I would be surprised if any new laptop or desktop computer that is not a netbook would have trouble running BIAB.

My machine, home-built 5-year old, is a Core 2 Duo, which you asked about. It's fine, but it's now on the low end of meeting minimum requirements for some other software.

There should be no difference in BIAB from 32-bit OS to 64-bit, unless you are using lots of plugins and software synths, because of the 4 GB limit (3.2 in practice) of RAM accessible by a 32-bit OS. However, I think you would find it hard to buy a new Windows computer that is not 64-bit now, and most have more than 2GB of RAM. I think 4GB is a good minimum now.

The Geekbench score seems to take into account several characteristics of the PC and gives a composite score.

EDIT. Not exactly; I just read the Geekbench website and the test is primarily testing the processor. It tests several characteristics of the processor, plus memory and some motherboard chips, but not external storage like disk drives. Here are the details, if anyone wants to know: http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/doc/benchmarks.html

Last edited by Matt Finley; 03/14/13 05:30 PM.
BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.