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    this is probably a dumb question

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by alkaeda, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. alkaeda

    alkaeda Notebook Evangelist

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    does a 2.2ghz core 2 duo actually mean the clock speed of the processor is 4.4ghz???

    I saw on ebay some desktops advertising 12ghz processors and they were quad core :confused:
     
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  2. Jeff

    Jeff Notebook Retard

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    nope, each core is 2.2ghz thats it.

    12ghz cpu's are a load of crap.
     
    Jeff, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. Copycatken

    Copycatken Notebook Geek

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    No, a 2.2Ghz core 2 duo runs at 2.2Ghz. There are two cores but it doesn't mean that the clock speed of the processor should be doubled.
     
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  4. alkaeda

    alkaeda Notebook Evangelist

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    oh right, also on some min requirements for some games you need 2.5ghz and above... does this mean my core 2 duo won't be adequate?
     
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  5. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, no. Most likely they are reffering to the clock speeds of a Pentium 4 not a Core 2 Duo/Core Duo/Pentium M/Celeron M/any K8 AMD processors. Clock speeds cannot be directly compared between 2 different families of processors. There are other factors which affect the performance and frankly virtually any Core 2 Duo should be faster than a 2.4Ghz P4.
     
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  6. surfasb

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    hardly. I think the 2.5 ghz they are refering to is if you have a Pentium 4 or something.

    A Core 2 Duo will let play any game out there and for the next few years. Remember for games, it's the Video Card you should be concerned about. They are the number one factor when evaluating a game's performance on your system.
     
    surfasb, Aug 21, 2007
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