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    Dual Core - Total n00b question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by nicedream, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. nicedream

    nicedream Notebook Guru

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    When you see a CPU advertised as dual core, does each core run at the specified clock speed, or is that the total speed of both combined?

    For example, a 2.0GHz dual core: Is that 2 Ghz for each core, or 1Ghz each for a total of 2Ghz?
     
    nicedream, Jul 13, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    A 2GHz dual core means there are 2 (hence the dual) cores running at 2GHz (hence the 2GHz) each.
     
    adinu, Jul 13, 2007
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  3. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Its 2GHz each core. The core speeds dont add up, so a 2GHz dual core wont make it a 4GHz processor.
     
    miner, Jul 13, 2007
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  4. wobble987

    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    HEY! miner your avatar comes from interfacelift isn't it? i have that wallpaper!

    back to the post...

    yeah a 2.0Ghz CoreDuo CPU has (2x) Cores running at 2.0Ghz. it can dynamically downclocked itself to safe on power (intel speedstep), but thats another matter.
     
    wobble987, Jul 13, 2007
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  5. LiveDesign

    LiveDesign Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah it does, I have it too.

    Wow, totally off subject.
     
    LiveDesign, Jul 13, 2007
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