Quick noob question on dual core

[JS80]

So if it's a 2.8 dual core, is it 2x 1.4 ghz cores or is it 2x 2.8 cores?

 

[AMDnewbie2006]

2X2.8 Cores

 

[TheRyuu]

Lets use an example. AMD Opteron 165.

It has 2 cores, clocked at 1.8ghz each. So, EACH CORE is 1.8ghz.

(and it's amazing people get these things to ~2.8ghz (sometimes), then only have a 9x multi too )

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
Lets use an example. AMD Opteron 165.

It has 2 cores, clocked at 1.8ghz each. So, EACH CORE is 1.8ghz.

(and it's amazing people get these things to ~2.8ghz (sometimes), then only have a 9x multi too )

Not really. The microarcitecture is alsmost exactly the same as the FX-60. So under good cooling it's not that hard to get em up high.