Question about dual core and core2duo

[mcutra]

Hi guys

I just got a new Sony Vaio laptop i have a intel core2duo 1.67ghz
My question is if i had dual core my cpu would run at around 3.3ghz (1.67 x2)
bur i have a core 2 duo so what is my clock speed please answer.

TONY

 

[Mitch?]

Core 2 Duo (Conroe) is just the name given to the line of dual core Intel's, first it was Pentium D, then Core 2 Duo. It'll still give you a theoretical 3.3ghz

 

[mcutra]

re

thanks but is it better than dual core and why

 

[2048Megabytes]

thanks but is it better than dual core and why

In dual-core processing, the processor housing contains two processors that operate at the same frequency, but independently of each other. What you basically have is two processors located on the same computer chip that run at cycles of up to 1.67 billion cycles per second.

Dual-Core processing allows you to multi-task (run multiple programs at the same time) better than Single-Core processors.

Another technology that is giving modern day processors a boost in processing speed is cache. Cache is also referred as static random access memory (SRAM). SRAM is a small amount of memory that is much faster than primary storage RAM. It speeds overall computer performance by temporarily holding data the processor may use in the near future.

If your notebook is using the Core 2 Duo T5450 1.67 gigahertz processor it has 2 megabytes of Level 2 Cache.
Many older processors several years ago only had about 256 kilobytes of cache (12.5 percent of the cache of what you currently have).

 

[mcutra]

ew

thanks a lot 2048mb

 

[2048Megabytes]

Your welcome. Most of that is information right out of my computer manuals.

 

[smoothjk]

Core2duo is a dual core processor line. It's currently Intel's most recent line of dual cores, though newer ones are coming soon.

Also, please get out of your head that any dual core processor is equivalent to "times 2" for the frequency/speed. It is not 3.33. It might feel that way if a program is perfectly optimized for two cores, and they're both under full load at all times, but it's not accurate to multiply it that way. I've seen people get excited about their quad core processors at 2.5GHz, claiming it's "10 GHz of power!" Of course, in real life, they will run slower than some 3.0 GHz dual cores due to real-world limitations on multi-thread optimizing. Speed still does matter, albeit less than it used to.

 

[Intel_man]

Core 2 Duo (Conroe) is just the name given to the line of dual core Intel's, first it was Pentium D, then Core 2 Duo. It'll still give you a theoretical 3.3ghz

The Conroe's were basically the E6xxx series and they're as fast as hell still.




Sigh, if only they had HT in Dual Cores...