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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: extreme on July 19, 2007, 12:35:28 PM

Title: Intel Pentium D Processor
Post by: extreme on July 19, 2007, 12:35:28 PM

Dear Users
Hmm Intel Pentium D Processor with 2 Cores for example I have 3.0GHz Processor
so will it both cores work at a time giving 6GHz speed or just like tradiational Dual Processors
Thanks

Title: Re: Intel Pentium D Processor
Post by: Calum on July 19, 2007, 12:45:22 PM

It's like a dual processor system, only in one chip.
When doing one thing at a time it will be like a P4 at 3GHz, but when multitasking or running a multi threaded program it will be up to twice as fast, like having two P4s at 3GHz.
Hope this helps answer your question.

Title: Re: Intel Pentium D Processor
Post by: patio on July 21, 2007, 10:21:10 AM

I believe this is inaccurate...with both cores maximised running no matter what application it is at 3Ghz ...

Title: Re: Intel Pentium D Processor
Post by: contrex on July 21, 2007, 11:17:39 AM

Calum didn't say that it was "twice as fast" clock wise, he said it can run some tasks "up to twice as fast" as they would run on a single core cpu.