what is the difference between dual core and core 2 duo?

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what is the difference between dual core and core 2 duo?..

Answer / ankit singh

Dual core processors are those that contain 2 cores in a
single silicon chip while Core 2 Duo is the name given by
Intel to its second batch of dual core processors.

Dual core is the generic name given to processors that have
2 cores on the same chip
2. Core 2 Duo is the second line of dual core processors
from Intel
3. Other dual core processors aside from Core 2 Duo are the
Core Duo from Intel and the X2 series from AMD
4. All Core 2 Duo processors are dual core but not all dual
core processors are Core 2 Duo

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what is the difference between dual core and core 2 duo?..

Answer / raviabcdefg

A dual-core processor contains two cores, and a quad-core
processor contains four cores

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what is the difference between dual core and core 2 duo?..

Answer / sairam maddipati

dual core limits it to 2.5 GHz.

Core2duo limits processor speed to 3.3 GHz

Dual core limits it to around 2 MB.

Core2duo offers cache size of up-to 6MB L2 cache with scope
for L3 cache as well.

All Core 2 Duo processors are dual core but not all dual
core processors are Core 2 Duo.

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what is the difference between dual core and core 2 duo?..

Answer / awesome

Dual core is a generic name for 2 cores. Core 2 duo is a
name for Intels version of dual core.

So core 2 duo IS a dual core.

Dual core CAN be a Core 2 duo.

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