the new Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX6700 has 2.66 ghz speed. its is a quad-core. Its definately faster than Pentinum 4 at 3 ghz. so if 2.66 ghz is in quad-core units, how much would that be in single-core units?
is it like 4 x 2.66 ghx or something else?
2007-01-11 15:00:51 · 4 answers · asked by DJ Deep 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
It has four cores that each run at 2.66Ghz. It means that instead of doing one thing at a time at 2.66GHz, it can do four things at a time at 2.66Ghz, BUT, it does not mean you can do one thing at at time at 10.66Ghz (2.66 x 4). In addition, because of its better architecture, 2.66Ghz gets a lot more done than 3Ghz would on a Pentium 4. This is the very non-technical easy to understand explanation.
2007-01-11 15:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say it shouldn't be a 4x2.66, but due to better design, a core 2 runs 40 - 80% faster to its same speed counterparts, making it possible to out run 4 * 3ghz from the old Pentium design.
2007-01-11 23:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by PCIV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it can get one task done at effectively near 10.xGhz provided the program is multi-threaded.
2007-01-11 23:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by Luke S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes .it is.
2007-01-11 23:06:18 · answer #4 · answered by tiger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋