Core 2 Duo?

Question

I am planning to buy a notebook which has a core 2 duo processor (T7200 2.0 GHZ) and im planning to use it on games... i was thinking, if the games recommended system requirement is 3.0 GHZ, can i run this game? i really have no idea how a core 2 duo processor works... enlighten me somebody...

Answer 1

Core2duo is a an architecture based on the old P3 architecture. Shorter pipelines but faster overall performance at lower speeds. You can indeed run the game just as long as you have a decent GPU in the laptop. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with playing old games that can run on lower end GPUs.

Answer 2

If the processor speed is 3.0 GHz or more, it can run the game. In your case, it's only 2.0 GHz, so it's 1 GHz short of the requirement. It cant run the game, though, but only if the minimum system requirement is 2 GHz (minimum is different from recommended).

Core 2 Duo processors utilize dual-core processor technology, having 2 processor chips in one package. This type of processor can handle multiple processes easily, making it perfect for multitasking, but not necessarily games. A processor with HT (Hyper-Threading) technology is better at handling modern games.

Also check the graphics requirement of the game. If you're not aware of that, the game still will not run if you have the best processor but the wrong graphics card.

Answer 3

I will enlighten you. Core 2 duo are the newest Intel processors. They are dual cored based on the new core architecture and are suitable for multitasking or games. And note that 3.0 ghz on a pentium 4 not a core 2 duo, babe.......

Answer 4

Maximum everything. Energy-efficient performance. Multimedia power.
Based on revolutionary Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, the breakthrough Intel® Core™2 Duo processor family is designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance so you can do more at once without slowing down.

With Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processor, you'll experience revolutionary performance, unbelievable system responsiveness, and energy-efficiency second to none. And, you won't have to slow down for virus scan, multiple compute intensive programs, or multimedia downloads—these desktop processors are up to 40 percent faster with improved energy-efficiency¹.

Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology has just gotten a mobility upgrade with the new Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor. Its advanced capabilities provide twice the multitasking performance² with improved energy efficiency to enable better battery life so you get the benefit of a powerful dual-core PC plus all the benefits of mobility.+

http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm

Answer 5

Core2 Duo processors are high performance ones even at lower clock speed because they do more per clock cycle.

Now when it comes to gaming, performance would mostly depend on the video card. Powerful cards are mostly for desktops. Good video cards such as the Geforce Go 7xxx series are now available for laptops. Make sure you have one of these, otherwise your laptop will be miserable in games even if it has top notch processor.

Answer 6

core 2 duo is two processors processing the data, effectively splitting the data in halves, in your case your processing speed would be equivalent to a single 4.0 Ghz processor, so yes go ahead with that game, good luck....