2007-01-06 17:18:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Dual-core processor means that your Intel processor supports 2 processor cores in a single die (or) a single processor unit. There are 2 types of Dual core processors
1. Intel Pentium D &
2. Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo.
The Pentium D has 2 cores but it has a shared "cache memory" among the cores.
The Pentium Core 2 Duo is a true Dual core processor having seperate cache memory for each core, thereby giving good performance.
Note: Cache memory is a high speed & very small memory which is available "inside a processor" for temporarily storing the most frequently accessed data used by the processor. It's access speed is faster than your installed RAM(Random Access Memory) & HDD(Hard Disk Drive) !
I hope this sovles your query.
Have a nice time!
2007-01-06 18:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by Sandeep M Bhupendranath 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a nutshell :
2 CPUs on the same chip & using 1 socket.
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-06 21:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 core processors on one cpu.
2007-01-06 17:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by computertech82 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋