question about my computer?

Question

allright it says im running 2 pentium 4s. both at about 2.6 ghz. now what exactly is my processor speed just 2.6 or more or less. and what does 2 processors effect?

Answer 1

Good article outlining dual-core or dual-processor systems. Most newer Intel chips (e.g. Core 2 Duo) utilize dual core technology.

Your processor speed is 2.6 GHz, it's just that you have essentially two separate CPUs working in tandem on your system.

Answer 2

@ processors gives your more speed to your computer for better performance its almost liek a dual core. You are running a dual 2.6 pentium 4 Processors. That is what you would say.

Answer 3

If you have a hyperthreaded CPU, it will report back to the OS (windows in this case) that it's infact two CPUs.

The speed measure I suspect is accurate. A 2.6 ghz CPU doesn't always show exactly 2.6 because of timing differences in motherboards and so on.

Answer 4

Measuring processor speed isn't as easy as it used to be. With two processors, your speed can't be measured in the old way using the clock speed. Typically, a dual processor can do most jobs faster than a single processor of the same clock speed but it depends how much multi-tasking you are doing.

...or something.

Answer 5

You don't have dual core if you are running a 2.6Ghz but you do have Hyper-threading which is when parts of the processor which are not being used those are put to use when you multi-task.

Answer 6

2 cpu's will perform much faster than single. You can't add frequency to compute your speed, but 2 cores working will process more threads much more efficiently. It is much like two people laying bricks- each one can lay 20 bricks per minute, but together they will lay much more bricks in any given time.