whats the equivalent single core speed of a multicore processor?

Question by thedark666lord: whats the equivalent single core speed of a multicore processor?
the xbox 360 has three 3.2 Ghz but wat is the equivalent speed of a single processor of that capacity? is it a simple addition or is there another way to find out?

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Answer by wac_qy
Hmm, I think it’s simple addition. The cores are all identical. So if pushed to the limit, it should perform *close* to three times the original, namely 3.2 x 3.

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1. just_another_critique says:

   June 6, 2010 at 3:25 pm

   It’s really quite hard to find out. Again it’s an apples to oranges comparison. Simply because a multi-processor/multi-core environment would do several things at the same time (theoretically anyway). A single core would do only one thing at a time. So it’s quite hard to tell if a single core 9.6GHz could beat out a three core 3.2GHz proc since it all depends on the code running and the the time. Anyway consumers don’t have access to procs that run at such speeds so it’s impossible to test out.

   Also a big PLUS is that the xbox 360′s core is differently designed from a PS3, an intel proc and an AMD proc. Every proc is designed differently and each has its own strengths and weaknesses.