M michael555 Joined Mar 21, 2005 Messages 896 Reaction score 0 Jul 10, 2009 #1 can someone tell me the diff Say the athlon xp ran at the same speed as the dual core
JaLing Joined Jul 3, 2008 Messages 407 Reaction score 0 Jul 10, 2009 #2 Dual core is effectively 2 processors in 1 So when your system is multi-tasking, a dual-core is more efficent because it can run 2 job stacks where as the other would have 1 job stack twice the size (takes twice as long to work through). Thats the basic theory behind it.
Dual core is effectively 2 processors in 1 So when your system is multi-tasking, a dual-core is more efficent because it can run 2 job stacks where as the other would have 1 job stack twice the size (takes twice as long to work through). Thats the basic theory behind it.
muckshifter I'm not weird, I'm a limited edition. Moderator Joined Mar 5, 2002 Messages 25,753 Reaction score 1,211 Jul 10, 2009 #3 dual core = two jobs at once single core = one job at a time Bottom line, get a 16 core processor = get BSOD quicker.
dual core = two jobs at once single core = one job at a time Bottom line, get a 16 core processor = get BSOD quicker.
psd99 Joined Feb 6, 2003 Messages 5,788 Reaction score 4 Jul 10, 2009 #4 chalk vs cheese the cheese is athlon xp - these are olllddddd processors