CPU/Mobo What is the difference between Core 2 Duo and Dual-Core ?

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core 2 duo is the brand name intel has used for a certain genenration of dual-core processors. Its like saying whats the difference between an Ipod and an mp3 player from apple.
 
Dual core is simply a generic term referring to any processor package with two physical CPUs in one. The Pentium D, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo and Athlon X2 are all current CPUs that have dual cores in one package.

The Pentium D is simply two Pentium 4 Prescott cpus inefficiently paired together and ran as dual core.

The Core Duo is Intel's first generation dual core processor based upon the Pentium M (a Pentium III-4 hybrid) made mostly for laptops (though a few motherboard manufacturers have released desktop boards supporting the Core Duo CPU), and is much more efficiently than Pentium D.

The Core 2 Duo is Intel's second generation (hence, Core 2) processor made for desktops and laptops designed from the ground up to be fast while not consuming nearly as much power as previous CPUs.

Note - Intel has dropped the Pentium name in favor of the Core architecture as Intel is restructuring and refocusing it's efforts to become number one again (and are doing a fine job, might I add).

The AMD Athlon X2 CPUs have two revisions, the first one is essentially very similiar to the Pentium Ds in that they are simply two Athlon 64 chips fused together, making power requirements quite steep (around 89 watts). The second revision is made more efficiently, like the Core Duos, with much less power consumption (around 65 watts).

There are, of course, other differences, but that is the gist of dual cores as it relates to Intel and AMD.

Core 2 Duo vs. Dual Core

From one of the links techman posted. seriously, google is your friend.
 
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I will explain you

Dual-Core is NFS Underground
Core Duo is NFS Underground 2
Core 2 Duo is NFS Most Wanted
Core 2 Quad is NFS Carbon
and I7 is NFS Undercover

hope u get it, enjoY
 
for the previous ones

we go back like

Pentium D - NFS 6 HP 2

Pentium 4 - NFS 5

Pentium 3 - NFS 4

Pentium 2 - NFS 3

Pentium 1 - NFS 2

and then

Intel 80486 - NFS 1

good luck pal
 
frankzzsword said:
I will explain you

Dual-Core is NFS Underground
Core Duo is NFS Underground 2
Core 2 Duo is NFS Most Wanted
Core 2 Quad is NFS Carbon
and I7 is NFS Undercover

hope u get it, enjoY

so you are saying that Core 2 Duo is better than Core 2 Quad and i7??:tongue: :rofl:
 
I knew it! you would say that

well just for these 3 I have to change the line...

so for

Intel Core 2 Duo - Gta Vice City

Intel Core 2 Quad - Gta San Andreas

Intel I7 - Gta 4

:-) hope this is more clear..
 
frankzzsword said:
I will explain you

Dual-Core is NFS Underground
Core Duo is NFS Underground 2
Core 2 Duo is NFS Most Wanted
Core 2 Quad is NFS Carbon
and I7 is NFS Undercover

hope u get it, enjoY

are we missing something ?
Lol. No one considers Pro$hit as a game.:P
 
frankzzsword said:
I will explain you

Dual-Core is NFS Underground

Core Duo is NFS Underground 2

Core 2 Duo is NFS Most Wanted

Core 2 Quad is NFS Carbon

and I7 is NFS Undercover

hope u get it, enjoY

frankzzsword said:
for the previous ones

we go back like

Pentium D - NFS 6 HP 2

Pentium 4 - NFS 5

Pentium 3 - NFS 4

Pentium 2 - NFS 3

Pentium 1 - NFS 2

and then

Intel 80486 - NFS 1

good luck pal

vrd said:
so you are saying that Core 2 Duo is better than Core 2 Quad and i7??:tongue: :rofl:

frankzzsword said:
I knew it! you would say that

well just for these 3 I have to change the line...

so for

Intel Core 2 Duo - Gta Vice City

Intel Core 2 Quad - Gta San Andreas

Intel I7 - Gta 4

:-) hope this is more clear..

Are you guys morons :rofl:
 
ye what did he do, hes innocent little charm ;p please dont call him a moron..

and obviously i am not a moron. I am just helping the author/
 
vrd said:
me??? what did i do?

i just pointed out the error in his analogy.

You went into the flow of the river knowingly :P

frankzzsword said:
ye what did he do, hes innocent little charm ;p please dont call him a moron..

and obviously i am not a moron. I am just helping the author/

You started it all. :rofl:
 
I am helping out here, what you are doing is flaming me for helping out? is that what u came here for man? :@

I cant live in a world filled with hatred and violence. I shall rather RIP.
 
frankzzsword said:
I am helping out here, what you are doing is flaming me for helping out? is that what u came here for man? :@

I cant live in a world filled with hatred and violence. I shall rather RIP.

"moron" isn't a word someone would use to start a flame war. The words would be more like those starting with and F and ending in K or starting with S etc. So essentially go find a fire hydrant and cool off. :rofl:
 
frankzzsword said:
I am helping out here, what you are doing is flaming me for helping out? is that what u came here for man? :@

I cant live in a world filled with hatred and violence. I shall rather RIP.

And I was going to clear him off his moronic charges :rofl:
 
AFAIK intel dual cores (e2160, 80 etc) & c2d's (E6xxx, E4xxx etc) share the same core architecture.. The dual cores ones being the stripped down versions with lesser cache, lower fsb's & lacking some features like virtualization..

Iam i correct??
 
vinaycm said:
AFAIK intel dual cores (e2160, 80 etc) & c2d's (E6xxx, E4xxx etc) share the same core architecture.. The dual cores ones being the stripped down versions with lesser cache, lower fsb's & lacking some features like virtualization..

Iam i correct??

thats true...

basically dual cores are like human race...

first god created a rough sketch of human and called it man then god created a sexy figure with all the stuff and called it a woman

so the difference between dualcore and core 2 duo is just that as of man and woman...

but theres just 1 expection, these things cannot replicate on its own:hap2:
 
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