what is the difference between dual core and core 2 duo?
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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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Answer / raviabcdefg
A dual-core processor contains two cores, and a quad-core
processor contains four cores
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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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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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