Difference Between Core 2 Duo and Dual Core

Intel has never made it easy for general computer users to understand the difference in all of their nomenclature, acronyms and code names. Intel Introduced Pentium Dual Core Processors (or Core Duo) in 2006. Dual Core simply means there are dual processing units combined in one single package or chip. Just a few months after Dual Core processing was introduced, Intel launched the Core-2 Duo Processors.

Core-2 is basically an enhancement or faster version over the original Core Duo processor. Core-2 versions of the core duo processor have more cache and consume less energy. At the time they introduced these new Core-2 chips, Intel claimed they were 40% faster and 40% more energy efficient. This is a big deal for laptops, where long battery life is so important. One other difference: With the Core-2 name, Intel no longer refers to their CPU products as, Pentium. Note in the picture, above that the original dual core says, Pentium on the box. On the Core-2 packaging, the word, Pentium is no where to be found.

There you have it, Core-2 is simply an enhanced generation of the dual core processor.

Systems built with the original Dual Core Processors represent an affordable value in computers. So does the Core-2, for that matter. Check them out!

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