2006-11-05 10:42:45 · 4 answers · asked by Splash104 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
If you are running multiple applications at the same time e.g. gaming and video editing, then yes, they would run much faster. If you were running a single application, then it depends on whether that application has been designed to run on 2 cores or just one. If it has, then yes, it too would run much faster. However, it is extremely difficult writing programs that run on 2 cores.
Having dual core basically means that you have two computing units that can handle separate tasks at the same time (i.e in parallel). For instance, a virus scanner runs unobtrusively in the background on one core, while applications such as Microsoft Word or Firefox run on the other core, without their speed being hampered.
2006-11-05 10:56:40 · answer #1 · answered by Fahd Shariff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not double the speed. You simply have two processors instead of one, which helps for multitasking. It is faster than a Core Solo, but not nearly double the speed.
2006-11-05 10:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the new duo core processor is faster.
2006-11-05 10:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by ffmed124 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is at least 40% faster because of the additional processor. Check if you really need it because of the additional investment. Good luck.
2006-11-05 11:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by George S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋