how much ghz?

Question

i bought a quad core computer, and it hasnt arrived yet. its the Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q6600 (2.4GHz). i was just wondering how much Ghz that computer has. i dont know if its just like 2.4x4 or something, so if anyone knows how it works pleas help me =P
thanks

Answer 1

You have 4 cores for the processor, each operates at 2.4 GHZ, but they are doing so separately.
You will be running at 2.4 GHZ. The 4 cores will allow you handle much more information at one time.
Nothing will be running at a higher frequency.

Answer 2

It will ALWAYS be 2.4Ghz unless you overclock. When just web surfing, doing office apps, downloading, playing music or video, that processor will just work like a 2.4Ghz single core and the 3 other cores will just be IDLE. The 4 cores will only work under heavy multi-tasking, symmetric multi-processing or on a few multithreaded games and apps. Otherwise that quad processor would just be for "BRAGGING RIGHTS"

Its like having 4 cars now that can run 100mph each. You can never run 400mph on those 4 cars but you can do a lot more w/ 4 cars than w/ just 1.

Answer 3

Yes theoretically that processor is a total is 9.6 GHz. But if a single core 9.6 GHz processor was made and pitted against your processor, the quad core would winm as it can complete 4x more instructions per cycle than the single core could.

Of course also theorectically this varies depending on factors like what type of instructions, what program or benchmark is running, and whether it is optimized for multiple cores

Answer 4

umbvir, it may have 4 times the processing power per cycle, but there are 4 times as many cycles per second on a 9.6 Ghz cpu.

snorkle, by my understanding its more like fed-up described where no one processor runs above 2.4GHz, but each processor can handle its own load at 2.4GHz. I don't necessarily know that software is fully designed to take advantage of this yet or how efficient distribution of data between the quad cores is, but as multi-cores become more common (which they are), software should come to match

Answer 5

That's correct, every processor has 2.4 Ghz. Do the math, and you'll get 9.6 Ghz, although you might not get it all at once.

Answer 6

Each core is running at 2.4 Ghz. So it would be 2.4x4