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    Real Processor Speed

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by combatman, Jun 6, 2007.

  1. combatman

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    what are the real speeds of dual and quad core processors, does that mean a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo would actually have 4.0GHz total speed? or a Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz) (even though I've only seen it in desktop computers) would actually have 4.8GHz total speed?
     
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    a 2.0ghz would have a 2.0, but because it utilizess four cores, the speed is sppmingly double than a dual, and a dual at 2.0 is similar to a 3.7ghz pentium m
     
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    wow, i just saw my typing there... sorry
     
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    so how does utilizing more than one core but at the same speed make it faster?
     
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    The two cores share the load. Think of doing two things in tandem rather than one at a time.
     
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    i think get it so its for multi-tasking on the computer and heavy duty applications?
     
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    Multitasking is great for dual cores. It depends on what application. The ones written for dual core will have a pretty big boost in performance.
     
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    A 2.0GHz dual-core processor doesn't equal a single 4.0GHz processor - what you have are essential two 2.0GHz processors. Any single application you run will run as fast as it would on a 2.0GHz processor. As noted, since with a dual-core processor your system has two processors, so if you are running multiple things they will share the load.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 6, 2007
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