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Stupid question but whats the difference between
Core 2 Duo
vs
Dual Core?



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2.1ghz dual core on my laptop



I'm not sure.




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Dark Chaos said:
Stupid question but whats the difference between
Core 2 Duo
vs
Dual Core?

Core 2 Duo is the name of Intel's second generation of dual core processors, where as the term dual core applies to any processor with two cores in it.

And I have a 1.8 GHz single core... my laptop sucks big time >.>



Core 2 Duo
3.00 Ghz



dual core



Core 2 Duo



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