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Originally Posted by cody
If you'll excuse the hijack, what's the deal with dual core processors? Is a 1.7 core 2 duo the same in performance as a 3.4 ghz P4, for example?
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No, its more like having dual processors.
Meaning, unless the program is highly multithreaded and can take advantage of multiple processors, it'll be only a minor bump in performance. Its not like it doubles performance.
EDIT to add clarity: clock speeds don't equal performance. In a straight up comparo between the 1.7 core 2 duo versus a 3.4ghz p4, the core 2 duo will likely win most tests, so your question is kind of a weird one.
If the question is, will a 1.7 core 2 duo be equivalent to a 3.4 GHz single-core chip based off the same architecture and bus speeds? Well, that's all theoretical and at that point it'd depend on the application.