Only rockets of pcs here...I have a HP 6930P with T9600. Still good for everything except I don't know, video rendering. Got an SSD (Sammy 840 PRO), it's very smooth. I also have a smaller Thinkpad X230 with i5 3320M. Same thing, you only notice something with video rendering, which I don't do at all. Oh, my retired desktop PC has an Athlon II X2 240. Still runs very well, comparable to the T9600. If you are a gamer, you need a better CPU. If you just browse web, listen to music, edit photos, watch movies, play casual games, do a little programming, whatever ...a dual core is still ok. A few months ago I was curious what is the activity of the CPU given that everybody says you NEED absolutely a top end CPU to survive in these days. Mostly 20-30% usage with fb, music playing, using visual studio or altium designer. So there's a ton of juice left. I trully think it's an obsession, like drugs, upgrading your pc. Yep.