It will run, but very poorly. I recommend not using Windows 98. Windows 98 is very unsecured, incompatible, and very unreliable in todays computers.
A dual-core processor allows the laptop to run fast to enhance performance by having two processor to run simultaneously.
Applications which have been designed to take advantage of mult-core processors will run about twice as fast on a quad core processor as compared to a dual core processor.
It depends on the processor, if its a dual core or quad, possibly, it depends if the Sims 3 is a single or multi threaded application, which i don't now, and the processor type
Yes, it should run on such processor.
Hyper threading processors simulate a dual core processor with only a single core. Technically you are still running a single core processor, but multiple tasks can be run more efficiently..
Yes it can. I've done it plenty of times (my computer uses a 1.8GHz dual-core). I've played UT2004 and Need for Speed Most Wanted fine on it. Mind you, if your computer has a 1.6GHz processor, increase the RAM to the maximum supported, it really helps.
Two things here: 1. No, a dual-core processor does not "count" as 2x the clock speed. If you disable one of the cores on a dual-core processor, the chips will still run at the same clockspeed, and will perform about the same on single-threaded applications, like most games. 2. Most processors these days are dual-core, and they are more efficient and faster than older single-core chips, even though they have a lower clockspeed. Your probably requires a 3 GHz Pentium 4, and you have a newer and faster processor than that.
It runs fine for me.
Multiple processor systems allow you to run multiple programs at the same time. Generally this means a system-wide boost in performance (when compared to a single CPU machine). This is especially true when you have one program that takes a lot of CPU time and would normally bog down your whole system. On a dual core machine, you have a whole other processor free to run your other, less intense, programs.
Yes. Win16 programs on Windows 98 are only capable of cooperative multitasking, meaning that they must be specially designed to work together, or else one will claim all available CPU resources. Win32 programs are capable of preemptive multitasking, meaning they can all share CPU resources and claim or release them as needed.
of course you can ... what makes you think you couldn't ?
oviosly the duo processor does exactly that, it processes the information faster. Although, that is not the only factor. You also need to check the RAM, Hard Disk, and YES The processor so that the computer can run smoothly with NO Freezing...