Pentium D vs. Pentium Dual Core

[Cleric7x9]

Is there a difference between and Intel Pentium D processor and an Intel Pentium Dual Core processor? Is it the same thing with two different names? Ive been searching but cannot find a definite answer.

 

[hermeslyre]

Pentium dual core refers to Core architecture based chips, much, much better than Pentium D arch. They are stripped though, not as impressive as their older brothers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_Dual-Core_microprocessors

 

[porterjw]

Pentium Dual Cores were lower clock speed, lower voltage, less wattage, and lower multipliers.

Pentium D-series had more L2 cache I think, and typically ran hotter/used more power. Good CPU though

 

[maroon1]

Pentium Dual Core is just like Core 2 Duo but with 1MB L2 cache

 

[Cleric7x9]

oh ok, so the pentium D is netburst then?

 

[reddevil6]

the Pentium Dual Cores are better on benchmark but the Pentium Ds are good and solid processors very overclockable i got the 945 3.4GHz to 4.4GHz an can go more with a better cooler

 

[Geoff]

oh ok, so the pentium D is netburst then?

Yes.