A bit of confusion

Hello, I haven't been up to date with the latest and greatest hardware out there.

I apologize if this is the wrong forum to ask

Intel Core Duo, and Core 2 Duo. What's the difference? And I've heard it's 2 processors.

So I would like some clarification.. 2.33ghz intel core 2 duo would be 4.66ghz?

Also, what is Intel D? And Celeron? I heard that Celeron is a low budget processor, but I've seen it in high end laptops and computers chipset.

And.. what is a chipset?

Thanks, again sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

 

1. core duo is 32 bit chip\ a core 2 duo is 64 bit
2. 2.33 ghz x 2 is correct. but most programs can only use 2.33ghz of that
3. Intel D likely represents the Pentium D for desktops or the Celeron D for laptops...
4. celeron is the lowest end and by far the slowest of any chip on the market
5. Celeron in a high end laptop? its not high end then.
6. a chipset is another name for motherboard which is what everything is atttached too proccesser ram video card are all on the motherboard

i think that covers everything

 

Actually, Celeron D is only for desktops.





And to make a little clarification for anyone who may not know...

While Pentium D is dual core, Celeron D is single core.

Don't let the D confuse you.

 

well now days

i had a celeron d laptop 2 years ago...

but your right.

 

Ah, thanks for the replies

I understand a lot better now



I'm going to say Core 2 Duo would be best for gaming still, I saw Pentium D and that confused me

 

Really? Hmm, I never knew Celeron D was in notebooks.

No one notebooks several years ago all had heating problems.

 

Pentium D is dual core? Uh? I've missed something, Pentium D refers to Core Duos and Core2Duos then?

 

Pentium D is basically a dual core Pentium 4. The Core Duo/Core 2 Duo's are dual core as well but are based on totally different architectures.

Core Duo can be basically considered as the first generation of the Core series processors. The Core 2 Duo was further improved version of the Core Duo.

A 2.33GHz dual core(core duo or core 2 duo) is a dual core processor, meaning there will be 2 cores running at 2.33GHz each. This doesnt make it 4.66GHz. Its basically 2 processng heads running in parallel. Now if you want to compare it to a Pentium 4, then ye it can be faster than a 4.66GHz P4.

A chipset is a 'chip(s)' which basically handle all communication between the CPU and the other devices(RAM, HDD, USB, GPU etc)

 

Do two cars go twice as fast?
Nope, a 2.33ghz dual-core Core 2 won't be as fast as a 4.66GHz single-core Core 2.

It just contains what's basically two 2.33ghz CPU's. So if you have two CPU-intensive programs running, they can get one each, and both run at full speed. Or if a program is written to take advantage of multiple cores, it may run faster on a dual-core chip. But not twice as fast.

Basically the set of chips that go on a motherboard. It's what really differentiates motherboards. Several companies may make motherboards based on the same chipset. They then have to rely on add-ons, like extra RAID controllers, slightly tweaked bios or even just unusual colors to make their product stand out. But when chipset defines the core functionality and performance. It's what handles communication between different hardware (CPU, RAM, harddrives, graphics card and so on)

 

Hmm.... the Celeron-M 400 outstrips the Sempron and the Pentium-M (maybe some turions too?) at equivalent clock speed. The Celeron-M 300 is also faster than the bottom third of the Pentium-M range. Then there's UULV micro cpus like the VIA ones used in tiny tiny machines.

The Celeron-M is nowhere near the top to be sure but it's nowhere near the slowest either.

 

No.

Like Miner said, Pentium D only applies to Dual Core Pentium-based chips.

Core Duo and Core 2 Duo are a different build by way of architecture.