....Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Processor & 1.86GHz Processor Speed
2006-11-04 11:20:20 · 6 answers · asked by NightSlayer 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
I think I understand what you are saying a little better than the other people. You are looking at the 1.86Ghz speed and comparing that to Pentiums in the 3GHz range and saying, well wouldn't the Pentiums be faster. The answer is no, because speed is no longer the only important factor. The new Core 2 Duos are based on a much better architecture, which allows them to do a lot more work than the old Pentiums, even at a lower speed.
Keep in mind, this is not because it is dual core. The Pentium Ds were dual core, and some had clock speed of 3.4Ghz and stuff like that, but the Core 2 Duo would still be faster because of its better architecture. Also, don't listen to the people who said to just double the speed because it is dual core, that is incorrect, it just doesn't work that way.
2006-11-04 11:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Intel Duo processors can be faster than the standard Intel Centrino chips. The software, however, must be written to make use of dual core processors to see a big speed difference. I think it is worth paying a little extra to get a PC with the Duo processor as it will help to "future proof" it for another year or so. There will be more software developed that will be optimised for dual core machines. Basically, this is a single chip that has 2 processors running in parallel - the theory is one processor can deal with a specific task (eg graphics) and this leaves the other processor free for to run other processes.
2006-11-04 19:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by UFO22JIM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only, if you run a fast 64 bit Operating System that cranks up both cores and runs them at the optimum process speeds!
You are probably running Microsoft (a total loser in 64bit!), which has no 64bit applications, so runs everything that is 32 bit.
I would be running a 64bit FREE OS that has thousands of Enterprize tested and proven 64bit applications, such as the FREE http://ubuntu.org
There are many more, at http://livecdlist.com
Look, this system is running 64 bit, dual processor cores, with a FSB speed of 1077Mhz! It has shared L1 cache of 4Mb, and L2 of 2Mb.
We're talking alien technology, supercomputer science, only dreamed about in fantasy Sci-fi movies in 2002!
Yet, there are thousands of programs and applications dating back to the DEC Alpha 1993, that run fast on it!
I gotta get some, clear out some of my 80 Linux boxes, running 32 bit, and move up to the new stratum!
2006-11-04 19:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and no...
i dont know the technicalities behind it or the actual difference in clock speed, but a duo core processer is better then a single core EVEN AT THE SAME CLOCK SPEED. It runs cooler, and better, and takes less out of your computer. As for an actuall speed difference i dont really know.
2006-11-04 19:25:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I assure you there is a big difference. Mine has the option of either mode, and the duo is amazingly fast.
2006-11-04 19:31:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no just twice as fast
2006-11-04 19:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by rottie_mama1969 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋