Windows gaming and processor speeds

Just a quick question about system requirements for running games in windows on an Intel Mac.
If I have a dual quad 2.26 mhz with ATI 4870, what would the minumum game requirement be that I could run? What should I use as a limit for Just a guideline I mean.
For example, could I run a game that recommends one Intel Core 2 Duo/quad 2.4? Or a 3.2 mhz P4?
I have vista ultimate and was looking for a few games, and just didn't know where I should draw the line at requirements, for example.
Thank you

To try to make the question clearer, I'm wondering at what point the requirements would start, where I would look at it and know I couldn't run it well. Or, if due to having the dual processors, I could play a game that lists a slightly higher processor speed than my 2.26 on the box, if the Video RAM is about the same?
For example, I assume if it says 2.6 duo core, then my 2.25 quad core could handle it?
Some list a Pentium D for example, but I don't know how that compares to what I have.
Thanks again

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> I also see this issue. Mainly with anything higher than a PIII, the
> processor mfaily is not correct, and also some 40MHZ CPU's seem to be
> detected, but I know they don't really exist!
>
>
> regards
> deva
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> > We are on ZEN 3.2 SP2 and the fields of Operating System Name and
Maximum
> > Processor speed are incorrect for both Windows NT and Windows XP
> > operating systems. Has anyone else seen this problem? We upgraded to
> > client 4.9sp1a thinking it might solve the problem but it did not help.
> >
> > Brian
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