Actually I only mentioned Core 2 Duo as a hypothetical.  My new dual core CPU is an AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53 (512KB L2 Cache 1.70GHz, 1600MHz). 
http://www.everex.com/products/xt5300t/xt5300t.htm
Is the 1600MHz the FSB speed?  That's pretty cool right?