PC Processors

[99Grandtouring]

Greetings all!

Kind of an odd question, I just upgraded my rig and have an 2700 laying around now that safely held 4.1ghz all core.

My son who does only gaming has a 2600 thats overclocked to 4.2ghs all core.

I'm trying to decide if there is any benefit to put the 2700 in his rig but from what I'm seeing its marginal from a gaming standpoint? (P.S I'm not a gamer)

These are non X processors, just 2600 & 2700

Any reccomendations or thoughts?
Thanks!

[RPX100]

Most games still prefer higher clock speeds over more cores.

Switching from 6 cores to 8 cores will not improve the game-performance itself,
but might (for some games) improve desktop usability / less loading times,
for multitasking / multi-window work.

These processors are from the same generation, so the "upgrade" would not do much.
My best guess is: stay with the 6 core CPU at higher clock speeds for gaming use.

[Thanny]

It would help in a small number of games, but hurt in most, given the clock difference.  But given how small the clock difference is, it won't be significant.