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Depends on the processors, and what you are using it for.

1 processor with 2 cores would be like Desktop and a 2 processor box would be more like a Server (However, i think there is a sandybridge-e motherboard that supports 2 cpus....)

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A dual socket system with two hexa-cores ;-)

(I only have double quad core, hoping to see a refresh in the future so I can jump up to 16 cores)

Seriously though, unless you have very specific needs (that make you money, or you have so much that you don't have to care) a single socket multi-core cpu will serve all your needs.

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The amount of cores per chip depends on what the technology allows. At the moment, hex cores are around.

Which is a good ?

2 processor box.

Or.

1 processor with 2 cpu cores box

2 processors on one chip is better than two chips with a processor each. Why? Because you can have a dual socket motherboard, and put 2x dual core processors, which means you'd have 4 processors in total. Rather than two (one per chip).

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I have a 6 core right now and I have to tell you: It's fat as ****! Really there is no other way to describe it! If you REALLY need a hecta core you:

A. Are someone I can Google and the only thing that comes up is a **** load dollar signs

B. Are a multitasking crack head that just got done eating another crack head

C. Are a serious Developer/Photographer/Gamer/business man that want to multitask like a crack head

D. Don't know what "overkill" is because you are a crack head

Hecta ($$$2000.00$$$) :|

http://www.amazon.co...data/B007KAGKHU

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I have a 6 core right now and I have to tell you: It's fat as ****! Really there is no other way to describe it! If you REALLY need a hecta core you:

A. Are someone I can Google and the only thing that comes up is a **** load dollar signs

B. Are a multitasking crack head that just got done eating another crack head

C. Are a serious Developer/Photographer/Gamer/business man that want to multitask like a crack head

D. Don't know what "overkill" is because you are a crack head

Hecta ($$$2000.00$$$) :|

http://www.amazon.co...data/B007KAGKHU

Isnt the s2011 3960x @ $999 an octo-core ? (and the fastest chip on the market)

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The amount of cores per chip depends on what the technology allows. At the moment, hex cores are around.

2 processors on one chip is better than two chips with a processor each. Why? Because you can have a dual socket motherboard, and put 2x dual core processors, which means you'd have 4 processors in total. Rather than two (one per chip).

Multi-processor is better than multi-core...

Which is a good ?

2 processor box.

Or.

1 processor with 2 cpu cores box

As said above, Multi-Processor is best. In a multi-core setup you're sharing processor resources between multiple cores (so a quad core CPU with 4MB of L2 CACHE will have 1MB of cache per core, for instance) whereas dual processor will have 100% of the processor resources dedicated to it.

For that reason a dual processor, dual core CPU setup would be preferred over a single quad core CPU for CPU intensive tasks.

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