Quad core i7 vs. dual core i7 if limited to 2 cores

this is kind of a limited-audience question. I work with StataMP software, which purposely limits to 2 the number of cores that a machine can use. This is very computationally intensive statistical software. I am looking to upgrade, and cannot find info on whether a top of the line i7 sandy bridge dual core machine would perform better or worse than a top of the line quad core machine that is limited by software to 2 cores.
Any ideas???
thanks!

If you don't run anything else when you run the program (just let the computer sit and run calculations) then the dual core would be the most cost effective for performance. The nice thing about having a quad core machine is that your program would be able to take full advantadge of two cores leaving the other cores free to handle any other processing the computer needs to do (operating system, other programs running at the same time). If you plan on using this program mostly when you have access to power then the quad core i7 2820QM actually can achive the same turboboost speed as the dual core (3.4ghz, the 2920XM can achive 3.5ghz) making it the faster option. One more thing to consider is how long you plan on having this laptop and if the program will eventually end up supporting a quad core system within the time you plan on having this laptop. Is this an older version of the program becuase according to this page http://www.stata.com/statamp/ it supports quad cores.

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