What's latest estimation of speed of Q6600/octal/other?

[S.Taylor]

I havn't really been in the world of looking for new computers, for the past 3 years.
Can someone tell me simply, what is the approximate difference in speed between the Personal computers of the past 2 years and of the next one year or so?
Duo?
Quad?
Octal?
Q6600?
AMD? Intel?
Desk top? lap top?
I'm THAT confused at the momment.

[jpqy]

Hi S.Tayler

The way to go is Core i7 !!

I have a topic with the fastest computers you can find with a chess test, using TogaII .All the results you find here:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/sho ... p?t=202139

Kind regards,
Jean-Paul.

[Leto]

What Intel is doing is amazing. I never thought they'd be able to keep improving their technology if AMD is no technical competition, but clearly they are doing so.