Why Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz?

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mrjimbo

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Okay, this is what I don't get...

I have a 3 GHz Celeron D computer (Compaq Presario; 3 years old). I haven't seen a lot of multiple core processors labeled in the 3+ GHz range. So, why would someone want to purchase a muli-core processor computer if it's rated at 2.33 GHz or 1.8 GHz? Do these numbers not indicate the real speed of the computer? Does the computer run faster than 2.33 GHz or 1.8 GHz? Shouldn't multi-cores be faster?


I want to get a Core 2 Duo, but I want it to be faster than my 3.0 GHz Celeron.
 
It will be faster than that Celeron, even a 1.8ghz dual core. The higher Ghz the faster it is, so the 2.33 is faster that the 1.8
 
Ghz is no longer a real way of judging the speed/power of CPU's across varying architectures. Its really only useful now to determine the performance level against other cpu's of the same architecture.

So you could say that a 2.33ghz C2D will be better than a 1.8Ghz C2D but to compare it then to a celeron would have no meaning.

The Core2Duo architecture is far more advanced than the celeron allowing a lower GHz rating to provide much more power/performance. Be assured that moving over to C2D will see a marked improvement over celeron
 
The celeron is faster, but the core 2 duo is far more powerful than a celeron.

Perfect example:

Is an 18-wheeler with trailer faster than a racing motorbike simply because it has more horsepower? Of course not.
 
So, the stronger performance of a Core 2 Duo or Quad core would inherently show my interpretation of "faster speed" through lower lag times of launching Microsoft applications (like MS Office 2007) or displaying multimedia-intense websites?

Cool... I think I got it.
 
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