r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • Jul 14 '15

Daily Simple Questions Thread - Jul 14, 2015

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This thread is for all of the small and simple questions that you might have about computing that probably wouldn't work all too well as a standalone post. Software issues, build questions, game recommendations, post them here!

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u/Furjiply Jul 15 '15

Will a quad-core AMD CPU clocked at 4 Ghz perform the same as Intel CPU Clocked at 4Ghz?

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u/Jakomako (i5 4690k + GTX 970)Corsair 350D Jul 15 '15

Not even close. It'll perform roughly half as well depending on the particular chips in question.