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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chanster" data-source="post: 1424137" data-attributes="member: 53755">Ill try to make this as simple as possible......If you know how a processing cycle works....A Pentium D can process only 1 piece os data in 1 cycle......An core 2 can process 4 pieces of data in one cycle ....So even if the core 2 has less" Mhz" than the Pentium D overall the core 2 is doing more work than the pentium D...Ever wondered why a 1.8 core 2 is better than a 3.4 D? well this is how is works......                   The core 2's cache is also different...The Pentium D has 2 independent cache memories....these 2 cores cant communicate with each other...where as the core 2's 2 cores has a shared cache,ITs 2 cores can communicate with each other......so the program doesn't have to be written for a dual  core.....if there is a process which needs lots of processing power, the core will automatically utilize both cores.......where the pentium D cant.......Core 2 Quad is a Processor with 4 cores/2 shared cache memories....uses the same technology as Core 2....</blockquote>

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