Originally Posted by
Booglebox
P4 with hyper-threading, especially one of the later ones that supports x64, is more than good enough for W7
They *both* are more than good enough for W7, however that's not the question.
IMHO, i'd pick the dual core due to the die process meaning it's far more energy-efficient. I could ask an ex-Intel friend but i'm sure he'd say roughly the same.