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Core Duo Question
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Here's a good recent article on actual performance of the Core Duo compared to a number of other CPUs.
http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/core-duo/index.x?pg=1
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http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q2/core-duo/index.x?pg=1
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Yes. Each core runs at the specified clock rate and the CPU itself smokes every other CPU Intel has made on many specs, not just performance/watt.imacintel said:
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Yeah, there was no question of AMD's continued growth not long ago, but Intels change in direction, even though it took an age, is giving some fantastic results - and Core Duo is just the very beginning.generik said:
Still, AMD have already proved they can innovate - I can't see them going anywhere, not with the gains they have made in the server market while Intel has been scrambling in the dirt.
I've got the Core Duo in my Mac mini and I'm so impressed. This much power in something so tiny feels so wrong, but so good
miniConvert said:I've got the Core Duo in my Mac mini and I'm so impressed. This much power in something so tiny feels so wrong, but so good
Yeap, exactly the same I felt.
No need to power on that dual processor AMD opteron box anymore... and the mini is so silent and swift. Downside is few native applications though, but that's probably something that's set to change.
Technically, it's two cores each at 1.83GHz. That's not the same as one core at 3.66GHz. At best, if the software you're running is optimized for multiple cores, you'll see a 2x speed up over a single 1.83GHz CPU, but you're unlikely to get that often, if at all.imacintel said:
Not quite the same. With careful programming you can split the load to get close to 2x the performance for some operations.portent said:Either way, you'd be lying
You can't add up the operating frequency of two electronic devices and get any meaningful number.
It's like getting nine women pregnant so you can have a baby in one month.
MHz isn't the only thing that matters anymore. Yes it is 1.83GHz per core, but with one core switched off you'll find this thing will outperform a Pentium 4 which has a much higher MHz just because it's a much better processor. The days when the MHz value would determine which chip was fastest are long, long gone.imacintel said:
And with careful programming you can have a baby every month for 9 monthsplinden said:
. But you're right, not quite the same. It's more like having two mouths and eating two sandwiches at the same time versus having one mouth and eating two sandwiches in sequence. Even with two mouths, you'd still only have one throat, so it's not quite twice as fast.