diffrence btw dual core and core 2 duo

[prawinready]

hi
i have a small query of what is the difference between the core 2 duo processor and the dual core processors.

thanks
regards
praveen

 

[rmed64]

Core 2 Duo is dual core, as is the X2 Athlon 64 and Pentium D....though the Pentium D is just 2 cores duck taped together, whereas Core 2 Duo and X2 are "native" dual cores in 1 die

 

[BrownTown]

"Core 2 Duo" is a brand name for Intel's latest dual core chips.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: BrownTown
"Core 2 Duo" is a brand name for Intel's latest dual core chips.

Exactly. It is the "Core Duo" chips you got to watch out for...those will be single core...make sure you are looking at the ones with the "2" in the name.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: Idontcare

Exactly. It is the "Core Duo" chips you got to watch out for...those will be single core...make sure you are looking at the ones with the "2" in the name.

Huh? Yonah chips were (and still are) sold under the Core Duo name. They have two cores in a native dual-core design. Single-core variants of Yonah were/are sold under the name Core Solo I believe.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: Idontcare

Originally posted by: BrownTown
"Core 2 Duo" is a brand name for Intel's latest dual core chips.

Exactly. It is the "Core Duo" chips you got to watch out for...those will be single core...make sure you are looking at the ones with the "2" in the name.

No, Core duo, is yonah, dual core pentium-m..hence the DUO...

Pentium-D, Core duo, Core 2 duo, Athlon X2 are all dual core CPU's.

 

[f4phantom2500]

OP:

Basically, Core 2 Duo's are faster, per clock, than A64 X2's, Core Duo's, and Pentium D's. Pentium D's are old and inefficient now, an option that I would personally not even consider anymore. For desktop applications, I would do what I could to get a C2D as they also overclock like mad; most can reach upwards or past the 3GHz barrier, even the ones that come stock at 1.8GHz, without too much of an elaborate cooling setup. Granted there are quite a few A64 X2's that can reach that high, the C2D's at that speed would trounce any Athlon. The Core Duo's were notebook processors and hence would be a somewhat abstract choice for a desktop environment. Core 2 Duo's were sort of built off of Core Duo (hence the 2).

 

[StopSign]

What's the difference between a car and a Corolla?

Exactly.

 

[Diogenes2]

What's the difference between a Corona and a Corola ?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Diogenes2
What's the difference between a Corona and a Corola ?

"You can have any car you want - as long as it's a Corolla."

:laugh:

- M4H