How To Know If You Need A Single Or Dual Processor In Your Computer

How do I know if I need a single or dual processor?

The difference between a single and dual processor is a single processor only has one chip that does all the calculations. The dual processor has two chips that work together. There is a lot of programs that don't take advantage of a dual processor. So, some people buy a dual processor machine thinking that it's going to benefit them, but unless the application that you're running on the computer can take advantage of two processors, you are really spending money in the area that you shouldn't. There are actually some programs that will run faster on a single processor that's running, let's say, two gigahertz than a dual processor running at 1.5 gigahertz because the application needs to be designed to the advantage of that dual processor.