Sure it also has something to do with coding, but you don't really think to run a sim game on a notebook. Sims naturally demand also a lot of cpu power and a mobile "dual core" with under 2 ghz raw power is not a good choice.
I run an i7-920 @ 4 ghz on for real cores and there are still games like arma2 etc. where my cpu is limiting the performance in some circumstances (warfare with a lot of things happening).
But increasing raw power of my i7 brought a lot of effort for performance. In this case, performance is gameplay without stutters and more stable fps. Please do not make the fault to look on the fps increase, because in most cases, a new cpu do not help to increase fps very much.
Sometimes I see guys with a 2500k or 2600k cpu and a gtx 590 discussing about a new cpu, instead of talking about the problems of a gtx 590 or about their crappy hdd with 7200 rpm or crappy ram or crappy mainboards or simply about their crappy knowledge about it. Also the ability to tweak a game is not existent, as they are coming from consoles and just pull the trigger to maximum and say: Why is it not working? After that they buy a 2500$ maschine and still run it in wrong settings, so that they are becoming angry about the hardware, because they see people with less power running at the same level as their rig. I hate kids are able to talk about their hardware and name themselves pros in pc matters.
And the best is: 90% of this bf3 and cod:mw kids are not learning and you cannot convince them, as they will never say by themselves, that they are wrong!!
Omg, sry, back to topic! What was it?...
