Single Core vs Dual Core performance in Windows XP games

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Published on March 7, 2022 7:00:06 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFAF_f9HQXM

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While dreaming about my future collection of 10 or more PCs that will run Windows XP, questions started to creep into my mind, questions about CPU scaling, CPU performance and multi-core CPU viability in Windows XP games.

And because my mind can’t stand an unanswered question, I’ve decided to check if there are any performance gains in Windows XP games when using a dual-core CPU.

✅ Specs

Pentium D 940 @ 3.2 GHz
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Asus Radeon X1900 XTX
4 GB DDR2 800 RAM

✅ Timestamps

0:00 Intro
1:05 Hardware components
2:20 Neverwinter Nights
3:05 Knights of the Old Republic
3:43 Far Cry
4:40 Doom 3 (outstanding increase)
5:45 Half-Life 2
6:50 Battlefront II
7:20 F.E.A.R