform a billion times better.
>>53849808
Get the 8 GB one, not because of the RAM, but because single core sucks. 4 GB is enough for desktop stuff, but you'll want more if you game or use heavy applications like Photoshop. But you'll run up against the limits of a single core CPU a lot more easily.