What is special about Intel Core 2 Duo Processers?

Question

Even though it has less Ghz. If its 2x of processer. Do you think that it can run a 3.0 ghz required game??? Can both processers can be used to run a 3.0 ghz game????

Answer 1

Yes it can run it. If you look at these benchmarks:http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html you can see how much faster the Core 2 Duo is than other processors. Pure clock speed is no longer the most important factor, it is about architecture.

Answer 2

Features and benefits

Delivering the best overall performance. Period.
With Intel Core 2 Duo processors powering your desktop and laptop PCs you'll get the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies, including up to 4MB of shared L2 cache, up to 1066 MHz Front Side Bus for desktop, and up to 667 MHz Front Side Bus for laptop, you've got the future of computing now, and only from Intel:

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency


Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop


Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth


Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors


Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications



Additional desktop performance

Big, big performance. More energy efficient.¹ Now available in smaller packages.
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop PC was designed from the ground up for energy efficiency, letting you enjoy higher performing, ultra-quiet, sleek, and low power desktop PC designs.

Multitask with reckless abandon.
Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures. The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor PCs provides you with the speed you need to perform any and all tasks imaginable.

Love your PC again.
Don't settle for anything less than the very best. Find your perfect desktop powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and get the best processing technology money can buy. Only from Intel.