Dual Quad 2.26 vs Quad 2.93

Hi all - be greatful if someone could settle something for me.
We want to buy a Mac Pro which is good enough to do Cinema 4D/Photoshop work on (and at a good speed).
I have been advised by an apple store to buy a Mac Pro Quad 2.93 over a Dual Quad 2.26 - does this sound right. In my mind surely 8 cores running at 2.26 will be able to crunch numbers faster than 4 cores at 2.93?? Obviously i'm talking only in the case here of such applications which can take advantage of multi-processors simultaneously such as photoshop and cinema 4D - i understand that an app that can't do this will use only one processor core and so the 2.93 machine will run these apps faster than the 2.26 version. It's more the multi-processor capable apps i'm concentrating on.
Thanks

Bro I will tell you to get the 2.26*2 8 core. I just returned the 2.93 Quad core. I personally felt that the 8 core was a better machine all around because of the additional cores. Having those additional cores will make you forget about the 2.26 clock speeds. I use it for FC and LGP and I noticed the difference on both machines. I ran the 64bit geekbench scores on both machines and on the 2.93 quad core with 6GB or ram the score came in at 10355 but when I ran the 2*2.26 8 core I got a 13698 with 8GB of ram installed. Remember you can install up to 32GB of ram on the 8 core but only 16GB on the quad core per Apple website and Apple retail store geniuses. Plus if you are trying to future proof yourself the 8 core would be better but either system you can not go wrong!

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Kernal Panic
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 21, 2014 at 7:02:02 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac Pro (Early 2008) (Verified)
Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1
2 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4
1 GB DDR2 FB-DIMM 667 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB
SyncMaster 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 4:16:2
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B1 disk2 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
OSX (disk2s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (432.12 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk2s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B1 disk1 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
OSX Backup (disk1s2) /Volumes/OSX Backup : 999.86 GB (166.56 GB free)
WDC WD3000HLFS-01G6U0 disk0 : (300.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Win7 (disk0s2) /Volumes/Win7 : 299.86 GB (178.43 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Utilities/DiskWarrior.app
[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.4) Support
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.7.1f4 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.symantec.kext.filesecurity (12.7f4 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.fw (5.3.1f4 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.4f4 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.ips (3.9.2f1 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.pf (5.7.1f4 - SDK 10.8) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
ProTec6: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6
ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.symantec.errorreporter-periodicagent.plist Support
[loaded] com.symantec.nis.application.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.deepsight-extractor.plist Support
[loaded] com.symantec.errorreporter-periodic.plist Support
[loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand.plist Support
[loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.symantec.nav.migrateqtf.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[not loaded] com.Livestation.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Norton AntiVirus Application (/Applications/Symantec Solutions/Norton AntiVirus.app)
Skype UNKNOWN (missing value)
RealPlayer Downloader Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/RealNetworks/RealPlayer Downloader Agent.app)
Mac Game Store Helper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/MacGameStore.com/Helper/Mac Game Store Helper.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Mozillaplug: Version: 1.0
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.8 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.5f1 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.223
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.2.6 Beta - SDK 10.6 Support
NortonInternetSecurityBF: Version: 1.10.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.94 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.7.3.0 Release Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Norton Internet Security
ASCPowerTools
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Norton\nQuickMenu Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
OSX: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 567.22 GB
Destinations:
OSX Backup [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 51
Oldest backup: 2014-06-12 21:31:49 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-21 23:48:22 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 567.22 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      16% mds
      3% WindowServer
      0% fontd
      0% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
      0% loginwindow
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
326 MB SymDaemon
241 MB Safari
206 MB mds_stores
155 MB Finder
94 MB sandboxd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.74 GB Free RAM
2.63 GB Active RAM
1.40 GB Inactive RAM
822 MB Wired RAM
2.24 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

MBP core 2 duo MBP outpunching dual Quad Xeon MacPro/ATI Radeon HD4870-why?

Specifically, on the Mac Pro, in a Pro Res 422 HQ timeline, FCP generated text requires rendering in safe mode with a red bar and in unlimited RT (dynamic frame rate/quality) is showing as an orange render. On my old MBP, text plays back fine in safe mode, with a light green preview bar. Any ideas?
system details below:
MBP
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
ATI Radeon X1600:
Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1600
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x71c5
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-xxxxxx-158
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.158
Displays:
Color LCD:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Cinema HD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
MacPro
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro4,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.93 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per processor): 8 MB
Memory: 12 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 6.4 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP41.0081.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.39f5
SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f5
Serial Number (system): CK93607720H
Serial Number (processor tray): J593101341LUE
Hardware UUID: EADC4ED0-49BF-5086-8B85-946B76A1E1BB
ATI Radeon HD 4870:
Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 4870
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x9440
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-B7710F-176
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.318
Displays:
Cinema HD:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Just a guess but it may be a buried preference setting somewhere.
Use a preference manager to save current configurations, (re)save the project, trash the preferences on both and open the same project on both machines.
Let us know what happens.

Dual Quad 2.26 vs Quad 2.93

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