K kopanowsall New Member Nov 25, 2004 #2 oh yea whats the difference with all these different cores like northwood and prescott
Praetor Administrator Staff member Nov 25, 2004 #3 A bit of searching: - http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=1771 Or best of all http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=3204 As for the core, the Prescott is built on a 90nm process rather than the 130nm Northwood. Its about 55% less efficient per-clock and thus it needs and thrives on the higher clocks.
A bit of searching: - http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=1771 Or best of all http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=3204 As for the core, the Prescott is built on a 90nm process rather than the 130nm Northwood. Its about 55% less efficient per-clock and thus it needs and thrives on the higher clocks.