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I own a Intel Xeon CPU E-3 1225 @3.20 GHZ with 8 Gb Ram desktop workstation with 4 cores ..In need of suggestions for a higher end processor chip either from Xeon family or Intel i 7 for heavy use of engines ,in depth analysis . And can i just assemble the new chip in my old Xeon desktop or update i...

Hi !, Now that 7th Gen laptops have come in the market ,there is lenevo ideapad 510 which has 7500 U processor i7 with 2.7 ghz clock speed but a dual core Is it better to get a quad core or dual core with the above mentioned details? Which will have a better performance for chess analysis with engin...